Siri Can Start a Screen Recording in iOS 16.5 Beta 1

[MacRumors]

With the iOS 16.5 beta, Apple is working to improve Siri's functionality, and there is a new option to start a screen recording with the voice assistant. As noted by 9to5Mac, you can now say "Hey Siri, start a screen recording" to use the Screen Record feature.

Using this command will cause the iPhone's screen to be automatically video recorded until you tap in to turn it off or activate Siri and say "Stop the screen recording."

Note that the wording of the screen recording command needs to be fairly specific as something like "take a screen recording" results in a screenshot rather than the video recording function. Siri has been able to take a standard screenshot for quite some time, but the screen recording function is definitely new in this beta.

In prior versions of iOS, when you ask Siri to start a screen recording, the voice assistant does a web search or says you have no such app installed.

iOS 16.5 was provided to developers today and it should be coming to public beta testers later this week. Aside from the Siri screen recording feature, Apple has also added a Sports tab in the Apple News app. No other new additions have been found as of yet.

Article Link: Siri Can Start a Screen Recording in iOS 16.5 Beta 1

 

[icanhazmac]

Useful feature but I doubt ol' Siri will be up to the task. It still can't reliably set timers or manage homekit devices for me.

 

[Jhonjhon236]

This is really meat. Sounds handy.

 

[wenepyru]

This needs to be a Shortcut Action!

 

[karranz]

Siri vs ChatGPT: Knockout in the first round.

 

[ignatius345]

I have a scene for my living room light called “day living room” and yesterday Siri kept interpreting that as “de living room” and not knowing what to so. So yeah, as long as Siri is working THAT hard to misunderstand, fat chance it’ll manage any new tricks.

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

I stopped relying on Siri a long time ago. I do things myself now!

 

[Naraxus]

How about instead of adding more functionality you make what you do have, functional Apple?

 

[Naraxus]

I stopped relying on Siri a long time ago.

You and everyone else. Siri is trash

 

[mdridwan47]

Take that, ChatGPT.

 

[jz0309]

I stopped relying on Siri a long time ago. I do things myself now!

yep, and I have desire to use it again ...

 

[sw1tcher]

Siri vs Chapgpt: Knockout in the first round.

There wouldn't even be a fight. Siri would get disqualified for trying to bite ChatGPT's ear. 🤣

 

[diego.caraballo]

Siri: Sorry, I couldn't find any screen in your phone

 

[elrojo69]

lol apple innovating

 

[segfaultdotorg]

"Hey, Siri, open an elevated command prompt!"

 

[brett_x]

Now if it could just record a phone call....

 

[Mrkevinfinnerty]

Yep..

 

[Jarman74]

Earlier today I was watching this video about a DOS ChatGPT client developed for a 1984 IBM Portable PC and I thought it looked way more useful than Siri has ever been.

 

[mjs916]

With the iOS 16.5 beta, Apple is working to improve Siri's functionality, and there is a new option to start a screen recording with the voice assistant. As noted by 9to5Mac, you can now say "Hey Siri, start a screen recording" to use the Screen Record feature.

Using this command will cause the iPhone's screen to be automatically video recorded until you tap in to turn it off or activate Siri and say "Stop the screen recording."

Note that the wording of the screen recording command needs to be fairly specific as something like "take a screen recording" results in a screenshot rather than the video recording function. Siri has been able to take a standard screenshot for quite some time, but the screen recording function is definitely new in this beta.

In prior versions of iOS, when you ask Siri to start a screen recording, the voice assistant does a web search or says you have no such app installed.

iOS 16.5 was provided to developers today and it should be coming to public beta testers later this week. Aside from the Siri screen recording feature, Apple has also added a Sports tab in the Apple News app. No other new additions have been found as of yet.

Article Link: Siri Can Start a Screen Recording in iOS 16.5 Beta 1

Someone get the devil a snowmobile cause Siri just gained new functionality!

 

[arkitect]

Oh my.
What could possibly go wrong...

 

[coolfactor]

I have a scene for my living room light called “day living room” and yesterday Siri kept interpreting that as “de living room” and not knowing what to so. So yeah, as long as Siri is working THAT hard to misunderstand, fat chance it’ll manage any new tricks.

I've noticed Siri misinterpreting words pretty easily, too, but most things that I use her for work well. Setting timers, setting alarms, starting/stopping navigation. All of those work well. Where she fails miserably is starting specific songs or artists.

I think pronunciation is a big factor. Have you tried over-pronouncing "day". Humans do tend to get lazy with our speech, and we expect technology to magically understand our ramblings.

"Day" "Living" "Room" -- try pronouncing each word very carefully a few times. Each successful hit will train Siri to recognize your words more accurately.

 

[Mveight]

For as fast as ChatGPT and other AI tools are exploding in functionality, it’s funny how we still clap and smile when Siri learns to do something as groundbreaking as making a screen recording. Her big brother ChatGPT is out there writing bar exam answers in the time it takes to eat an Oreo and our special needs daughter Siri is learning how to count to 10 without the lights on. Each brings something special to the family and we love them equally!!

 

[iMacDragon]

Now if they could just restore being able to start a workout on apple watch via phone..

 

[MrRom92]

I like this, I’ve been wanting this. Maybe they’ll allow us to crate a shortcut to start/stop screen recording as well!

 

[deebinem]

I've noticed Siri misinterpreting words pretty easily, too, but most things that I use her for work well. Setting timers, setting alarms, starting/stopping navigation. All of those work well. Where she fails miserably is starting specific songs or artists.

I think pronunciation is a big factor. Have you tried over-pronouncing "day". Humans do tend to get lazy with our speech, and we expect technology to magically understand our ramblings.

"Day" "Living" "Room" -- try pronouncing each word very carefully a few times. Each successful hit will train Siri to recognize your words more accurately.

My accent always seems to trip up Siri on certain words. I've had to learn to speak slower or more enunciated on the times I ask Siri to do things but the limited commands I do use work well.