Apple Could Be Making Siri Easier To Use

Apple has reportedly been up to the task for months, as the change requires “a significant amount of AI training and underlying engineering work.” The update to Siri’s voice command has been under testing among employees, and it is expected to arrive for the millions of Apple device users next year. However, depending on the bulk of engineering hassles at hand, it may very well get pushed to 2024.

The company is working to make sure that the voice assistant is able to pick up the shortened “Siri” voice word when used by people speaking different languages and with varied accents. Siri currently offers support for over 20 languages, while the on-device processing module independent of an internet connectivity can understand English, Cantonese, Mandarin, French, German, Japanese, Mexican, and Spanish, as per Apple’s support document.

Apple is also working to integrate Siri with more third-party apps and services, according to Gurman, drastically boosting its ability to accomplish relevant tasks from within different apps. It would be interesting to see if this change is implemented across all devices uniformly, or if Apple will again keep the advanced features limited to iPhones while the dumber gadgets like speakers get a watered-down treatment.