Apple plans to allow users in the European Union to set a default voice assistant other than Siri, according to Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman and Drake Bennett.
From the report: As Apple tries once again to rescue its AI operations, it’s facing some unique external challenges. To meet expected European Union regulations, the company is now working on changing its operating systems so that, for the first time, users can switch from Siri as their default voice assistant to third-party options, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Barring a major leap with Apple’s products, many users may make that switch. In addition to products from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta and Alphabet, others from innovative startups like DeepSeek continue to crop up.
