Siri, full access, or limited to only certain things?

[betabeta]

Not sure I caught this, but I sure hope you can use Siri to ask basic questions, like distance conversions, money conversions, weight, etc.... Like hey Siri 3 ounces is how many grams?

Or set timer, alarm...reminders, appointments, stock prices etc. I have only seen weather, asking to call, movie times or to open an app on the watch.

Would totally suck if you can't ask basic questions, I use Siri daily for timers, and to ask questions.

 

[Sharkey311]

I'm pretty sure it'll work the same as Siri on the iPad/iPhone. The only thing I imagine it might not be able to do, simply because that haven't showcased the feature, is launching apps on the watch. I don't see why it couldn't though.

 

[Yr Blues]

I'm pretty sure it'll work the same as Siri on the iPad/iPhone. The only thing I imagine it might not be able to do, simply because that haven't showcased the feature, is launching apps on the watch. I don't see why it couldn't though.

The other thing that got gimped is Siri doesn't talk back to you through the watch.

 

[lunaoso]

The other thing that got gimped is Siri doesn't talk back to you through the watch.

Why not? Do you have a link to that info? It has a speaker and microphone, why wouldn't it talk back to you? I thought I heard it talk back in the keynote, but I could be remembering incorrectly.

 

[jabingla2810]

I don't think it is everything at launch, but theres no reason why it won't get better over time.

The only one I've seen confirmed so far is that it can't compose or reply to emails.

But that's the only limitation I've seen so far, however, if that limitation exists, then it isn't wrong to assume other limitations exist.

 

[Mascots]

Why not? Do you have a link to that info? It has a speaker and microphone, why wouldn't it talk back to you? I thought I heard it talk back in the keynote, but I could be remembering incorrectly.

At the Spring Forward event, Siri did not say a word.

However, that doesn't mean Siri responses are gone. It could be set to respond only when more information is needed, different based on how she was activated (like iPhone), or just disabled during the event.

 

[Andy0568]

I think Siri's always-on capability is one of the coolest features of the Apple watch. BTW does anyone know why you can you access Siri by clicking the crown and saying, "Hey Siri"? Battery drain?

 

[JFazYankees]

At the Spring Forward event, Siri did not say a word.

However, that doesn't mean Siri responses are gone. It could be set to respond only when more information is needed, different based on how she was activated (like iPhone), or just disabled during the event.

That's exactly what I thought. I assume it's a setting, that way you can choose if you want responses or not.

 

[Julien]

I sure hope Apple allows customization of the 'Hey Siri' command. It will be a pain with everyone saying it in person and on TV.

 

[troop231]

So, if some random person in the room shouts Hey Siri, will he/she be able to control my Watch? Or is the Watch smart enough to learn your voice upon setting it up? Serious question.

Or what about a room with multiple Watches?

 

[JFazYankees]

I sure hope Apple allows customization of the 'Hey Siri' command. It will be a pain with everyone saying it in person and on TV.

You can also activate Siri by holding down the digital crown.

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So, if some random person in the room shouts Hey Siri, will he/she be able to control my Watch? Or is the Watch smart enough to learn your voice upon setting it up? Serious question.

Or what about a room with multiple Watches?

I highly doubt that it can detect your voice. The iPhone uses "Hey Siri" without voice detection, so I'd assume it's the same here.

 

[troop231]

You can also activate Siri by holding down the digital crown.

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I highly doubt that it can detect your voice. The iPhone uses "Hey Siri" without voice detection, so I'd assume it's the same here.

Can you fill me in then how the iPhone handles if a random person shouts it? Also, what about a room with multiple iPhones? I've never looked into this so I apologize if this is a non-issue

 

[Julien]

You can also activate Siri by holding down the digital crown....

Yes but I and many want to be able to use 'Hey Siri'. So it needs to be customizable. 'Hey Siri' is also likely coming full time to the next iPhone too.

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Can you fill me in then how the iPhone handles if a random person shouts it? Also, what about a room with multiple iPhones? I've never looked into this so I apologize if this is a non-issue

It responds to anything that even sound like 'Hey Siri'. Plug your iPhone in while you watch TV and I bet it will activate every few hours.

 

[troop231]

It responds to anything that even sound like 'Hey Siri'. Plug your iPhone in while you watch TV and I bet it will activate every few hours.

Oh I see

 

[I am Sampson]

I don't understand the hey siri thing...

I thought on the iPhone hey siri only worked when plugged in as it would take up far too much batter power to have the iPhone always listening to enable this feature?

How then, is the apple watch always listening when it has a tiny battery compared to an iPhone? If a watch can do it, why can't an iPhone?

I don't really care, would turn off the feature on the watch anyway I expect, it just seems odd.

 

[JFazYankees]

Can you fill me in then how the iPhone handles if a random person shouts it? Also, what about a room with multiple iPhones? I've never looked into this so I apologize if this is a non-issue

It kind of is an issue. It responds to anything that sounds like "Hey Siri."

 

[dwarnecke11]

One thing that really bothered me about the demo - why did he have to open Shazam on the Watch to ID a song? Why not just ask Siri as we've been able to do for a while now with our iPhones and iPads?

 

[JFazYankees]

Yes but I and many want to be able to use 'Hey Siri'. So it needs to be customizable. 'Hey Siri' is also likely coming full time to the next iPhone too.

I highly doubt that having used Untethered Hey Siri on my jailbroken 6 Plus. It destroys battery life.

 

[Julien]

I don't understand the hey siri thing...

I thought on the iPhone hey siri only worked when plugged in as it would take up far too much batter power to have the iPhone always listening to enable this feature?

How then, is the apple watch always listening when it has a tiny battery compared to an iPhone? If a watch can do it, why can't an iPhone?

I don't really care, would turn off the feature on the watch anyway I expect, it just seems odd.

Because in the current iPhone it is chip issue. Android has a low powered chip for 'Google Now". The S1 will have this low power listening built in and it's almost certain the next iPhone as well.

I highly doubt that having used Untethered Hey Siri on my jailbroken 6 Plus. It destroys battery life.

Don't doubt it at all but Apple wants specialized hardware for the purpose and will use far less power.

 

[technosix]

Siri is a veritable gold mine for Apple. Recording everything one asks or says to it, taking special note of tone, inflection and mood, Apple's amassing an extraordinarily colossal database of absolutely everyone that uses Siri.

As one who cares about others in public spaces, and find people that speak loudly into their cell phones extremely annoying, I choose to avoid using any voice controls or assistants like siri.

Even when at home in my very serene peaceful environment, there's just something about talking to my phone that I find annoying. Therefore the first action I take when buying each years iPhone is taking delight in turning off Siri.

 

[betabeta]

I don't understand the hey siri thing...

I thought on the iPhone hey siri only worked when plugged in as it would take up far too much batter power to have the iPhone always listening to enable this feature?

How then, is the apple watch always listening when it has a tiny battery compared to an iPhone? If a watch can do it, why can't an iPhone?

I don't really care, would turn off the feature on the watch anyway I expect, it just seems odd.

I "think" hey Siri only works when the watch is active, so just standing around it will not respond. You have to raise your arm up and to your face, uses the accelerometer, otherwise the battery would be dead fast.

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The other thing that got gimped is Siri doesn't talk back to you through the watch.

I sure hope you can set it to respond audibly, that would be a bummer#

Oh well first gen blues#

 

[Armen]

So, if some random person in the room shouts Hey Siri, will he/she be able to control my Watch? Or is the Watch smart enough to learn your voice upon setting it up? Serious question.

Or what about a room with multiple Watches?

Haha man you just reminded me of a Jailbreak tweak that behaved like that.

people in the office who knew I had that tweak would yell "Siri, Restart!" and my phone would reboot.

 

[twisted-pixel]

Because I currently have a pebble, I cant use Siri (the iphone assumes that the pebble has a microphone and waits for input, but the pebble doesn't and so nothing works)

I miss it a little as it's easy to set alarms, reminders etc....but now that I've been without it for a year, maybe I wont need it at all on the apple watch

 

[lunaoso]

At the Spring Forward event, Siri did not say a word.

However, that doesn't mean Siri responses are gone. It could be set to respond only when more information is needed, different based on how she was activated (like iPhone), or just disabled during the event.

I guess I just remembered incorrectly. That's my bad. I bet there is a setting to change it though. I can't imagine apple would abandon the most iconic part of siri. We'll find out April 24 .

 

[iPad Air]

So, if some random person in the room shouts Hey Siri, will he/she be able to control my Watch? Or is the Watch smart enough to learn your voice upon setting it up? Serious question.

Or what about a room with multiple Watches?

That could turn into a mess.