iOS 18.4 Beta 1 is imminent, set to bring improvements to Siri

It now seems likely that Apple is gearing up to roll out its next beta, this time designed to offer significant improvements for its voice assistant.

Amber Neely 1 year ago 6

Apple Intelligence & Siri team getting a boost from fixer Kim Vorrath

Long-time Apple executive Kim Vorrath has been moved into the Apple Intelligence team following her successes on projects from Apple Vision Pro to the original iPhone.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 12

Podcast

CES, Siri, and Apple's peculiar overseas problems, on the AppleInsider Podcast

William Gallagher 1 year ago 0

Apple agrees to $95M settlement to end privacy lawsuit over Siri recordings

Apple has agreed to pay $95 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit, accusing the company of violating user privacy due to recording conversations after accidentally activating Siri.

Malcolm Owen 1 year ago 3

New Magic Mouse may listen for voice commands

A shaky rumor claims that Apple is prototyping a new Magic Mouse design for the Mac that's more ergonomic — but which users will also be able to talk to.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 18

Drake ropes Siri into his feud with rival Kendrick Lamar, for some reason

Drake has started a beef with Apple, claiming that Siri has been bribed to play Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us", even when you ask for "Certified Lover Boy."

William Gallagher 1 year ago 5

Siri engine to be fundamentally revamped across 2025, early 2026

Apple is in the process of overhauling Siri to catch up to AI engines like ChatGPT, but the revamp will emerge in stages across 2025 and into 2026.

Charles Martin 1 year ago 5

Siri chatbot may be coming in 2026 as part of iOS 19

A new rumor suggests Apple wants to make Siri more conversational by making it use a large language model backend similar to ChatGPT and AI rivals, but it won't be ready until 2026.

Wesley Hilliard 1 year ago 21

Apple's numerous internal projects led to the upcoming API-powered Siri with AI

Siri could soon be able to view and process on-screen content thanks to new developer APIs based on technologies leaked by AppleInsider prior to WWDC.

Marko Zivkovic 1 year ago 3

Developers can begin work on an app intent system that will make Siri smarter in 2025

Apple's latest betas for iOS 18.2 and the rest support developer testing of the new app intent system that will ultimately make Siri more contextually aware in a later release.

Wesley Hilliard 1 year ago 1

Apple Intelligence arrives on the Mac with macOS Sequoia update

Apple has released macOS Sequoia 15.1 with the promised first set of Apple Intelligence features, including Writing Tools and an improved Siri.

William Gallagher 1 year ago 1

Craig Federighi says Siri won't become sentient, but it'll get better

Apple head of software Craig Federighi was asked about Siri and Apple Intelligence, and while he couldn't discuss the future, he was sure Siri was never going to become some kind of sentient pal.

Wesley Hilliard 1 year ago 16

Apple is reportedly not investing in OpenAI

Apple is said to have dropped out of a new funding round for OpenAI at the last minute, but this will have no impact on its plans to integrate optional ChatGPT queries into Apple Intelligence.

Charles Martin 1 year ago 15

Robotic Apple Home Hub could have square display

Apple's rumored Frankenstein-like Home Hub with the body of a HomePod, neck of a robot, and iPad head could have a more square display according to a new rumor.

Wesley Hilliard 1 year ago 9

iOS 18's slow rollout will phase in Apple Intelligence over the next six months

Apple will be rolling out Apple Intelligence features to qualifying iPhones as quickly as it can, with as many as three updates before year's end. Some major components, including big changes to Siri, may have to wait until early 2025.

Charles Martin 1 year ago 8

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