Apple’s Siri is now able to generate summaries from within the Safari browser and the YouTube app, even though the standalone Siri app still refuses URL requests. In the second developer beta the app explicitly tells users it cannot access web pages, a change from the first beta where it simply failed to respond. The change aims to protect content creators.

Inside Safari, saying “summarize this” sometimes yields a concise recap of the page, while other attempts return an inability message. The YouTube integration behaves similarly, occasionally pulling key points from a video but often refusing. Feedback logs show Siri sometimes draws from its world‑knowledge index—e.g., recognizing a 9to5Mac channel—but can also read fresh webpage comments. This duality reflects ongoing policy testing.

These inconsistent responses suggest Apple is still shaping how its on‑device AI interacts with live content, likely balancing usefulness against the risk of siphoning traffic from publishers. Because the behavior is locked to a developer beta, Apple may tighten restrictions or expand capabilities before a public rollout. For now, users can expect a hit‑or‑miss experience when invoking Siri inside Safari or YouTube.