How to have Siri automatically read incoming text messages out loud to you in iOS 13
Learn how to get handy voice announcements from Siri through your AirPods or Powerbeats Pro for texts sent to you via Messages or any third-party messaging app.
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Siri on watchOS 6 lets you find apps, identify songs and search topics on the web
Siri in watchOS 6 allows you to do new things such as find apps on App Store, identify tunes playing around you and search a topic on the web, all directly from your wrist.
How to enable and use Voice Control instead of Siri on iPhone
If you like giving voice commands, but can’t use or prefer not to use Siri, there’s another way. Here’s how to enable and use Voice Control on iPhone.
Some Amazon employees who listen to Alexa requests have access to users’ home addresses
Some members of Amazon’s team auditing Alexa requests have access to locations and, in some cases, can find a user’s home address by typing their location data into Google Maps.
Bloomberg: thousands of Amazon employees are listening to Echo voice recordings
These folks are tasked with reviewing, transcribing and annotating audio recordings, which helps train Alexa’s machine learning model.
Bloomberg: Amazon is readying an AirPods rival with better sound and built-in Alexa access
Bloomberg is reporting that Amazon is gearing up to launch its first Alexa wearable with built-in Alexa access and better sound than AirPods sometime in the second half of 2019.
Google impressive and scary Duplex feature is now rolling out to iPhone users in the US
Duplex, the search giant’s creepy human-sounding AI helper that can book a reservation on your behalf, is coming to an iPhone near you—and you should be scared as hell.
Half of smart speaker users say they don’t seek out any voice apps at all
That highlights a major issue with smart speakers that offer downloadable software, like Amazon’s Echo and, quite possibly, a future HomePod: app visibility and discoverability.
Google’s creepy human-sounding AI that can book a reservation for you is coming to iPhone
Google’s eerie human-sounding AI helper that can make an actual phone call and make a restaurant reservation for you is coming to iPhone.
How to change the language and Siri’s voice on HomePod
Want to change the HomePod language used or Siri’s voice on your smart speaker? This tutorial shows you how to change them both.
Apple Music may soon support Google speakers, Smart Displays & Android TVs
Apple’s service is joining existing integrations, including YouTube Music, Google Play Music, Spotify, Pandora and Deezer in the United States.
Google is rolling out Assistant in Maps for iOS
Google’s voice-activated Assistant feature can now help you navigate in Google Maps for iPhone and iPad, play music, reply to messages and more.