182: iPhone 17e Coming Soon But Revamped Siri Delayed Again?

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The episode discusses the upcoming iPhone 17e and iPad models, along with delays in the revamped Siri.

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…

People in this episode

Host: The MacRumors Show

Topics covered

• iPhone
• iPad
• Siri
• Apple news
• technology updates

Keywords

• iPhone 17e
• iPad
• Siri
• Apple
• A19 chip
• M4 chip
• iOS updates

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple

Products: iPhone 17e, iPad, iPhone 16e, A19 chip, MagSafe, C1X cellular modem, N1 chip, M4 chip, A18, Siri

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