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
Voice assistants
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.
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.
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.
How to make Siri wait longer before it starts working on your query and replying
You can make Siri wait longer and have it keep listening until you finish speaking. In this brief tutorial, we show you how to do that and increase Siri Pause Time so that the assistant waits patiently for your voice command to be over before it starts working on it.
New in iOS 16: “Hey Siri, end call”
You can ask Apple's Siri assistant in iOS 16 and iPadOS 16 to hang up a call in the Phone app or FaceTime on your iPhone or iPad, hands-free.
How to turn off Siri on your AirPods and AirPods Pro
Don't find Siri useful on your AirPods? Learn how to temporarily or permanently turn off Siri on AirPods using your iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
How to listen, delete, and ask Amazon not to save your Alexa voice recordings
Echo is a series of smart voice assistant devices by Amazon. You can review and listen to voice commands given to Alexa on your Amazon Echo, inside the Alexa app, and any other device with Alexa built in. From here, you can delete the voice recordings individually or in bulk. The settings also allow you to stop saving your Echo recordings. Finally, you can even ask Amazon to no longer use your Alexa voice recordings for evaluation and training purposes. This'll ensure no human hired by Amazon listens to them. In this guide, we show you how to do all these using the Alexa app on your iPhone, iPad, Android, and the Amazon website in a browser on Mac or PC.
Ecobee’s smart thermostat becomes the first non-Apple device with Siri voice control
Apple now allows Siri voice commands on third-party devices, with Ecobee's SmartThermostat becoming the first smart home appliance that comes with Siri on board.
Accessing your Alexa assistant just got quicker with Amazon’s new iPhone widget
Amazon has released a new iOS widget, dubbed ”Ask Alexa”, that provides quick access to the company's voice assistant, right from the home screen of your iPhone and iPad.
Video: Siri goes offline
iOS 15 brings offline Siri, which leverages on-device processing to handle specific types of requests even without an internet connection, and we have a video to show it to you.
A list of offline Siri commands that work without an internet connection on iPhone and iPad
Check out this list of useful offline Siri commands on your iPhone and iPad that work without an internet connection, including messaging, networking, setting timers and much, much more.