Apple Enables Siri AI Access to Third-Party Apps

For AI and ML practitioners, the ability for an on-device assistant to query third-party apps changes the integration, permission, and testing surface for production LLM features. In iOS 27 beta 3, testers reported that Siri AI can pull live data from select third-party apps, including EV-focused apps such as Tessie, according to Cult of Mac and developer posts by Max Weinbach. Apple's developer release notes include an entry for "Siri results for third-party apps," and Apple's June 8 press release introduced Siri AI powered by Apple Intelligence for developer testing, per Apple Newsroom. Reporting from Lifehacker and beta testers shows the capability is limited and inconsistent in beta, and Apple has not published a full list of supported apps, Cult of Mac notes. Practitioners should treat this as an early signal of broader assistant-app integration rather than a finished platform.