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mchoffa

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Jul 12, 2008
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Asheville, NC
So far, I'd been impressed by Siri's ability to understand and open apps. I've used it to open MapMyRun three days in a row now. First though, I realized that you have to say the watch app name (in the Watch settings on the phone), in this case "iMapMyRunPlus". Siri even misunderstood and corrected itself and opened the app just fine (it heard "open I meant my run plus" and changed itself to "open I map my run plus"). Today it worked when I left for a run. When I got back, my son asked how it works on the watch, so again, I lifted my arm and said "open I map my run plus" and it replied with something like "sorry, there is no app called iMapMyRun+" (plus NOT spelled out). I tried about ten more times, even trying "I map my run P - L - U - S" and it put the + sign instead. So, two minor complaints I hope they fix soon.

1. Use the iPhone app name "MapMyRun", not a different name (anyone with this app look in the iPhone's Watch app and see how it's listed)

2. Siri should definitely be smart enough to know to look for both + and "plus" especially since it worked three other times.
 
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