But his enthusiasm dimmed after updating to iOS 18.2 beta last week.

“This has to be the buggiest rollout that Apple has ever done,” said Hunter, who uses Siri across his collection of 20 Apple devices.

The latest version has proven unstable, with voice responses frequently defaulting to screen text and basic Siri functions becoming unreliable. “They took away Siri from me and ruined my day-to-day use,” Hunter said.