How to play music from your Apple Watch on speakers and wireless headphones

You have to stream music from the Apple Watch to something in order to hear it at all, but Apple makes your choices confusing with mislabeled options and screens that do different things depending on you get to them. Here's how to listen to non-Apple Music choices like Spotify and play them through speakers.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 3

How to choose what music gets stored on your Apple Watch

Apple could make it less of a chore, but in just a few steps you can download playlists and albums directly to your Apple Watch. AppleInsider demonstrates how to keep your favorites on your wrist and leave your iPhone behind.

William Gallagher 7 years ago 12

Nevada man thanks Siri for surviving serious Jeep crash

A man who crashed his Jeep near Pahrump, Nev., credits Siri on his iPhone for saving him from paralyzing and potentially fatal injuries.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 25

AirPlay 2 & HomeKit also coming to 2019 Vizio TV lineup

Joining Samsung, budget TV maker Vizio will be deploying Apple's AirPlay 2 to its TVs starting early this year.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 4

Siri finally jumps into your shower with upcoming U by Moen showerhead update

At the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Moen showed off an iOS-connected leak detector to save money and protect your home — and announced that the U by Moen shower head finally will be receiving its long-awaited Siri and HomeKit update in early 2019.

Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 8

Apple cloud services executive Patrick Gates departs for stealth startup Humane

Stealth startup Humane, founded by a pair of former Apple executives, last month announced longtime Apple cloud services engineer Patrick Gates had joined the company as chief technology officer.

Mikey Campbell 7 years ago 9

Hebrew voice of Siri sues Apple, says it didn't obtain proper rights

An Israeli radio personality and voice actor is suing Apple, claiming the company is using her voice for the Hebrew version of Siri without permission — in some cases leading to her being made to say undesirable things.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 20

Siri accuracy dramatically improves in latest smart speaker showdown

Siri on HomePod improved its standing in an annual smart speaker comparison carried out by analyst Gene Munster's Loup Ventures, with Apple's virtual assistant weathering a barrage of accuracy tests to place second behind Google Assistant.

Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 24

Four-year-old used Siri to get help for his unconscious mom

Apple's Siri appears to have saved a pregnant woman in Wales, allowing a four-year-old child to easily call for help after his mom lost consciousness.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 13

Amazon Alexa & Google's Assistant are inexcusably terrible at knowing when they're called

As smart speakers continue to encroach into our lives, the cheaper ones from Google and Amazon need to get better at knowing when we do and don't want them to speak up.

Andrew O'Hara 7 years ago 57

Apple details Siri's machine learning upgrades for better listening on HomePod

Apple on Monday updated its Machine Learning Journal with a post by the company's Siri speech and audio software engineering teams, explaining how the company uses machine learning to help the HomePod hear people under tougher circumstances than iPhones and iPads.

Roger Fingas 7 years ago 18

You can now awkwardly summon Google Assistant on your iPhone with Siri Shortcuts

Google has taken advantage of Siri Shortcuts in iOS to make its own Google Assistant more useful, with iPhone and iPad users now able to bring up the search company's digital assistant by vocal command, by adding the "Ok Google" trigger to Siri.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 7

Apple considering offline mode for Siri that could process voice locally on an iPhone

Apple wants Siri to become more useful to users when not connected to the internet, including the possibility of an offline mode that does not rely on a backend server to assist with voice recognition or performing the required task, one that would be entirely performed on the user's device.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 43

Siri Shortcuts can now be used with the VW Car-Net app to remotely control a vehicle

Volkswagen has updated its Car-Net mobile app with deeper Siri integration to allow drivers to perform specific tasks remotely from their vehicle, enabling users to lock or unlock their car from far away just by asking Apple's digital assistant on an iPhone.

Malcolm Owen 7 years ago 5

Apple says 'top apps' are integrating Siri Shortcuts

Apple is drumming up consumer interest in Siri Shortcuts following its release in iOS 12, and on Thursday threw a spotlight on popular apps that integrate the Siri-powered automation feature.

AppleInsider Staff 7 years ago 9

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