iOS 16 Lets Siri Hang Up Calls, Add Emojis to Texts and More

[picciano]

My standard procedure for entering a restaurant, public transportation or other public place is now to loudly exclaim "HEY SIRI, HANG UP"

Momentary peace and quiet achieved.

 

[klasma]

On the phone app I'd like one button for hanging up and I'd like another for slamming it. ☎️

Doesn’t that depend on the phone model (wall-mounted vs. desktop)?

 

[Fraserpatty]

I’m really glad for them to bump up Siri’s functionality, and I hate to beat a dead horse, but I wish they would bring back Siri’s ability to search photos for objects, people, and dates. I prefer voice to manually searching.

 

[Hkfan45]

Lol at trusting ANYTHING to Siri, the world’s worst assistant.

 

[davem20]

Will Apple Watch be able to be able to answer calls with Siri? I frequently get calls while riding my bike and have to stop and take my gloves off and answer the call with a tap.

 

[macduke]

Idk about you guys but I usually just say bye and the other person hangs up and it automatically hangs up on my end and I hear the “doot doot doot.”

 

[svish]

Improvements to Siri are welcome.

 

[iBreatheApple]

“Hey Siri hang up”

Siri: “one sec”
“Still working on that”
“Uh oh, there’s a problem, please try again later.”

All while your caller is still listening…

Funniest comment I've read in a long time.

 

[George Dawes]

As soon as they mention Siri I just go blank , sorry but it's garbage and needs a great reset

On the apple tv the search is so frustrating , I have to type stuff out as the search results are utterly bizarre

 

[pacorob]

Slightly related I wonder if the Shortcuts app can now finally allow the user to automatically run a complete workflow by connecting to e.g. a known (earlier connected) bluetooth device e.g. car or headphones without having to confirm every time first? I love using this feature with e.g. my favorite podcast app iCatcher but hate this additional step that I have to do on my phone.

personal automations cannot be run automatically in iOS15 and below for:

• Arrive / Leave / Before I Commute
• Email
• Message
• Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth

There is this workaround in the car I read but not ideal.

 

[Fraserpatty]

Apparently Siri is getting several new capabilities with iOS 16. I hope Mac rumors will do an article on what all Siri can do in iOS 16. As for what I want her to do, I want her to be able to search my photos so that I don’t have to do it manually, and I want her to tell what the pollen count and type is upon request. I think that will just about finally take care of what I need from Siri.

 

[Jakexb]

Do kids even know what “hang up” means in an age of smart phones and no home phone? This seems like a gen X feature.

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