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New iOS 8.3 Features: Speaker Calls With Siri, No Password Required to Download Free Apps
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I've wondered the same thing about a thousand times.
I can't think of a reason one should ever have to enter their Apple ID after gaining access to the device via TouchID.
The dream is to have a Siri that does things mid-call when you say, "Hey Siri, enable speakerphone."
I would like to know if "Hey Seri" also works when I connect met iPhone to a simple Pioneer Bluetooth car radio. Anyone tried that?
maybe when there will only be touch id idevices they will make it like that.
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you need it plugged, as in charging, i believe.
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While I've liked what I'm hearing about some of the updates these do nothing for me. I've been unable to get Siri to work reliably enough to ever use it. It doesn't find what I need, doesn't do what I ask, or doesn't respond at all. As a result, except when I'm trying it after the latest update to see if it's improved enough to be more than a silly novelty, I just leave it off. And as far as the store, maybe I'm a bit paranoid but I want passwords for everything. I don't want to disable them.
While I've liked what I'm hearing about some of the updates these do nothing for me. I've been unable to get Siri to work reliably enough to ever use it. It doesn't find what I need, doesn't do what I ask, or doesn't respond at all. As a result, except when I'm trying it after the latest update to see if it's improved enough to be more than a silly novelty, I just leave it off. And as far as the store, maybe I'm a bit paranoid but I want passwords for everything. I don't want to disable them.
But I don't want someone who gets hold of my phone to be able to download a dozen rubbish apps.
That will be the day when Apple doesn't care about battery life. Speech recognition eats power. The problem is that Siri must be listening all the time to make sure she hears you saying "Hey Siri". That's why you have to press a button to activate it when you are on battery.
One thing I like about my Lumia 735, is that you can append "... on speakerphone" to the "Call X" command, and afaik, have been able to for a while. However, Cortana is a bit weird in that she'll happily send/receive SMS audibly with ease... but if you ask her to do the same for email... well, she won't
I'm very seriously considering selling up my Lumia and getting an iPhone 5/5S, after having only owned the Lumia 735 for 2-3 weeks, it is VERY poor at many tasks, although still a great phone, it has so many downsides for things that SHOULD JUST WORK, like uploading photos and videos etc, and the best camera in the world doesn't make Lumia any more useful if the apps are lacking, and I just can't abide that - there is NOTHING like "Paper" by 53 for Windows phone, and on my iPad mini retina, it's a newly discovered DREAM app.
Does this "call X, on speakerphone" feature, in iOS 8.3, also work on the iPhone 4S? I'd like to recommend Windows phone to more people, I just can't - iOS is sheer perfection, mobile OS wise.
Thank you
Fingers crossed that in iOS 8.3 or iOS 9 they add the ability to hide stock apps like on the Apple TV. Would really love to hide Newsstand once and for all. The ability to hide it in a folder with iOS 7 was a step in the right direction
I'm not sure that solves anything; now you've got the same situation - an icon you don't want, only it's a folder icon, but the end result is the same.
Just put Google Now on your phone. You can use its voice activation I believe. It wont have all the functionality of Android but is is still useful and accurate.
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Seriously? I have a crappy Android Moto X that listens all day, and I use its voice activation for calls nav etc, still have battery left at end of day.
Because the Moto X has a special dedicated chip for that which doesn't drain the battery to do that.
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Perhaps one of the updates will get Siri working for you correctly as what you are describing isn't what it's like for most people nor how it should be under normal circumstances.
She still does... She literally does both of those things.
I had the original Siri app before the servers got shut down. Siri does WAAAY more now than she ever did as a standalone app.
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According to the Touch ID security white pages, Touch ID is encrypted and the encryption keys are reset every time you restart your device. Inputting your security code or your Apple ID decrypts the secure enclave so that you can use Touch ID. This stops someone from being able to hack the secure enclave and get get the chip to false-fire a Touch ID approval.
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While you are hilarious...
I've noticed that the frequency I download apps is about once a month & the frequency with which I restart or power off my phone is about every two weeks.
Thus, every single time I download an app since the day iPhone 6 came out, I have to type in my password to once again "enable" touch to pay. I've never seen this "2 seconds" to download an app in reality.
I would LOVE it if I was not prompted for a password for free apps!!!
(not willing to disable TouchID to get it... obviously)
I have it like that, it's a pain, if your watching a video and anyone says Siri, Siri opens up. Even phrases that sound close to hey Siri