Apple is reportedly building a conversational AI that will take advantage of large language models to enable Siri in iOS 18 to automate multi-step tasks.
Rumor: iOS 18’s Siri will let you automate complex multi-step tasks
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How to select a messaging app for Siri on iPhone
Learn how to manually pick your preferred messaging app, like WhatsApp, Telegram, Messenger, LINE, Messages, or something else, each time you send a text to someone using Siri on your iPhone.
iOS 17 brings support for bilingual Siri queries starting with these Indic languages
iOS 17, iPadOS 17 and macOS Sonoma permit the Siri digital assistant to speak and understand two languages at the same time.
9 new features in iOS 17 that are restricted to specific countries and languages
iOS 17 makes the iPhone more useful, but several new features with limited region and language support won't be broadly available to everyone at launch.
CleanSuggest hides app icon labels from the Siri Suggestions widget
If you take advantage of the Siri Suggestions widget on your iPhone’s Home Screen, and you’re interested in hiding the app icon labels from it for the sake of minimalism, then you may want to turn your attention to a newly released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed CleanSuggest by iOS developer uz.ra.
Violet Pro can give Siri on your jailbroken iPhone a lot more character
Back in October of 2022, we showed you a jailbreak tweak called Violet that allowed you to customize your pwned iPhone’s Siri interface such that it would have a custom background, and it even provided a more aesthetically-pleasing welcome screen every time you would pick up and use your device. More desirably, Violet replaced the traditional Siri presence with one of your liking, which could have been a person or character to behave as your personal assistant.
iOS 17 lets you just say “Siri” although “Hey Siri” still does the trick
iOS 17 lets you just say “Siri” instead of the usual “Hey Siri” trigger phrase. As a bonus, Apple’s digital assistant now recognizes multiple back-to-back commands.
Siri voice commands for screen recording are notably absent from iOS 16.5
Apple tested new voice commands for Siri to start and stop screen recording, but the feature has remained notably absent from the public release of iOS 16.5.
A Siri bug on iOS 16.4.1 won’t let you set Calendar events on the 31st
An alleged Siri bug in iOS 16.4.1 has created an accessibility problem for vision-impaired users, who rely on their voice to set Calendar appointments.
“Hey Siri, start a screen recording” will do the trick in iOS 16.5
Use your voice to ask Siri to start and stop a screen-recording session on your iPhone or iPad hands-free without using the dedicated Control Center toggle.
NYT: Apple reportedly testing ChatGPT-like capabilities for the struggling Siri assistant
The Siri team has spent weeks testing large language models, hoping to infuse its struggling virtual assistant with ChatGPT-like AI smarts.
Apple fixes a few annoyances with iOS 16.3.1, iPadOS 16.3.1, macOS 13.2.1, watchOS 9.3.1 and tvOS 16.3.2
Release notes for iOS and iPadOS 16.3.1, macOS 13.2.1, watchOS 9.3.1 and tvOS 16.3.2 reveal bug fixes related to iCloud, Siri on HomePod and more.