About this episode
We discuss the upcoming iPhone 17e and iPad models, as well as Apple's apparent issues finalizing the revamped version of Siri, on this week's episode of The MacRumors Show.The announcement of the ?iPhone? 17e is said to be “imminent," with stock of the iPhone 16e now dwindling. The new device is rumored to come with four main new features, including the A19 chip from the iPhone 17, MagSafe connectivity, the C1X cellular modem, and the N1 chip for Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and Thread connectivity.New iPads are also on the horizon for the near future. The eighth-generation iPad Air is expected to move to the M4 chip, while the 12th-generation ?iPad? is expected to jump a chip generation up to the A18, which will also enable Apple Intelligence support for the first time on the device.This week's biggest story was the news that Apple has again “run into snags" testing the personalized, smarter version of ?Siri? originally planned for iOS 26.4. Due to the issues, the upcoming ?Siri? features will likely be partially delayed and spread across several upcoming iOS releases. Apple could postpone some or all of the new ?Siri? features until iOS 26.5, an update planned for May, and iOS 27, which will launch this September.Apple announced a significantly upgraded version of ?Siri? powered by ?Apple Intelligence? at its 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference, and they were originally supposed to be part of iOS 18. The following spring, Apple announced that the new ?Siri? would take longer than expected, with the functionality delayed for a year.Since then, Apple has ostensibly been targeting iOS 26.4, which the company will begin beta testing later this month, but there have apparently been unforeseen problems: ?Siri? sometimes doesn't properly process queries and can take too long to respond to requests.Apple engineers have been told to use iOS 26.5 for
