Apple is looking for ways to better support apps that include AI agents and AI coding capabilities in the App Store, reports The information. Apple is designing a system that would maintain its security and privacy standards while allowing AI app functionality, but details on how the system would work are not available.
Apple began blocking updates to some popular mood coding apps in March because the apps violated App Store rules that prohibit apps from running code that changes their own or other apps’ functionality. Vibe coding apps allow users to create apps and websites with little or no coding experience, using AI agents and natural language prompts. Vibe coding became popular and Apple’s rules couldn’t keep up.
Apps that include AI agents present similar problems for Apple. AI agents can autonomously perform complex actions and create mini-apps using tools and features that would not traditionally be supported by Apple’s App Store rules. Apple will need to make changes to keep up with software trends that developers and users want.
Apple wants to integrate AI agents into the App Store while avoiding some of the problems people have had with malicious AI agents deleting content and causing other problems.
As it prepares for future AI applications, Apple is also developing its own AI capabilities. Siri is set to get a major overhaul in iOS 27, making it smarter and better able to compete with Claude and ChatGPT. Apple has partnered with Google to use custom Gemini models to power Siri.
The information says Apple has started reaching out to app developers to integrate app features like booking flights and sending calendar invitations into the new version of Siri and Apple Intelligence. Some developers are hesitant to work with Apple to integrate their apps into Siri because they fear providing new ways for Apple to collect commissions. Apple is telling some developers that it does not plan to charge commissions during the early stages of the partnership, but that fees are a possibility in the future. Apple has had discussions with Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent about integrating Siri into iOS 27, but the companies don’t want to end up paying fees to Apple.
Apple also plans to allow users to choose from multiple chatbots to use with Siri, instead of limiting users to OpenAI’s ChatGPT. AI models from companies like Anthropic or Google could be used for Image Playground and writing tools in the same way ChatGPT can be used today.
It’s unclear whether Apple plans to further open iOS to third-party chatbots, but OpenAI was reportedly disappointed by Apple’s limitations. ChatGPT can be used to generate images and text through the iOS integration, but it cannot access user emails or other personal information. Customers also rarely use this feature, according to The information.
Apple’s new version of Siri is expected to be revealed during the WWDC keynote on June 8, and Apple’s plans for agentic AI applications in the App Store may also be discussed at the same time.
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