Don’t Wait for 2027: Make a Smarter Siri Now

TL;DR: How to Make Siri Smarter Now (Step-by-Step)

1. Download the Fello AI app from the App Store.
2. Open the Shortcuts app on your iPhone.
3. Create a new shortcut and select the action “Ask Fello AI”.
4. Assign this shortcut to your Action Button (iPhone 15/16) or Back Tap feature.
5. Now, press the button to chat with GPT-4o instead of Siri.

You don’t need to wait for 2027. Here is how to replace Siri with Fello AI on your iPhone immediately:

Feature	Description
What’s Delayed	The “Big Brain” Siri (on-screen awareness, app automation)
New Release Date	Expected around 2026–2027
Today’s Solution	Siri (Voice) + Shortcuts (Automation) + AI App (Brain)
Recommended “Brain”	A multi-model app like Fello AI
Models You Can Use	GPT-5 / GPT-5.1, Gemini 3.0 Pro, Claude 4.5, and more
Key Benefit	Access cutting-edge AI on your iPhone now, without waiting

Remember that mind-blowing “big-brain” Siri demo from Apple from last year’s WWDC? The one that could finally understand what’s on your screen, remember your context, and take actions in your apps? Well, that version of Siri has been delayed. Apple itself has pushed key Apple Intelligence Siri features to 2026, and multiple reports based on internal sources say the fully ‘modernized’ conversational Siri may not arrive until iOS 20 in 2027. That’s a long time to wait for a smarter assistant.

But you don’t have to wait. You can get 90% of that “smarter Siri” experience right now using tools already on your iPhone, and it’s more powerful than you think.

This guide will show you how. How can you connect Siri to powerful AI like ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude? What’s the best way to build automation shortcuts that actually save you time? And how can a simple app act as the “router” to make it all work together seamlessly?

What Is Siri’s ‘Big Brain’

When Apple talks about the “new Siri,” they’re referring to the powerful, next-generation assistant powered by Apple Intelligence. This isn’t just about a more natural-sounding voice or a basic ChatGPT integration. The “big brain” is the version that got everyone excited, promising to turn Siri from a simple command-taker into a true personal assistant that can understand you.

The promised “big brain” features included:

• On-Screen Awareness: The ability to understand what’s on your screen. You could just say, “Summarize this article” or “Add this address to their contact card,” and Siri would know what “this” refers to.
• Personal Context: Understanding your personal information across apps. This would let you ask, “Find that PDF my boss sent last week,” and Siri could search your emails, files, and messages to find it.
• Cross-App Automation: The power to take multi-step actions inside and across different apps. The goal was a single command like, “Move my 2 PM meeting and text the team I’ll be late.”

Unfortunately, that version of Siri is not here yet. While smaller Apple Intelligence features are rolling out, building this deep, context-aware “big brain” reliably has proven difficult. Reports from tech journalists now suggest these core Siri AI upgrade features are delayed, with a full, stable release not expected until 2026 or even 2027. This delay is exactly why building your own “smarter Siri” with existing tools is so valuable today.

Build a Smarter Siri Workflow Today

Here’s the good news: you don’t have to wait. You can build your own smarter Siri workflow right now that is, in many ways, more powerful than what Apple promised. It just takes three components you already have.

1. Siri (The Voice Trigger): Instead of the main brain, think of Siri as your voice-activated button. You’ll give it a simple, custom phrase to launch your automation.
2. The Shortcuts App (The Automation Engine): This app is pre-installed on all modern iPhones and Macs. It’s the “glue” that connects your command to the AI. You’ll build a simple “recipe” here.
3. An AI App (The “Brain”): This is where the real thinking happens. This can be the official ChatGPT app or, even better, a multi-model app.

This setup helps solve the “why is Siri so dumb compared to ChatGPT” problem by swapping Siri’s brain for ChatGPT’s.

Choose Your AI Brain

Once you’ve decided to build your own automation, you have a few options for the “brain” part—the actual engine that will do the heavy lifting. This is the most crucial choice, as it determines the power and flexibility of your new assistant.

While Siri acts as the voice trigger and Shortcuts provides the automation “plumbing,” the AI model is what performs the actual reasoning, writing, or analysis. Apple provides a basic, built-in path, but the real power lies in bypassing it to connect to the most advanced models available on the market.

Apple’s Official ChatGPT Integration

With the rollout of Apple Intelligence, Siri has a built-in ability to “hand off” a query to ChatGPT if it thinks it can provide a better answer. This is a good first step for basic users, but it’s limited. It isn’t deeply integrated into your workflows, you can’t control the specific prompts or instructions it uses, and, most importantly, it only works with OpenAI’s models.

Connecting to GPT, Gemini and Claude

The real power comes when you connect Siri to the best models for the specific job you’re doing. A DIY workflow gives you this freedom. You might want GPT-5 on your iPhone for complex creative writing, Gemini 2.5 Pro for complex, web-connected research and technical topics, or Claude 4.5 for its incredible ability to summarize a 100-page PDF you’ve just copied. A DIY workflow lets you choose the right tool for the job, every single time.

Use a Multi-Model AI App

This is the secret ingredient that makes your entire DIY Siri workflow practical. If you want to use GPT-5 for creative writing and Gemini 2.5 Pro for data analysis, how do you manage all those different AI brains without constantly switching apps? This is the core challenge.

You can’t just tell a basic Shortcut “use the best model for this.” You need a central hub, a “router,” that can receive a single command from Siri and intelligently send it to the right AI. Solve this by using an app that is built specifically for this purpose: a multi-model AI app.

The Fello AI app is a multi-model AI app for iPhone and Mac. Think of it as an all-in-one inbox for AI. It lets you switch between GPT, Gemini, Claude, and other models in one place. It’s designed to be the “brain” component that plugs perfectly into your Siri automation shortcuts.

Use Siri as a Front End for AI

With an app like Fello, you can use Siri as a front end for all these models. You’ll use the Shortcuts app to build a workflow that says:

• When I say “Hey Siri, summarize this”…
• …take the text from my clipboard…
• …send it to the Fello AI app…
• …tell Fello to use Claude to summarize it…
• …and show me the summary.

This Siri + Fello AI setup gives you a “Siri Pro” experience today.

Practical AI Automation Shortcuts

Here is the “how-to” section, where the theory stops and the practical magic begins. The real power of a smarter Siri workflow isn’t in waiting for Apple. It’s in building it yourself. These AI automation shortcuts are the solution, and they work today.

You are essentially using Siri as the voice trigger, the Shortcuts app as the “wires,” and a powerful multi-model app like Fello as the “brain.” These examples are not just hypotheticals; they are concrete, step-by-step workflows you can build in under five minutes that will immediately change how you use your device.

Workflow 1: Summarize Anything

This workflow lets you copy any text, a long article, a confusing email, or a website, and get a quick summary just by asking Siri.

1. Open the Shortcuts app and create a new shortcut named “AI Summary.”
2. For the first action, add Get Clipboard. This tells the shortcut to grab whatever text you last copied.
3. Add the Fello AI action (look for the Fello action in Shortcuts, e.g. ‘Ask Fello’ / ‘Prompt in Fello’). In the prompt field, type: Summarize this text into 3 clear bullet points: [Clipboard]. (The [Clipboard] variable will be inserted automatically).
4. Add a Show Result action to display the summary as a pop-up.
5. Now, simply copy some text and say, “Hey Siri, AI Summary.”

Workflow 2: Rewrite Text Anywhere

This is the perfect AI shortcut for making your messages, emails, or social media posts sound better. It takes text from your clipboard and rewrites it in a new tone.

1. Create a new Shortcut named “AI Rewrite.”
2. Add the Get Clipboard action.
3. Add the Fello action. This time, your prompt will be: Rewrite this text to be more professional and polite: [Clipboard].
4. Add a Copy to Clipboard action. This will automatically copy the new rewritten text.
5. Add a Show Notification action that says “Rewritten text copied!”
6. To use it, type a rough draft, copy it, and say, “Hey Siri, AI Rewrite.” Then, just paste the improved version.

Workflow 3: Plan Your Day

This is a more advanced shortcut that shows the true potential of using an AI brain. It gathers your calendar events and reminders and asks an AI to create a prioritized plan for you.

1. Create a new Shortcut named “Plan My Day.”
2. Add the Find Calendar Events action. Set it to find all events for Today.
3. Add the Find Reminders action. Set it to find all reminders in your To-Do list.
4. Add the Fello action. In the prompt, write: Here are my events: [Calendar Events] and my tasks: [Reminders]. Organize a simple, prioritized schedule for my day.
5. Add the Show Result action so you can read your new plan.
6. Run this every morning by saying, “Hey Siri, plan my day.”

These Fello AI shortcuts are just the beginning. The real beauty of this method is its endless customization. You are no longer locked into a single-model system. You can build a shortcut that sends your creative writing to GPT-5, another that sends your complex research questions to Gemini 2.5 Pro, and a third that uses Claude 4.5 for all your summarization tasks.

This isn’t just a temporary workaround while we wait for the new Siri 2027 update; it’s a genuinely powerful, flexible, and personal “power-user” method that puts you in complete control of your own AI productivity right now.

Your DIY Siri vs Apple Intelligence

This brings up a key question: how does this DIY “smarter Siri” stack up against the “official” Apple Intelligence you’ll eventually get? While Apple’s native solution will one day promise deeper, seamless integration, the reality is that a custom-built workflow is, in many ways, more powerful and practical right now. A DIY setup puts you in the driver’s seat, letting you choose your “brain” and customize your “assistant” to a degree Apple may never allow.

Here is a direct comparison between the two approaches:

Feature	DIY Siri (with Shortcuts + Fello)	Official Apple Intelligence Siri
Availability	Available today. Works on any device with Shortcuts.	Delayed. Core features not expected until 2026–2027.
AI Models	Multi-model. You can use GPT-5, Gemini 2.5, Claude 4.5, etc.	Limited for now. Uses Apple’s own models plus a basic ChatGPT integration, with other third-party models (like Gemini) expected later.
Customization	Total control. You write the prompts and build the exact workflows.	Locked system. You get the features Apple decides to give you.
Integration	Good. Connects to any app via Shortcuts, clipboard, or Share Sheet.	Excellent (Theoretically). Will have deep, on-screen awareness.

Let’s be clear about the limitations: your DIY shortcut can’t yet achieve true on-screen awareness. You can’t just look at a photo and say “text this person” without some setup. You still have to tell the shortcut what to work on, usually by copying text or using the Share Sheet.

But that’s a small price to pay for the benefits: you’re not waiting until 2027, you’re not locked into Apple’s choice of AI, and you can build automations today that are perfectly tailored to your job, using the most powerful AI models on the planet.

Conclusion

Waiting for Apple’s ‘big-brain’ Siri upgrade in 2027 feels like an eternity when AI is moving this fast. The good news is, you don’t have to wait. By combining Siri’s simple voice commands with the power of the Shortcuts app and a flexible AI “router” like Fello, you can build a truly smarter Siri workflow today.

This method gives you immediate control over your AI productivity and unlocks the full power of the latest AI models like GPT-5, Gemini, and Claude on your iPhone. Your next step? Try building the “Summarize Anything” shortcut from this guide. It’s a simple, high-impact automation that will immediately change how you use your iPhone.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Methodology & Sources

We developed this guide by:

Analyzing Apple’s official WWDC 2024 announcements and developer documentation for Apple Intelligence.

Synthesizing multiple reports from trusted tech sources (like Bloomberg and The Verge) on the Siri AI upgrade delay (dateline Nov 2025).

Using the Fello AI app on Mac and iPhone to test multi-model routing to OpenAI (GPT-5), Google (Gemini 2.5 Pro), and Anthropic (Claude 4.5) APIs.

• Source 1: Apple’s Official Apple Intelligence Page
• Source 2: TechCrunch: Apple might not release a truly ‘modernized’ Siri until 2027
• Source 3: Fello AI for Mac and iPhone
• Source 4: Apple’s Shortcuts User Guide