+- Sick Gaming (https://www.sickgaming.net)
+-- Forum: Computers (https://www.sickgaming.net/forum-86.html)
+--- Forum: Apples Mac and OS X (https://www.sickgaming.net/forum-87.html)
+--- Thread: AppleInsider - Leaked Apple document says new Siri device is coming by fall 2021 (/thread-91932.html)
AppleInsider - Leaked Apple document says new Siri device is coming by fall 2021 - xSicKxBot - 09-10-2019
Leaked Apple document says new Siri device is coming by fall 2021
<div style="margin: 5px 5% 10px 5%;"><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/leaked-apple-document-says-new-siri-device-is-coming-by-fall-2021.jpg" width="1" height="1" title="" alt="" /></div><div><p><!-- font size selector, BEGIN --> <span class="cfix"> </span> </p>
<p class="gray small byline"> By <a href="https://appleinsider.com/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0b666a67686467664b6a7b7b676e626578626f6e7925686466">Malcolm Owen</a> <br /><span class="gray">Friday, September 06, 2019, 06:13 am PT (09:13 am ET)</span> </p>
<p> <span><span class="article-leader">Leaked documents relating to Siri reveal upgrades to the digital assistant are coming in late 2021, aimed at supporting a new piece of hardware.<br /></span></p>
<div align="center">
<div class="article-img"><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/leaked-apple-document-says-new-siri-device-is-coming-by-fall-2021.jpg" alt height="400" class="lazy" data-original="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/leaked-apple-document-says-new-siri-device-is-coming-by-fall-2021-1.jpg"><img src="https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/leaked-apple-document-says-new-siri-device-is-coming-by-fall-2021-1.jpg"></div>
<p><span class="minor2 small gray"></span></div>
<p>A list of <a href="https://appleinsider.com/topic/siri">Siri</a> upgrades expected to arrive before “fall 2021” includes expected elements for “new hardware support” for a “new device,” though a report published on Friday is light on those details. Codenamed “Yukon,” the upgrades to Siri will introduce support for Find my Friends to the voice-based service, the documents claim. Siri will also include support for accessing the App Store, though the capabilities relating to that are not advised by a report. </p>
<p>Built-in machine translation could enable language interpreting capabilities within Siri, without needing a cellular or other network connection at all, a feature that could be handy for travelers. </p>
<p>A large section of the internal documents, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/sep/06/apple-rewrote-siri-to-deflect-questions-about-feminism">provided</a> to <em>The Guardian</em> by a former Siri “grader,” mentions how <a href="https://appleinsider.com/topic/siri">Siri</a> could work with other devices in a variety of ways. At its simplest, features to enable Siri to read out message notifications to users wearing AirPods is suggested, while the ability to use <a href="https://appleinsider.com/topic/shazam">Shazam</a> via Siri on Apple Watch is also touted. </p>
<p>A bigger feature could be commanding Siri on one device to perform actions on another. One example given is to “Play Taylor Swift on my <a href="https://appleinsider.com/topic/homepod">HomePod</a>,” which could be said on an Apple Watch or iPhone remotely and interpreted to control the user’s smart speaker at home. </p>
<p>Arguably the biggest element is the ability to “have a back-and-forth conversation about health problems” with Siri. While this could take the form of Siri providing a basic diagnosis of the user to see if medical treatment is worth attaining, it is also possible that the conversations could form part of <a href="https://appleinsider.com/topic/healthkit">HealthKit</a> or ResearchKit, Apple’s initiatives in the medical field. </p>
<p>Despite the lack of information relating to what kind of new Siri-equipped devices are on the way, one of the most likely candidates is the HomePod, which is <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/08/26/editorial-after-taking-the-premium-tier-homepod-will-expand-in-markets-amazon-and-google-cant">enjoying success</a> in reaching markets like China where rival systems from Google and Amazon aren’t available. It is plausible that Apple could produce a “mini” version of the HomePod, offering consumers a cheaper and smaller version in a similar vein to the Google Home Mini and the Amazon Echo Dot. </p>
<p>Apple has been rumored to be working on a new generation of the audio device <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/03/07/rumor-apple-working-on-cheaper-homepod-for-launch-this-year">for some time</a>, with a cheaper variant also predicted by analyst <a href="https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/04/13/predictions-of-homepod-doom-and-gloom-continue-with-analyst-expecting-only-25-million-sold-across-all-of-2018">Ming-Chi Kuo</a> in April 2018, though such a model has yet to be launched. </p>
<p></span> </p>
</div>
https://www.sickgaming.net/blog/2019/09/06/leaked-apple-document-says-new-siri-device-is-coming-by-fall-2021/