Apple researching offline Siri mode
Surely you’ve seen the annoying “I’ll tap you when I’m ready” message? An offline Siri would put an end to that.
Voice assistants
Cortana 3.0 brings refreshed UI, music & podcast integration, more
Microsoft today released Cortana 3.0 for iOS with an update to the user interface enabling conversational experiences like with Google Assistant. It also brought other enhancements, including voice support for reminders, calendars and timers.
Alexa and Cortana have teamed up to create a more intelligent voice experience
Amazon and Microsoft are working together to make their voice assistants, Alexa and Cortana, even better. A new collaboration between the two begins now.
How Siri recognizes obscurely named points of interest like local restaurants & businesses
Siri’s speech recognition system is paired with a bunch of geolocation-based language models allowing the smart assistant to recognize obscurely named places on a map.
How to use Hey Siri with multiple nearby devices
This tutorial will teach you to properly use Hey Siri on your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch or Mac when there are multiple nearby devices that support this feature, plus lay out the steps for making sure that the right device responds to the wake-up phrase.
Siri comes out ahead of Alexa in new digital assistants survey
A newly released survey looks at the intelligence of the four major voice assistants on the market, including Apple’s Siri. The results were surprising.
Using Raise to Speak to invoke Siri listening sessions on Apple Watch without Hey Siri
Thanks to watchOS 5 and machine learning, Apple Watch customers can invoke Siri listening sessions hands-free, no need to speak the “Hey Siri” trigger phrase.
Alexa for iPhone picks up voice controls
Following the introduction of voice controls in Alexa for Android back in January, Amazon has now implemented the same functionality in its iOS app so iPhone users can now check the weather, too, as well as ask questions and more.
Assistant no longer requires “Hey Google” hot word for follow-up requests
your Google Assistant is growing up! Adding the “Hey Google” wake-up phrase before each follow-up question hasn’t feeled as natural as users would prefer so the search giant rolled out a new Continued Conversations feature.
Watch HomePod execute Siri Shortcut automation scripts on other devices
This video demonstrates that Siri on HomePod with iOS 11 is already able to execute Siri Shortcuts automation scripts on other devices through an iPhone with the iOS 12 beta.
HomePod can now read the news in Canada
Canadian users can now ask Siri on their HomePod to play some news and she will provide news briefs from both local and international sources, like CBC, Global TV, CTV and CNN.
Sonos unveils Beam smart sound bar, confirms AirPlay 2 and Siri coming to its speakers in July
Sonos today unveiled a new Beam smart sound bar for your TV and announced that official support for Apple’s latest AirPlay 2 media-streaming technology, along with Siri voice control, is coming to select Sonos wireless speakers via a free software update in July.