Leaked screens show Siri in Apple's upcoming OS X 10.12 with always-on 'Hey Siri'
New images published on Wednesday appear to support rumors that Apple will finally bring Siri to the Mac in the next major version of OS X, premiering at WWDC 2016 in June.
A Dock icon shows the familiar Siri waveform, while a Menu Bar icon simply uses the word "Siri," according to MacRumors, which said it obtained the images from a reliable source on Apple's software plans. One or both icons could potentially be placeholders, changing before the next OS X upgrade releases in the fall, or even Apple's WWDC keynote.
The site added that Siri for the Mac will also support always-on commands via "Hey Siri." That option is allegedly turned off by default however, requiring people to go into the Preferences menu to toggle it.
Siri's absence on OS X has been conspicuous. The platform launched for iOS in 2011, and in fact arrived on the Apple TV last year via tvOS. Feature-wise, it's uncertain what might make the Mac incarnation unique.
Alongside iOS 10, the next big OS X upgrade should be a centerpiece of the WWDC keynote, scheduled for June 13. Apart from adding Siri support, Apple may also be planning to rename the platform back to "MacOS", in keeping with the names of its other operating systems.
A Dock icon shows the familiar Siri waveform, while a Menu Bar icon simply uses the word "Siri," according to MacRumors, which said it obtained the images from a reliable source on Apple's software plans. One or both icons could potentially be placeholders, changing before the next OS X upgrade releases in the fall, or even Apple's WWDC keynote.
The site added that Siri for the Mac will also support always-on commands via "Hey Siri." That option is allegedly turned off by default however, requiring people to go into the Preferences menu to toggle it.
Siri's absence on OS X has been conspicuous. The platform launched for iOS in 2011, and in fact arrived on the Apple TV last year via tvOS. Feature-wise, it's uncertain what might make the Mac incarnation unique.
Alongside iOS 10, the next big OS X upgrade should be a centerpiece of the WWDC keynote, scheduled for June 13. Apart from adding Siri support, Apple may also be planning to rename the platform back to "MacOS", in keeping with the names of its other operating systems.
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I'd expect that this would be a major turn off for a lot of users if you couldn't disable it.
To be honest, I am struggling to see this as a USP/can't do without feature. I am sure that there are better things Apple could be adding to the OS than this.
All snark aside, I'm perplexed at how Apple let Siri languish for so long to the point where someone like Amazon could come in and start to own the space. And now Google is following suit. Considering how important privacy is to so many Apple had/has the perfect opportunity to create a solution for people who aren't comfortable using Google services. God I hope we get more than just current Siri on the Mac at WWDC. I hope Apple wows us with something we weren't expecting. Perhaps that includes big changes to iMessage too?
I will say though I think all these "bots" are a silly fad and I couldn't care less that Apple isn't leading there.
Right now, if two always-on-Siri-enabled iOS/watchOS devices are nearby and you say "Hello Siri," both of them will respond.
Come to think of it, notifications aren't coordinated either.
Multiple devices, within inches of each other, will all "buzz" almost simultaneously.
Only my Watch needs to do that. Not all my iOS/watchOS devices need to physically/audibly alert me about the same thing.
Considering that Siri was introduced 5 years ago on the relatively slow and now very old iPhone 4s, it's really not kept up. It's a little bit faster, but most of the processing is still done on Apple's servers so it's reliability isn't great. Frequently I ask it to something and it just searches the web, even for simple things. It got completely confused when I asked what's 20 horsepower in watts, interpreting watts as what and then searching Bing (yuck). Apple's seemingly got no-one working on fuzzy logic, Maps search is terrible. I ask to Facetime audio with someone, it then asks what phone number I want to use. I then say Facetime audio again, and it calls the person via FTA. Even really simple things, such as turn on low power mode it can't do. That's got to be one of the most simple things to fix, and it's still broken after 5 years...
let this be an indication that Apple is revamping Siri for iOS 10.
Apple brought Siri to market not Goog. Goog will always follow because when they create their own path they trip over themselves(glass).
It's been SO LONG and Siri has advanced so little.
This is why I suggested Apple swallow their pride and buy Viv. They need all the help they can get right now. I believe Siri will be one of the most important features in the future. Buy hound, buy evi heck buy Cortana! Integrate Watson DO SOMETHING!!!!
Go all the way and buy Microsoft then we might have decent games on Steam too!
I thought Steam games were identical on both platforms?
I wasn't kidding about Cortana either. I mean give it a few years and Windows phones will be forgotten. At the least Apple could license Cortana algorithms and she can live on in iPhone...