Apple’s virtual assistant is 8 years old and poised to evolve more than ever
On October 4, Siri turned 8 years old. He Apple’s voice assistant arrived with the iPhone 4s, presented on October 4, 2011.. One of the saddest speeches in Apple history, since Steve Jobs died a day later. Back then, Siri was completely revolutionary, and now we are on the cusp of a new revolution.
Apple’s voice assistant was born as a tool from which you can ask things, a tool that has evolved over the years, perhaps not at the pace many expected. In 2011, we saw Siri as the futurebut over time it seems to have been relegated to the background. Something that Apple wants to reverse with the arrival of Apple Intelligence.
Happy birthday Siri!
Debuted on the iPhone 4S on October 4, 2011 after being acquired by Apple in 2010. pic.twitter.com/k1mWnlJ1XY– Basic Apple Guy (@BasicAppleGuy) October 4, 2022
With Apple Intelligence, Siri will make her big leap
With almost every iOS update, Siri has evolved. Both in design and functionality. First of all, Siri was a command launcher to perform specific actions, set a countdown, add an event to the calendar, check the weather, or call a specific contact.
Little by little, the assistant has become more efficient, particularly with the arrival of iOS 10, which made it possible to open Siri to third-party applications. This allowed you to do things like send a message from WhatsApp. Features like “Hey Siri” have also been added, so you can use the assistant without having to touch the iPhone.
However, little by little, Siri was left behind in terms of functions compared to other assistants, particularly in terms of information, but also in aspects such as following a conversation. But all this will be resolved with the arrival of the new Siri with Apple Intelligence.
The start of a new era for Siri. With a richer understanding of language and awareness of your personal context, Siri is more powerful and useful than ever. Apple
We are before the biggest jump that Siri probably gave in her story. Thanks to Apple Intelligence, many new features are coming to Siri:
- Siri features an all-new design that’s even more deeply integrated into the system experience, with a sleek, bright light that wraps around the edge of your screen.
- Ability to switch between text and voice, by double-tapping the bottom of your iPhone or iPad screen you can text Siri from anywhere on the system when you don’t want to speak out loud .
- Take advantage of Siri’s in-depth knowledge of your devices’ features and settings. You can ask questions when you learn how to do something new on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and Siri can give you step-by-step instructions in an instant.
- Apple Intelligence enhances Siri with screen recognition, so it can understand and act on what’s on your screen. If a friend texts you their new address, you can say “Add this address to their contact card” and Siri will do it.
- Siri can understand you even if you make mistakes with certain words, as well as maintain context from one query to the next.
- With OpenAI’s ChatGPT built-in, Siri can leverage ChatGPT for certain requests, including questions about photos or documents.
Of course everything is done preserve user privacy. This is something that Apple excels at compared to its competitors, which may have slowed Siri’s development compared to its competitors.
We’re about to see a new era for Siri. A more efficient and natural Siri, which understands us better and will offer us better answers. With the arrival of Apple Intelligence, Siri couldn’t have had a better eighth birthday. It will arrive with iOS 18.1, which will be presented at the end of October.
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