Apple opens Siri AI to every app: skills, 15 Apple apps first, and the EU catch

Apple announced on 3 November 2026 that Siri AI is now open to all developers. Starting with the iOS 27.3, iPadOS 27.3, macOS 27.3 and visionOS 27.3 betas, a new Developer Preview lets any app connect its own content and actions to Siri AI. Until now, third party apps could only work with Siri AI through a much smaller set of supported app types.

The three things you need to know

1. The opening. Developers use App Intents to expose what their app can do, and Siri AI can then carry out those custom actions when people ask in their own words. Apple's own examples are checking a delivery, booking a reservation and placing an order. Siri AI can also now surface any item in the Spotlight semantic index, not only items that fit an existing schema.

2. The skills. For more complex requests, Apple introduces skills, which teach Siri AI how to combine several actions into a single experience. According to 9to5Mac, people often will not even need to name the app, for example when a ride sharing app is showing a Live Activity. Apple is rolling out the new abilities across 15 of its own apps, including Mail, Maps, Messages, Photos, Safari and Notes.

3. The catch. This is an early Developer Preview. Apple says it ships to customers in a few months, and App Store submissions open in the spring. Siri AI is currently unavailable in the EU on iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, and Apple says features that rely on server side models have daily limits, with expanded access to be offered for a fee in the future.

Why it matters

For years Siri could only do a narrow set of things inside other apps. If developers adopt App Intents and skills, the assistant built into Apple devices becomes a real agent that can work across your apps, from groceries to rides to travel. That also changes how apps get discovered: being reachable by voice could matter as much as a good App Store page.

Dany's take

This is Apple's answer to AI agents, and the design is smart: developers describe what their app can do, and the model decides how to use it. But two details stand out to me. Users in the EU are still left out on iPhone, and Apple already mentions paid expanded access. The real test is spring, when we see how many big apps actually ship Siri AI support and how strict the daily limits are.