Siri fails to organize tasks in Things app

I asked Siri to help me organize my Things tasks. Things is a to-do/task list manager which I quite like. I've put more tasks into it than I complete and I need help. Here's what Siri responded with:



I heard Siri was better, and I've seen some improvement, but every time I ask for something that would significantly help, Siri fails me.


..Still waiting for apple intelligence..


MacBook Air 13″, macOS 27.0

Posted on Oct 16, 2026 6:16 PM

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Oct 20, 2026 8:22 AM in response to Alancito

Thanks for those links.


I'm looking for higher level help from my AI assistant. Looks like I can get Siri to take dictation*, but that has never been my problem. I want help managing tasks.


for example, I recognized that many of my tasks were links to information I intended to read. I asked and Claude organized these into a note in Obsidian, taking them off my task list. But Claude had a limited ability to manipulate Things. I hoped Siri had a greater ability, being part of the OS and all. But currently it does not.


  • Dictation often mis-interprets my words and seems to take about as much effort as typing. Less effort on my computer with a keyboard. And speaking into my phone is disruptive to the people around me.


Siri fails to organize tasks in Things app

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