Apple opens iPhone side-button to third-party voice assistants in Japan with iOS 26.2—first step in broader shake-up of Siri dominance.

Apple is preparing to roll out the iOS 26.2 update and is likely to change how AI assistants work in iPhones. Apple is preparing to roll out iOS 26.2, and new reports suggest that the expected release ...

Reportedly, Apple is allowing iPhone users in Japan to remap the side button to third-party voice assistants like Google Gemini or Amazon Alexa, a change that may later expand to more regions ...

Open a third-party voice assistant instead of Siri. Image: Rajesh Pandey/Cult of Mac Apple will soon allow iPhone users in Japan to use the side button to trigger a third-party voice assistant they ...

Apple is preparing a significant change to the iPhone’s voice assistant options with iOS 26.2, but the feature will be limited to users ...

Apple’s next major iPhone software release, iOS 26.2 is coming soon. The latest reports give us a clearer idea of exactly ...

Apple is testing a major shift on iPhones in Japan, letting users assign a third-party assistant to the Side Button in iOS 26.2. Here’s what’s changing and why.

OpenAI has introduced a shortcut to launch ChatGPT voice mode using the iPhone 15 Pro's Action button. This new feature ...

With the release of the first iOS 26.2 beta, we have already learned some of Apple’s plans for the future of its iPhone software. And it seems there’s more to come. Code discovered in today’s beta ...