[Apple iOS 27 to Launch Standalone Siri Chat App and Enhance Privacy Controls] According to Bloomberg, Apple plans to introduce a brand-new standalone Siri chat app in iOS 27, featuring privacy functions such as automatic deletion of chat history. Users will be able to choose in settings whether to save Siri conversations for 30 days, 1 year, or permanently, similar to the retention options in iMessage. The new Siri will utilize 'Apple Foundation Models' and integrate extensively with Google Gemini and parts of Google's cloud infrastructure to enhance generative AI capabilities. Apple continues to assert its privacy advantage through Private Cloud Compute, limiting the types and duration of persistent data in Siri's memory system.