First look: leaked mockups reveal Apple's iOS 27 brand-new Siri interface

What the mockups show

Bloomberg has published mockups that reportedly reveal a major redesign of Siri in Apple's iOS 27. The images, it has been reported that were produced by Bloomberg based on information from multiple unnamed people familiar with Apple’s plans, show Siri embedded into the Dynamic Island with a new visual language and a separate conversational app that looks much like ChatGPT, Gemini or Claude. Bloomberg cautioned—and Apple typically tests many internal variants—that the final version to be unveiled at WWDC could differ.

The mockups suggest two ways to summon Siri: say “Hey Siri” or long‑press the power button to trigger a Dynamic Island animation, or swipe down from the top‑center of the screen to open a new search / Q&A surface that supports typing, voice input, Siri suggestions and web results. Results would appear as rich‑text cards that can surface local data (calendar, messages, notes, contacts) as well as weather, scores and news. Notification Center would also change: reportedly accessible by swiping down from the top‑left.

Third‑party AI and geopolitical context

Perhaps the biggest change: iOS 27 is reportedly testing first‑class support for third‑party AI assistants downloaded from the App Store. It has been reported that Apple is already working with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and internally testing integrations with Google Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude, and the interface would allow users to route queries to those services via a dedicated button. That would place Apple’s on‑device assistant squarely in competition with web AI search tools such as Perplexity.

This direction has regulatory and geopolitical overtones. Tighter U.S. export controls, EU AI regulation and China’s own data and content rules all shape how Apple can stitch together U.S. and foreign AI models while guarding user privacy and complying with local law. Will Apple be able to offer a plug‑and‑play assistant ecosystem globally, or will regional rules force a balkanized experience? Those are the questions developers and regulators will be watching.

What comes next

Apple (苹果) is scheduled to reveal iOS 27 during the WWDC keynote on June 9 at 01:00 a.m. Beijing time, and Bloomberg — echoed by Chinese tech outlet IT Home (IT之家) — notes the company may change designs before release. For users, the demo signals Apple’s intent to make Siri less of a single, closed assistant and more of a customizable gateway to multiple AI services. Can Siri be both a native Apple experience and a platform for rival models? Expect answers at WWDC.