Mike Peterson
Apple has given Siri a major update in iOS 14 with a new user interface design and a built-in Translate feature.
One of the biggest changes to the Apple digital assistant is an overhauled user interface that doesn't take up the entire display. Instead of the full-screen Siri pane, Siri will actually pop up as a small icon at the bottom on the display. Answered Siri requests will also be less intrusive, with details and information appearing as notification boxes at the top of the screen.
Siri is also getting a new Translate app that will support full and real-time translations across multiple languages. The feature is privacy-respecting and works completely offline.
At launch, Translate will support 11 languages, including:
- English
- Mandarin Chinese
- French
- German
- Spanish
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Arabic
- Portugese
- Russian
Rumors of a built-in translator first surfaced earlier in June. In Apple's previous iOS 13 update, it also redesigned the volume HUD to be less obtrusive, similar to what it's done for Siri.
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9 Comments
This is cool, but seems Siri itself still requires a network connection though :(
Guys, all is great, just can not send your video to Apple TV as I can Youtube one. :neutral:
Some interesting developments to be sure. But when the spellchecker still is a hot mess and Siri presents results which are less than useful 90% of the time, what am I supposed to be looking forward to here?
Siri just needs one 'improvement' ... function with the same accuracy as competing virtual assistants.