Siri’s new iPhone voices sound so much better – here’s how to enable them
With all of the new features soon to come our way with iOS 15, it’s easy to forget that Apple baked some compelling new features …
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Apple unveils next-gen Home and Siri features to give Alexa a run for its money
For a second straight year, Apple’s big WWDC event happens online-only. Gatherings are still risky, and Apple announced months ago that the 2021 developer conference …
Siri says Apple’s next event is on April 20th
Last month, various reports claimed that Apple would host a virtual press event in the second half of March, where the new iPad Pro and …
Apple might give Siri the ability to whisper and shout in the future
Apple has made considerable strides with Siri since launching the virtual assistant in 2011. We have seen all sorts of new features and use cases …
Siri now lets iPhone users ask questions about coronavirus symptoms
Apple updates Siri so that it can help diagnose people exhibiting coronavirus symptoms. Siri’s answers come from the US Public Health Service and the CDC. …
BBC weatherman gets hilariously contradicted on-air by his own Apple Watch
You’d think that on-air television personalities and broadcasters would know by now not to keep a gadget close by, or even on their person, which …
Apple just finally added Spotify integration to Siri in iOS 13
A major shift reportedly underway at Apple — involving the company loosening the restrictions on how third-party apps work with Siri — has also brought …
Next-gen Siri may be able to have ‘back and forth’ conversations about health issues
A new report from The Guardian reveals that the impending release of iOS 13 will include some interesting updates to Siri. Specifically, the next-gen version …
Apple announces sweeping changes to its Siri review process following privacy backlash
Apple got into a bit of hot water earlier this month amidst reports that the company was using contractors to review audio recordings of Siri …
Apple suspends Siri review program following report that private conversations can be heard by contractors
The Guardian last week ran an expose highlighting how contractors working to improve the reliability of Siri can sometimes listen to information that should by …
Apple won’t let other people listen to your Siri recordings anymore unless you opt-in
A report a few days ago revealed that third-parties listen to parts of Siri voice recordings to improve the accuracy of the service. A former …
iOS 13 could bring our robocall nightmare to an end
Among the scores of new features and updates that await iOS users when the latest version of Apple’s mobile operating system arrives this fall is …
Everybody beats up Facebook over fake news, but Siri can help Safari surface plenty of it too
At the time of this writing, in the late afternoon on Tuesday, if I swipe to the right on my iPhone 7 Plus and type …
This Siri shortcut quickly prepares your phone to record the police if needed
Reddit user Robert Petersen has taken advantage of the new Shortcuts automation app in iOS 12 to create a Siri shortcut that’s particularly resonant in …
The iPhone doesn’t spy on your conversations, Apple tells lawmakers
Of all the companies you’d suspect might want to listen in on the things you say, or record parts of your conversations with their devices, …
Siri is getting better, but it’s still no match for Google Assistant
Despite Apple’s speed in bringing Siri to customers long before the Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa, its digital assistant has slowly become the butt of …
The last Siri cofounder has departed Apple after a much-needed reboot of its AI strategy
Tom Gruber, the last of three co-founders Siri still plugging away at Apple, has left the company. That’s according to a report from The Information, …
Alexa is one step closer to replacing Siri as voice control comes to iOS app
Over a year after landing on the App Store, the Alexa app on iOS finally supports voice commands starting today. The feature arrived on Android …
Siri can finally control streaming apps like Spotify in iOS 12
Siri is indeed getting smarter in iOS 12, just as had been previously rumored. Apple revealed a bunch of new features coming to its voice-based …
We finally have evidence that iOS 12 will bring several Siri improvements
Apple’s Siri may have been the first voice assistant worth paying attention to, but she’s far from being the best. In fact, rivals from Amazon …
Apple recently poached Google’s chief of search and AI
Back in 2011, Apple introduced Siri with a whole lot of fanfare when it unveiled the iPhone 4s. Positioned as the iPhone’s new flagship feature, …
Apple says a fix for that pesky Siri privacy bug is on the way
Upon its release late last year, iOS 11 was widely viewed as one of the buggiest iOS releases in history. That being the case, the …
Siri bug in iOS 11 enables access to hidden notifications
One of the more clever security features of the iPhone X is that messages and other notifications on the lock screen can only be viewed …
New report sheds light on why Siri has failed to live up to expectations
To say that Siri was introduced with a lot of fanfare would be a gross understatement. Siri of course made its debut on the iPhone …
Siri co-founder believes Apple’s strategy with Siri is misguided
While Siri has improved by leaps and bounds over the past few years, Apple’s intelligent assistant isn’t the game-changer many assumed it would become upon …
Why on Earth did I wait so long to disable Siri on my iPhone X?
I’ve never really been a fan of voice assistants. I test solutions like Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant often since staying current on their capabilities …
New Apple patent might make Siri less embarassing to use in public
Apple recently developed a new software feature that may ultimately make Siri less annoying. Originally spotted by Gizmodo, a new Apple patent details a feature …
Researchers find that Google’s AI has a higher IQ than Siri
When Siri first hit the scene in 2011 — as the flagship feature on the iPhone 4s, no less — it was a novel piece …
Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant can be controlled silently, without you even realizing it
The smarter our gadgets become, the more likely hackers will try to exploit them at any cost. With virtual assistants being all the rage these …
Siri summons Coast Guard to save sick girl from Harvey flooding
Most of us will (hopefully) never be in a situation where we have to rely on virtual assistant to save the lives of our entire …
