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Siri References OS X 'Finder' Ahead of WWDC 2016 [Update: Siri May Know 'Dark Mode' Too]
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Possible fake? I asked Siri the exact same thing and it just said "it doesn't look like you have that app." However saying Open settings in a new window did open up my iPhone settings.
Expectation that Apple is set to announce Siri for the Mac at WWDC 2016 has intensified over the weekend, thanks to an apparently unprompted reference to OS X leaked by none other than the personal assistant on iPhone.
Simply asking Siri the question "Open settings in the window" opens the iOS Settings app. But the same question with the word 'Siri' included at the beginning of the sentence evokes the spoken response: "It doesn't look like you have an app named 'Finder'."
'Finder' appears to be a reference to the OS X file manager application, since no such app of that name exists for iOS. The discovery was revealed in a blog post by Brian Roemmele, and suggests that Apple's servers are already being modified behind the scenes to extend Siri's functionality to the Mac.
Screenshots passed to MacRumors indicate that Siri will soon become a defining aspect of the Mac desktop, ready to answer many of the same queries and perform many of the same tasks it can on iOS devices - opening apps, conducting web searches, controlling HomeKit, sending text messages, reading emails, setting calendar events, and more.
Additionally, Apple is also said to be preparing to release a Siri software development kit so that developers can make their apps and app content accessible through Siri voice commands, marking a much-awaited extension of the assistant's capabilities.
Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference kicks off tomorrow with a keynote event at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time, where Apple is expected to show off the latest version of OS X alongside updated versions of its iOS, tvOS, and watchOS operating systems.
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Never going to happen. And if it does, lets not use ~20 year old technology from what Mac OS 5.
but if just say 'open finder' it opens zomato app for me.. is that how its supposed to work?To be fair, it says that if you ask it to open 'preview' as well
I believe phones will replace desktops for most users in the not so far future. Just look at Microsoft phones which are able to connect to displays and keyboards now providing a nearly desktop experience.
Imagine if you'd be able to plug your display and keyboard into your iPhone and see the OS X and the desktop versions of your apps installed on your iPhone. It's just a question of time, will and vision.
A dark mode theme for iOS makes even more sense when considering the proposed switch to OLED next year. Shame it's unlikely to be this year but they'll have had a year to polish the dark mode theme by then.
Or Apple you could surprise us and have the OLED iPhone ready this year. I'll buy that for sure.
Or Apple you could surprise us and have the OLED iPhone ready this year. I'll buy that for sure.
Here's a better idea... Fix Siri and then talk about bringing the worst digital personal assistant to OS X.
I have given up on using Siri for calendar events. Even when she creates it you still have to go in and manually adjust details
Why wouldn't it happen? Apple is trying to position iOS and iDevices as something that can replace your laptop. They will never be able to do that without bringing file system access.
Also, just because a technology is old doesn't mean that it is obsolete. A thing like a file system and an app like the Finder to access it is one of those that have stuck around for a reason. The model that Apple uses with iOS has not taken over for a reason; it is sub par.
I don't understand the hype behind personal assistants on computers. They make some sense on mobile devices because you don't have a real keyboard or other good input method. But on a computer? I never use Cortana on Windows 10 (have turned it off, actually), and I doubt I will use Siri on OS X.
My primary filesystem access tool is still bash so yeah, nothing wrong with old!
With that said, give me a terminal for iOS. With filesystem access and a good text editor... the world is my burrito.
Speaking of filesystems... a replacement for HFS+ would make my year. That'd be more exciting than hardware, by far.
Sure...why not? Terminal for iOS sounds like a good idea. Take some of this advanced functionality from the Mac and bake it into iOS. I don't buy the idea that mobile has to be what iOS currently is.
A replacement for HFS+ would be nice, however it's something that I hope that Apple takes awhile to work on. A new file system needs to be rock solid. It can't have bugs or flaws in it like iOS or like Apple Music/iCloud Music Library which scrambles metadata and deletes your music.
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Who is to say they can't do both at the same time? More people using Siri more often helps Siri learn speech more and mess up fewer words. We all win.
It's amazing how certain things that worked are forgotten or spoiled with a marketing hype 'replacement'.They already have a marketing campaign as well
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I only wish that with Siri in OS X or whatever name the assign it, they don't mess up with spotlight as it happened in iOS.
Spotlight in iOS without Siri enabled suggestions doesn't work at all.
