With iOS 15, Apple is advancing Siri with on-device processing which makes the digital assistant faster and more powerful than before—even without an internet connection.
Voice assistants
Apple is bringing Siri to smart home appliances
Apple is bringing Siri to third-party devices, but it's not what you think. Rather than let Android smartphone owners use its digital assistant, Apple is bringing Siri to smart home devices.
Following through on its promise, Microsoft has ended support for the mobile Cortana app
Following through on its promise to discontinue support for Cortana on mobile devices in early 2021, Microsoft has now shut down support on the digital assistant app on iOS and Android.
iOS 14.3 lets you ask Siri to play sounds of animals, vehicles, instruments and more
iOS 14.3, which arrived yesterday, includes a new Siri feature that allows the digital assistant to play various sounds on demand, including sounds of animals, vehicles, instruments and more.
You can now text your requests to Alexa for iOS
As first spotted by The Ambient, users of Amazon's Alexa app for the iPhone and iPad can now send their requests to the assistant via text messages instead of only using their voice.
How to display whatever Siri says as text on the screen of your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, or Mac
In this tutorial, we'll show you how to display anything Siri says to you on the screen of your iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac.
How to always show speech transcriptions of your Siri requests
Learn how to turn on Siri transcriptions of your requests so you can verify your device is interpreting spoken commands accurately.
Alexa for iPhone gains voice activation, but it’s hardly hands-free as Amazon is calling it
Amazon is allowing users of its Alexa mobile app to use the smart assistant without having to touch the Alexa button at the bottom control bar for voice control. However, the online retail giant calling this feature "hands-free" voice activation is stretching it a bit.
Siri voice in Germany gets a quality boost thanks to machine learning
Siri in Germany has finally received upgraded voices almost three years after the English voices were significantly improved when iOS 11 launched back in 2017.
iOS 14: downloadable custom voice synthesizers to replace built-in speech voices
Apple is said to be working on a new framework in iOS 14 that would permit developers to provide custom text-to-speech synthesizers to replace iOS's default speech voice.
How to go to your iPhone or iPad Home Screen hands-free using Siri
You can ask Siri to take you back to the Home Screen hands-free by uttering a simple voice command. Follow along with our quick tutorial to learn how to use the Siri Home Screen command on your iPhone or iPad.
How to override iOS Facedown Detection to use “Hey Siri” when iPhone is face down or covered
Siri is often the easiest way to use your iPhone hands-free, but the smart assistant stops listening for the "Hey Siri" hot phrase when you lie the handset with its face down. In this tutorial, we're going to teach you how to enable Siri when iPhone is face down or covered.