According to Gene Munster, an X poll indicated that only about 17% of U.S. iPhone users engage with Siri on a daily basis, a notably low figure given that the average iPhone is interacted with more than 100 times per day. At present, Siri is primarily used for low-stakes tasks and is not widely trusted as a full assistant.
Munster anticipates that this will begin to change over the next year. A new version — Siri AI — will become available in the U.S. late this year through an iOS 27 update. In beta testing conducted over the past 20 days, the feature was observed to be slow; however, this drawback was more than offset by an AI assistant that simply works effectively.
Ultimately, Munster believes that increased use of Siri (which is central to Apple’s personalized AI) will form the foundation of the value proposition for Apple devices.
Gene Munster via GeneMunster.com:
We ran a simple one-question poll on X asking, “How often do you use Siri?” The poll drew 1,750 votes. The raw results showed daily Siri use at a low 17%, with 39% reporting they never use it. As a daily Siri user, these numbers caught my attention, underscoring the degree of brand damage the feature has endured over the past decade.
• Daily: 17%
• Weekly: 7%
• Rarely: 37%
• Never: 39%The comments were more telling than the poll. Across 64 replies, the message was clear and expected: Siri survives as a basic utility or shortcut, not an assistant…
My takeaway: Siri today is, on average, not trusted. It works for a narrow set of commands where the cost of failure is low.
The question is, once Siri gets overhauled, will the 83% of users who question its utility give it another try? I believe the answer is yes.
MacDailyNews Take: We fully agree with Gene.
Siri AI no longer just marketing. The rebuilt architecture works in real life — helping with souvenirs for the kids, prepping for your day, or analyzing your breakfast — while staying firmly within responsible boundaries.
The old Siri is gone. The new Siri AI has arrived in a very promising way – and it’s still just in beta. Our little birdies — who’ve been telling for months that the new Siri not only works, but is actually pretty great — knew what they were talking about! – MacDailyNews, June 20, 2026
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It won’t actually… I don’t use any form of AI. For what? responding to email? I have yet to find a single use for Siri/AI on my iPhone, iPad. MacBook Air or Mini. If I could, I would remove the bloated software that I don’t need nor use on any of my devices.
I use Siri every day. Lots of simple things. Arithmetic, ages of sports stars, simple scientific facts, addresses and such.
I would use it more frequently if I felt sure that I could trust the responses / answers. As it is, I have to verify using my own search tools and a calculator to feel safe sending the data to others. Even simple questions often prompt an unsure answer or multiple ones which then require me to examine each one on the screen to fully understand what has been put forth. I do admit that it has improved somewhat (but how much and in what areas-who can be sure?) and often while our family is sitting reading books or with a TV show on at low volume, Siri will spook us by asking a strange question via a HomePod speaker in a distant room. And then, there’s the unrequited sudden playing of undesirable music over a HomePod. It’s a P.I.T.A.
Why on earth did you buy a homepod if you don’t like sending data to others??????
Yes Siri sucks , and AI is more trouble than it is worth, but you can’t claim you didn’t know what homepod is, sucker. All internet connected speakers are marketing tools. You KNOW it is a me-too product data gathering for Apple’s search engine partner. A decade ago everyone with a brain saw how Alexa is not an assistant for you, it is a data vacuum for Amazon. Of course Apple is going to push whatever “music” the crowd trend and corporate labels are releasing this month. If you’re hooked up to the internet and you’re not paying a subscription and not specifically curating your own playlists …. you’re gonna get shyte music made by twinks who can’t play an instrument, can’t sing without pitch correction, and can’t lay down a track without ai and computers fixing their bollocks.
Congrats on being the stupid sucker who bought a “smart” speaker expecting the cute apple logo to offer the experience you wanted.
You can get all that on 2-3 websites.
Just to name a couple … Wolfram Alpha and Wikipedia have long offered sophisticated tools without the dependence on a new level of insanely resource-hungry AI infrastructure, without you investing in a special new expensive electronic tool with the latest chipset, and without giving all your privacy to the broligarchs.
Why are people so eager to tell Big Brother everything when accurate data and tools like these are already available at your fingertips, even if you use 15+ year old computer hardware? Are people that desperate to have a relationship with conman Altman’s or Do More Evil Google’s bot friend offerings??? Seriously???????
I use AI for things I don’t know how to do myself and don’t have the time and/or interest to learn. So far the list of such things is very very short. I’ll be leaving Siri just short of turned off until that changes.