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You Can Give Siri a New Name With iOS 18's Vocal Shortcuts
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The biggest limitation is it being exclusive to iPhones.
Almost just as big of a deal is that you have it wait for it to acknowledge you instead of just simply being able to give Siri a new name that functions as normal.
Almost just as big of a deal is that you have it wait for it to acknowledge you instead of just simply being able to give Siri a new name that functions as normal.
I am a killjoy. I actually like the name Siri and will continue to use it. As it is, it is going to take me a while to get used to not being able to see her orb from across the room to know that she heard me.
Now they just need to put Majel Barrett's voice in (she recorded a vast vocal library before she passed away so this would be possible) and trekkies will be in heaven.
For the HomePod where Siri is a complete failure, I would just rename her "Sorry There is a problem with Apple Music"
It was a joke referring to how Siri often doesn’t understand what I’m asking and gives me a completely incorrect response. But yeah, bring on Skynet…
I imagine centuries from now a fan of antique media outfitting commercial spacecraft with Majel’s voice. In thousands of years remaining an option. So ubiquitous the reference will be lost to some too hip for 2D media
Hopefully they’ll have options to turn the orb back on, and another to increase the depth of light bleed from the border light effect
I like the idea, but more importantly I want the voice to sound less bubbly — I want a voice like Hal from “2001” or TARS from “Interstellar”. Maybe a setting like in the latter film to adjust the personality/humor level.
BFD! Hey, Siri? Can you self-diagnose a problem I'm having with configuring my iPhone? Answer: Please check your settings in the Home App. (sigh)
Setting it to Jarvis is an Easter egg, Siri will respond with”stark is that you?” Or “I’ll tell Mrs Potts you’ll be late for dinner “ and a few others, which is hilarious, but also means you can’t use it as alternate name.
Edit: So apparently I messed up setting this up, and found the Easter egg by making the command and replacement word both “Jarvis”.
Edit: So apparently I messed up setting this up, and found the Easter egg by making the command and replacement word both “Jarvis”.
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Going by the keynote this is exactly what they plan for Siri. I was very pleased to see them talk about it as an iPhone assistant that can take advantage of features an owner may not know about or doesn’t know how to use. An AI that can build shortcuts based on prompts, basically.
It remains to be seen whether Apple can actually do it, but that’s what they’re saying is coming.
Siri has had several male voices for years.
Alexa is actually Siri 2.0.
Apple got the first version, and now with AI it will go beyond anything we know.
I think that’s a pretty fair statement. Alexa is what Siri 2.0 should have been. It remains to be seen whether the new Siri can leapfrog the current generation of digital assistants…
