Apple says its newly redesigned Siri AI, announced for iPhone and iPad alongside iOS 27 and iPadOS 27 later this year, will not be available to users in the European Union at launch. Apple attributes the delay to the EU’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), saying it cannot offer Siri AI in the region under the competition and interoperability requirements. Multiple outlets report that Apple frames regulators as refusing to engage with proposals Apple submitted over several months.
European officials dispute Apple’s account. The European Commission says the decision not to roll out Siri AI in the EU is “Apple’s and Apple’s only,” arguing that nothing in the DMA prevents Apple from introducing the product. Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier says Apple failed to develop interoperability solutions that meet EU privacy and security standards and instead sought an exemption from interoperability obligations, which the Commission says is not an option. Some reports cite disagreement over how third-party virtual assistants could access device capabilities safely.
Several outlets also note that Apple plans to launch Siri AI in the EU on other platforms such as Mac, Apple Vision Pro, and Apple Watch, which are not subject to the same DMA constraints, while iPhone and iPad users face an extended wait without a firm timeline.
