I'm loving this feature on the iPhone, especially now that I got a dock and the phone is always plugged in when at my desk. I find it's awesome for making calls...I can start the call with "Hey Siri...call Jon" and let it dial then just pick up the phone once it's connected. Great for setting my alarm at night too since I always plug in before bed on the nightstand.
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"Hey Siri"...do you use the feature?
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I use it all the time in the car. Completely hands-free. It's better than having to fumble with holding down a button, especially in situations where that is either illegal (California Law) or inconvenient. Kind of sucks it can't be used when not plugged in but I understand why. The iPhone 6/6 Plus doesn't have a dedicated co-processor for handling the always listening stuff. It would be using the main A8 processor to do this which is extremely detrimental to battery life (if always on). But when plugged in, this is kind of moot.
I have it enabled on both my iPad and iPhone. The only problem is my iPhone is on a speaker dock which is right next to my TV and when I have CNN on the damn thing keeps answering every once in a while when they say Syria. I kid you not. It's not like they even say "Hey Syria" so I have no idea why it does that. Very annoying.
It has to in order to respond when you say "Hey Siri". And whether or not it really discards the data, only Apple knows. I'm not very trusting of any voice/video monitoring systems.
Same reason I bought a PS4 when the new consoles came out. Originally Kinect was required on the XB1.
I actually use it all the time. It's really useful since I have my phone plugged in and dash mounted whenever I'm driving. That's one of the things I'm most looking forward to about getting my 6 Plus. Bigger Screen adds visibility to my in-vehicle set-up. A phone that size might actually make it feel like I have a legit nav system in my car. The 'Hey Siri' feature is a huge part of that, and ones you don't see in native nav systems.
It is, and plugged in. Didnt work for me. Maybe when I get home Ill do a hard reset and see if it works then.
I used it on a recent road trip and found it very useful. I easily rerouted when I asked it to find a location of something on my way up to RI. It read & responded to messages that came it, etc. I used it on the 5S and it did get stuck on the Siri screen a couple of times but you know, beta. Tapping the home button fixed it but defeated the purpose a bit. I'm excited to try it on the 6 soon. The larger screen is going to be so much better for GPS.