New Siri will bring voice control to nearly all apps, but not yet

Apple is preparing a major Siri upgrade that could let users control almost any app with their voice — from editing photos and posting on Instagram to filling a shopping cart or booking a ride on Uber — but the feature won’t arrive until next year, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported in his latest Power On newsletter.

The technology is built on an enhanced “App Intents” framework, which Gurman said would allow Siri to operate inside apps with the same precision as a user tapping and swiping on the screen. Apple insiders see it as the…