How Siri almost became Android's AI Assistant
October 18, 2025
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Before Siri became Apple’s iconic voice assistant, it was actually meant for iPhone’s biggest competitors.
In this episode, we sit down with Siri’s co-founder to uncover the untold story of how a small 22-person startup—born out of frustration with slow 3G internet and clunky smartphone keyboards—created an app so futuristic that even Steve Wozniak called it his favorite of all time.
Two weeks after launch, Steve Jobs himself called the team out of nowhere. What followed were 30 days of relentless persuasion, secret meetings at Jobs’ house in Palo Alto, and a billion-dollar vision that would forever change the future of AI.
This is the real story behind how Siri went from stealth mode to becoming one of Apple’s most powerful acquisitions — and how it almost ended up on Android and BlackBerry instead.
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