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Depends. If you ask Siri what the weather is like, it would need internet access. If you ask it what's on your schedule or to play a song, it wouldn't.
 
Depends. If you ask Siri what the weather is like, it would need internet access. If you ask it what's on your schedule or to play a song, it wouldn't.

Doesn't the voice recognition layer still need internet access regardless of what you're asking it to do?
 
Depends. If you ask Siri what the weather is like, it would need internet access. If you ask it what's on your schedule or to play a song, it wouldn't.

though we don't know, i think it needs internet to understand anything you ask for

Doesn't the voice recognition layer still need internet access regardless of what you're asking it to do?

i believe this is correct.
 
It may have some limited recognizing abilities, similar to the current voice control. But it may be able to read things like incoming text messages without an internet connection.
 
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