Probably not a bad thing, Siri still doesn't really understand my Northern Irish accent at times, I have to speak very 'proper'
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Apple's 'Hey Siri' Feature in iOS 9 Uses Individualized Voice Recognition
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And yet another Cortana feature... I wish writers these days would do more research before presenting these "new" Apple things as innovation.
Did we read the same thing? I don't see anywhere that it claims to be "new" innovation by Apple. Just that it's new to iOS..
The GM build isn't a beta, it's the Gold Master, which 99% of the time is the same version as the final release. This isn't just in the 9.1 beta, it's in the GM as well.
"Somewhere in the Settings app"? That's not really helpful. Although, you did go into more detail about where the setting is actually located further in the article.
And motorola has had this since the first Moto X. I've actually been waiting for apple to do this, too bad I won't be getting a 6s.
I can honestly say I don't think ANYONE would consider this feature as a reason to upgrade to the 6s if they weren't otherwise going to!
They did announce it, just very quickly. I had to rewind the keynote to catch it.
Following the release of the first public beta for iOS 9.1 yesterday, along with the GM version on Wednesday, a few of the testers have come across a new feature introduced in the update. Somewhere in the Settings app, it appears that Apple has quietly added a set-up process for the new "Hey Siri" feature coming to the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, thanks to a built-in M9 motion coprocessor that enables the phones' always-on functionality.
Although unconfirmed by Apple, the discovery in iOS 9.1 suggests that Siri will be able to begin detecting specific user voices and determine whether or not the owner of the iPhone in question is speaking to her. Similar in vein to the way Apple aimed its Touch ID feature to work better and better the more you unlocked an iPhone using the fingerprint scanning sensor, it seems the set-up process will guide users into stating words or phrases to better acclimate Siri with each iPhone owner.
Found in General > Siri > Allow 'Hey Siri', the new always-on feature is the next step-up in the technology by Apple, allowing users to ask Siri questions or make changes within the iPhone's apps by simply stating "Hey Siri" near the iPhone. The new set-up process discovered today could also just be a way for Siri to work better detecting voices in general, and not be specific to each user. With the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus launching in just two weeks, it won't be long until everyone can find out for themselves.
Thanks Alan and Daniel!
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I honestly doubt it. The microphone doesn't use much power.
It's kind of silly that you have to be connected to power on the older iPhones. Like, at least make Hey Siri available anytime on the 6 Plus which has a bigger battery.
Does "Hi Google" also distinguish your voice? If not, then it's a big improvement over Google.
This is called as innovation NOT INVENTION because its nice to have only your voice recognition for hey siri like is fingerprint for your phone
I had plugged the other day the phone into my car and somebody at radio said hey siri and my Siri was on!
I want as the rumours said to be only for your voice and accent
I had plugged the other day the phone into my car and somebody at radio said hey siri and my Siri was on!
I want as the rumours said to be only for your voice and accent
good news. when i watched the keynote live stream someone also said "hey siri" and my iphone turned on xD
If only they'd do something about having more than 1 iOS device int he room at once. Hate trying to ping my phone and having my girlfriends phone or my iPad answer back too.
Always thought it would be 'fun' if you were a radio presenter to suddenly say "Hey Siri, call home" or something, so that numerous motorists would suddenly start seeing their phones dialling out!
I wrote about doing this for marketing purposes when Google first announced theirs (updated it for the Siri release). Could ask it to open a website and anyone with a phone within range would launch that site.
Or in a movie theatre, have the silence your phones trailer say "hey siri, turn on airplane mode"
Don't know about iPhone 6, but I've just set it up on my 5s and iPad air 1st gen with yesterday's beta.
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no, i have a jailbreak tweak that allows it to stay on without plugged in. And it does drain battery, but still easily lasts for the day. i say it takes like 20% per day.
Because the Keynote wasn't a "polished" Keynote: transitions were hideous, lots of fumbling over words, and, as you noted, a few things just plain missed.
I saw this in the 9.0 GM. Although it's not always on, you still have to have it plugged in with an iPhone 6 that is.
Ha! Yes. While I was watching Apple's 9/9 presentation on my iPad, while it was plugged in, the Apple presenters were demonstrating "hey Siri". Whenever they actually said "hey Siri", my iPad's Siri would wake and respond. Since I just loaded IOS 9.1 PB 1 this morning, I will try replaying the 9/9 Apple presentation to test if the voice recognition is actually performing as intended. I don't know if Apple has addressed the potential situation of having multiple IOS devices within listening distance of hearing me say "hey Siri". I will also test this scenario later today and report back.
UPDATE 9/12/15:
Plugged in both iPad Air and iPhone, and placed both devices physically next to each other.
(1) Siri voice recognition has improved slightly. Played the Apple Keynote on the iPad, when "hey Siri" was being demonstrated. Neither iPad nor iPhone Siri woke or reacted this time. However, when I experimented by changing my voice (high vs low pitch, using different accents like Scottish or Southern US or the Sesame Street Elmo), Siri responded almost every time. I'm not convinced that Apple's voice recognition really functions as intended.
(2) Device distinction has not been addressed. Since I had both iPad and iPhone plugged in and placed next to each other, both devices reacted and responded simultaneously when hearing "hey Siri ".
I will submit my findings via Apple's public beta feedback app. Hope they will figure a fix before IOS 9.1 release. I don't think anything will be done before 9.0's official release on 9/16.
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I hope it's gotten smarter about actually recognizing the phrase "Hey, Siri". I had to turn "Hey, Siri" off months ago.
I would have my iPhone sitting on my desk charging and while I was having a conversation with someone in person or on my office phone and hadn't said anything close to "Hey, Siri", my iPhone would wake up and start listening. That was almost always followed by Siri saying, "Sorry, I didn't get that" or "Let me search the web for that".
Obnoxious.
I would have my iPhone sitting on my desk charging and while I was having a conversation with someone in person or on my office phone and hadn't said anything close to "Hey, Siri", my iPhone would wake up and start listening. That was almost always followed by Siri saying, "Sorry, I didn't get that" or "Let me search the web for that".
Obnoxious.