Apple's New Siri Now Searches A User's Messages, Emails And Photos
Apple says its on-device processing and Private Cloud Compute keep that personal data invisible even to Apple's own servers.
- Apple Newsroom's September 14, 2026 release, titled 'Siri AI: A profoundly more capable and personal assistant is here,' confirms Siri searches messages, emails and photos.
- "When Private Cloud Compute is handling users' requests, their personal data is not stored nor made accessible to Apple or anyone else."
- Beta starts today in English, expanding to French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish next month.
Why it matters: The company reading someone's private messages is also the sole judge of whether it kept that promise.