See What It's Like Using Siri on a Mac in macOS Sierra

[iMcLovin]

Siri looks great and I'll probably use it as much as Ive used cortana on my windows machine...zero times.

 

[ShadovvMoon]

I tried it out but it's just a bit too slow for my liking.
To open my downloads folder, it takes 6 seconds using Siri or 2 seconds by hand :\

Maybe for setting a timer or something? Even then...

 

[cerberusss]

Edit: Reading another thread, I see this option is user-configurable. Is that right?

Wait, cmd and space doesn't bring up Siri does it??

The video showed a System Preferences panel that was configured with Fn+Space:

 

[ryanwarsaw]

Anyone know if Siri on Sierra is always listening like on my iPhone 6S where I just say, "Hey Siri..."?

If I'm typing and need an image, I'd like to be able to just call out, "Hey Siri, do a web search for a picture of the Sierra Mountains."

I think that's the key to Siri being useful on a Mac. So you can keep working on something while you use Siri to accomplish another task. If you have to stop to open Siri it would seem to be pretty pointless, if that were the case.

 

[jonnysods]

The video showed a System Preferences panel that was configured with Fn+Space:

Ewww. That's getting killed on my lappy!!

 

[Loge]

I hope they add the capability to type commands in; sometimes need to work in quiet environments or privately.

 

[ShadovvMoon]

You have to be pretty specific about what you want

 

[cookiesnfooty]

The most "exciting" feature, which is Siri according to Apple, still remains the most useless and boring feature to me. Especially on a Mac.

It's slow, not all that smart, and requires data to work.

Siri might become useful when she reaches the level of the assistant in the movie "Her". But until then, it's nothing but a nuisance and a gimmick.

If she had Scarlett Johansson's voice then maybe Siri would be good

 

[FilipeTeixeira]

So what they are saying is that you need to use your keyboard to activate a voice activated assistant?
I still can't understand why the "Hey Siri" feature doesn't exist everywhere. That's the only thing which makes sense from the whole Siri thing. That and an offline Siri.

 

[thasan]

You have to be pretty specific about what you want

Thats super lame and patheric.
Is it that difficult to be able to analyse a simple sentence like that?
This and the 'keyboard activated' voice assistant.
what a ....

 

[rippley5150]

I just installed the developer preview. I'm from Regina (rhymes with...) Saskatchewan, Canada. It was funny to hear Siri pronounce it Ra geena. I wonder if Apple are going to fix the pronunciation lol

As a Canadian living in Beijing, my Chinese is not great at all. Siri was't able to understand my Chinese. I said Ni hao and Siri brought up a map of Kekaha Hawaii lol

Still kind of fun to use though.

 

[h43m]

Hey Siri, forget about Bing and use Google as default search engine!

 

[I am Andy]

I have a hard time believing people use Siri on the iPhone and can't fathom using it on Mac.

You are wrong.
It's only that for some reason people seldom use it in public.
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Useless on the phone, useless on the computer.

Fully agree.
But useful on iPhone, iMac, Apple Watch and Apple TV!
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Siri on my Mac... Not A Chance!

But I'd bet the little girls will love it.

Call me 'little girl'.

 

[allenvanhellen]

We need to be able to type to Siri.

 

[deany]

Maybe Siri uses Bing because of apple's worries over google's data mining.

 

[DaveMcM76]

I just installed the developer preview. I'm from Regina (rhymes with...) Saskatchewan, Canada. It was funny to hear Siri pronounce it Ra geena. I wonder if Apple are going to fix the pronunciation lol

Not sure how/if it will work with place names (never tried it) but it's been possible to (try and!) correct Siri's pronunciation of peoples names since iOS 7... http://www.imore.com/how-teach-siri-pronounce-someones-name-correctly-ios-7

 

[deany]

Very suprising there is no 'Hey Siri' from day one on macOS as MS have 'Hey Cortana'
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-10/getstarted-what-is-cortana

 

[saschke]

I would like to be able to gesture for her using my magic trackpad 2.

Just install BetterTouchTool and configure it to execute the keystroke combo you've set Siri to listen to on an arbitrary gesture.

 

[BruceEBonus]

Isn't this "feature" even just a teensy weensy bit futile and pointless? Not even just a smidgeon? No?

No! Because thers nothing more rewarding than teaching a voice recognition program how to make sense of verbal requests even though it actually takes longer to speak than type in the end, eventually.

It doesn't matter if Siri is a pointless gimmick, what does matter is that humans enjoy a challenge.

And Siri certainly gives that.

Instead of wasting time on our iPhones in public, we now have the 'freedom' to procrastinate in private. Yes!.

 

[Mac Fly (film)]

I have a hard time believing people use Siri on the iPhone and can't fathom using it on Mac.

I use Siri for dictation on my iPhone constantly. I rarely type anymore. And this is for Ireland where Siri is not tuned for yet (until iOS 10, yay!)

 

[Michaelgtrusa]

Here is a good one.

 

[Ivanovitchk]

It's very nice, but it uses a lot of energy. I used to use it on my laptop until I realized how much it was using while idle.

i've been using BTT on laptops & desktops macs/hacks since 10.6 and, while there may have been some issues with certain releases, the developer is very active and responds to mails quite fast, don't hesitate to send him your specific issue, he'll fix it !

 

[MH01]

Would have been good if you actually did a video on what's it like to use Siri. I was hoping for a demo. The features they already discussed during the keynote,
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Here is a good one.

Lol that is on a hackintosh

 

[Mums]

Let's all just stop development until Your Majesty decides it's okay for us to catch up with your amazing tastes. Thanks so much for guiding the unwashed masses.

Kaibelf, the Queen of Bleeding Hearts strikes again!

 

[attila]

Some mystical wave-form icon, but the words "SIRI" in the menu bar.

Apple have clearly lost the idea of consistent UI.