Siri Offering New 'Give Us a Hint' Responses Ahead of Tomorrow's Event

[MacRumors]

When Apple sent out invitations to its September 9 event, the company also updated Siri with a range of humorous responses when asked about the event tagline, "Hey Siri, give us a hint."

Over the weekend, Siri's responses were updated to include a several cheeky new sayings, ranging from binary code to jokes about chickens crossing the road. Several of the responses also include a reference to "tomorrow," as we're now less than 24 hours away from Apple's event.

Given Siri's built-in event responses and the personal assistant's inclusion in the event tagline, it's safe to assume Siri will be a major focal point of tomorrow's event.

Siri integration is being built into the Apple TV and will be a main method of control, letting people search across multiple apps to find content, and Siri is also gaining new features in iOS 9, the operating system that will run on the to-be-announced iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, iPad mini 4, and iPad Pro.

Apple's event kicks off tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time, and we'll be offering live coverage on MacRumors.com and through the MacRumorsLive Twitter account. The event promises to be a major one, with Apple rumored to be unveiling two new iPhones, the iPad Pro, the iPad mini 4, the new Apple TV, new Apple Watch finishes and sport bands, and additional details on iOS 9 and watchOS 2.

Article Link: Siri Offering New 'Give Us a Hint' Responses Ahead of Tomorrow's Event

 

[farewelwilliams]

as expected, Siri replies with a response we're not looking for.

 

[Amazing Iceman]

The binary code says: Gotcha

"Riddle me this, Riddle me that!"

Nothing significant yet

 

[Romey-Rome]

Apple is buying Tidal - a mercy killing of sorts. You heard it here first.

 

[zakarhino]

"Gotcha"

;c

 

[mattylips77]

FYI the binary that siri gives translates to "Gotcha" Well played siri....well played.

 

[mrcsmcln]

For those who were wondering; the binary message is "Gotcha".

Edit: Wow, just barely late on that one.

 

[Romey-Rome]

"Gotcha"

;c

I don't know why every time I see binary, I'm impulsed to read it...

 

[voyagerd]

Siri hype increasing

 

[SgtPepper12]

Maybe it's because I'm not a native speaker, but I'd never understand what Siri is trying to say without reading it on the display. Those new hints are particularly bad. No idea how they do it, but Cortana is miles ahead with this.

 

[kirky29]

Do we think there's any chance of any other Siri improvements outside of what we've already seen in iOS 9? I quite like Siri and use it regularly, but OK Google and Cortana seem way ahead of her!

 

[Tapdawg]

01000111 01101111 01110100 01100011 01101000 01100001

means "Gotcha"

 

[LaraCroft835]

as expected, Siri replies with a response we're not looking for.

YHNFI

 

[Amazing Iceman]

Do we think there's any chance of any other Siri improvements outside of what we've already seen in iOS 9? I quite like Siri and use it regularly, but OK Google and Cortana seem way ahead of her!

We'll see tomorrow. Apple may flip a switch and make SIRI behave like this girl:

 

[Killchain]

 

[LaraCroft835]

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could you make it bigger, I can not read it.

 

[Amazing Iceman]

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I got a similar reply earlier, but the excuse was "explaining 3 million people why the chicken crossed the road".

 

[lincolntran]

Siri likes to take things slow and love fore play!

 

[Romey-Rome]

nvm

 

[NightFox]

Just a shame that it doesn't matter how slowly or clearly I say it, 9 times out of 10 Siri hears "give as a hint" or "givers a hint". Maybe it's just British accents, or maybe it's just me.

Maybe Apple should give some recognition bias to phrases that make grammatical sense?

 

[Westside guy]

01000111 01101111 01110100 01100011 01101000 01100001

"Be sure to drink your Ovaltine"

 

[bushido]

delete - apparently cant read

 

[Watabou]

Just a shame that it doesn't matter how slowly or clearly I say it, 9 times out of 10 Siri hears "give as a hint" or "givers a hint". Maybe it's just British accents, or maybe it's just me.

Maybe Apple should give some recognition bias to phrases that make grammatical sense?

Even worse, it read mine as "Give me head". She replied with "Now now".

 

[coolfactor]

Just a shame that it doesn't matter how slowly or clearly I say it, 9 times out of 10 Siri hears "give as a hint" or "givers a hint". Maybe it's just British accents, or maybe it's just me.

Maybe Apple should give some recognition bias to phrases that make grammatical sense?

Do you have any wind or background noise? That's a deal-breaker for the voice recognition. Do multiple people use your Siri? She's designed to learn your voice, so if multiple voices are interacting with her, maybe she's confused about how to interpret your voice?

 

[NightFox]

Do you have any wind or background noise? That's a deal-breaker for the voice recognition. Do multiple people use your Siri? She's designed to learn your voice, so if multiple voices are interacting with her, maybe she's confused about how to interpret your voice?

Nope, just sitting in a quiet room. She's normally pretty spot on, so it's ironic that she fails when she's meant to be the star of the show!