But how will Siri hear you ask above a loud song?
She can't even hear over NYC street traffic without given me directions to Kalamazoo.
I prefer to push a button natively.
In the previous betas when you had a small music icon near the center of the screen that you could press to have it give you the song info via Shazam. They removed it a beta or two ago.
You could do this from Beta 1 until 6 and then in the Gold Master the servers were disabled then re-enabled when iOS 8 came to the public. It was also in the Keynote for iOS 8.
For added convenience after you activate Siri it should just automatically detect that music is playing and start listening. Now you always have to activate it with something like 'what's this tune' which in a somewhat noisy environment is not always as straight forward.
Does anyone have an explanation for why use of 'Hey Siri' requires connection to external power? Seems kinda clunky? (If previously asked and answered, apologies: a link will suffice.)
Does anyone have an explanation for why use of 'Hey Siri' requires connection to external power? Seems kinda clunky? (If previously asked and answered, apologies: a link will suffice.)
I imagine the always-listening state uses more power, but I also assume they intend its use for places where you probably have it charging but not necessary able or willing to hold down the Home Button and look at the screen. Examples, might be while driving, "Hey Siri… Get me directions to the nearest gas station," or while in bed with your eyes closed, "Hey Siri… What time is it?"
I chuckled when Siri responded with the songname, followed by a "just don't ask me to sing it". Oh Siri, you start to grow on me. And every time I put you away, I am even 'more happy' to see you.
I asked Siri to set a timer for 2-1/2 hours.The response was "OK, your timer is set.....and the suspense is killing me."
They're now doing the same for China, looking for creatives to craft funny Siri responses for that market. Google on the other hand "sticks to just the facts ma'am" rather than making any attempt to be entertaining. I like Apple's approach as it comes across as being much more human. http://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/10082466
I must say I'm impressed with their attention to all this. Still, in spite of that, I'd like to see them go even further, as there are still some |'s to be crossed.
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In the previous betas when you had a small music icon near the center of the screen that you could press to have it give you the song info via Shazam. They removed it a beta or two ago.
It doesn't earn a place on my Home Screen page 1, nor my Dock, and I end up forgetting where I put it and doing a Spotlight search.
Siri seems like a good way to have this function at the ready, quickly, without having to hunt.
I imagine the always-listening state uses more power, but I also assume they intend its use for places where you probably have it charging but not necessary able or willing to hold down the Home Button and look at the screen. Examples, might be while driving, "Hey Siri… Get me directions to the nearest gas station," or while in bed with your eyes closed, "Hey Siri… What time is it?"
Sorry, can't help you there, siree.
Oh dear, she's cheeky again.
Siri can be amazing, just like some people
[VIDEO]
Apple has wisely hired some pretty amusing writers for Siri.
http://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/4563249
They're now doing the same for China, looking for creatives to craft funny Siri responses for that market. Google on the other hand "sticks to just the facts ma'am" rather than making any attempt to be entertaining. I like Apple's approach as it comes across as being much more human.
http://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/10082466
Great find sir!
I must say I'm impressed with their attention to all this. Still, in spite of that, I'd like to see them go even further, as there are still some |'s to be crossed.