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New iOS 27 Feature Hints at Major Siri Upgrade Coming Soon
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Larry_G
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Will Siri be able to understand words that are spoken to it is the question. It’s going to have to improve in that area. A LOT. My Amiga with Dragon worked like 1000% better with dictation than any version of Siri.
sully54
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We're 2 years out from when this originally came out. I wouldn't be surprised if the new Apple Intelligence features including the personalized Siri that was supposed to come out 2 years ago now requires higher specs than what was originally mentioned.
Accessibility features have been a solid indicator of what’s under the hood of the os
TheMacDaddy1
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"Yes, in this video it's being used for Voice Control, but if a person can control their iPhone with natural language so can an AI agent!"
Yeah because the average iPhone user, or 90% of iPhone users are going to control their phone with AI agents??????? This is called believing your own BS.
Yeah because the average iPhone user, or 90% of iPhone users are going to control their phone with AI agents??????? This is called believing your own BS.
So Siri isn't going to resemble the old Siri at all, apparently, which is fine with me. A lot has changed quickly, and competition may work wonders with this.
I'm also rather curious how this is going to unfold. Shouldn't be long before a beta.
I'm also rather curious how this is going to unfold. Shouldn't be long before a beta.
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They promise a new phone every year and deliver. Siri is just their white whale.
turbineseaplane
macrumors Penryn
Will it finally understand me like ChatGPT does. HomePods have been a waste of money cause Siri doesn’t understand Scottish accent.
TVreporter
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The bar was already 6 feet in the ground … anything would be considered an improvement.
I’d even consider a victory if it no longer says “I found some web results, I can show them if you ask again from your iPhone.”
I’d even consider a victory if it no longer says “I found some web results, I can show them if you ask again from your iPhone.”
What a complete failure. With all the assets Apple has they had to sign a deal with Google. Worse than Maps 100%.
Disappointed already. I’d rather they used chatGPT so Siri is getting switched off until Apple can practice what they preach with diversity.
Meaning let me choose the AI platform I want to use under Siri. I don’t want anything to do with Google anymore.
Meaning let me choose the AI platform I want to use under Siri. I don’t want anything to do with Google anymore.
turbineseaplane
macrumors Penryn
If Steve were still around, he would have fired the entire Siri team years ago and they'd totally deserve it. Siri remains pathetic.
Every May, Apple previews new accessibility features coming to devices like the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. The announcement typically occurs a few days before Global Accessibility Awareness Day, and it offers a glimpse into what will be included in the next major releases of Apple's software platforms, such as iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.
This year, one of the new capabilities shown off by Apple is natural language support for the Voice Control feature on the iPhone and iPad.
Voice Control is receiving an Apple Intelligence upgrade that will make the feature "more intuitive than ever," according to Apple. Specifically, iPhone and iPad users will be able to describe on-screen buttons and controls with natural language, instead of having to remember exact labels, numbers, or descriptions like before.
For example, users will be able to say things like "tap the guide about best restaurants" in Apple Maps or "tap the purple folder" in the Files app.
Voice Control powered by Apple Intelligence will initially be available in English in the U.S., Canada, the UK, and Australia, according to Apple.
AI-powered Voice Control hints at the more personalized version of Siri that Apple first announced all the way back at WWDC 2024. At the time, Apple said Siri would gain on-screen awareness, which would essentially turn the assistant into an AI agent that is capable of understanding natural language and taking action for you.
Apple's own example was an iPhone user asking Siri about their mother's flight and lunch reservation plans based on info retrieved from the Mail and Messages apps, and it was later reported that Siri will be able to do things such as comment on an Instagram post, or scroll through a shopping app and add something to your cart.
Overall, the revamped Siri is expected to have a better understanding of a user's personal context, on-screen awareness, and deeper per-app controls. In March 2025, Apple announced that these capabilities were delayed until later this year. The new-and-improved Siri is expected to be a tentpole feature of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27, which will be unveiled on June 8 and should be released to the public in September.
The more personalized Siri will likely require an iPhone 15 Pro or newer, a Mac with an M1 chip or newer, or an iPad with an A17 Pro or M1 chip or newer.
Article Link: iOS 27's New AI Voice Control Feature Hints at Major Siri Upgrade Coming Soon
I look forward to improvements in AI, but I have zero faith in Apple ever taking the lead in this area. And I say that as a diehard Apple user since 1994.
So instead of adding support for the Polish language, they will remove support for all languages except for English. Great…
This is like saying, someone is reading your emails your messages and they will retrieve that information for you..
Isn’t that a step backwards, saying „tap the guide about best restaurants“ in a specific app instead of saying „show me the best restaurants“ in the OS?
