There needs to be a major update to Siri, it can barley do anything
Does anyone know exactly why Siri has gotten so much worse over the years? Is it just Apple losing access to patents for her tech?
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Autocorrect also waffles me.
who actually uses siri
Everyone if Siri is worth using. It isn’t intuitive enough especially compared to AI now. Create a reminder, Siri creates it but doesn’t get it right, ask to edit reminder and Siri asks which one and reads out all your reminders.
It’s probably not as simple to fix as it sounds but little annoyances like this make Siri not worth using.
Also when driving I will randomly think of questions about any old shit so I’ve tried to ask Siri but it just says this is what I found on the web. I understand why it happens but every time I just hope Siri will have gotten smarter. Weird how Apple haven’t advanced Siri in years
I hope the new iOS revamps siri. That’d be so nice. If Siri could just have a bit more power to do things I’d be really happy
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I honestly heavily doubt Apple are still working on Siri at all. They’ve just accepted it will be garbage, at least for now
“You’ll need to unlock your iPhone first” ahh gee looks like I’m stuck with this playlist
Wasn’t she made for this?
Since I added 2 Google speakers at home, Siri only does timers on my watch. Rest of smart home commands go to Google.
*le me walking with my airpods pro*
*a wild message arrives*
Me: Hey Siri, can you read the message? *walking my way downtown*
Siri: you have to unlock your iphone first.
SO WHATS THE FREAKING POINT
Meanwhile Google assistant : " you've got a message from (insert name). Should I read ot to you?"
Google assistant reading my messages: Messenger, from sister's name laughing while crying emoji laughing while crying emoji laughing while crying emoji laughing while crying emoji laughing while crying emoji (in a robotic voice)
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iPhone 16 is getting a new assistant which should be much closer to the Google Assistant. It will be a iPhone 16 exclusive though, Apple won’t port it to older models even though we all know they could, expect some BS about the A17 being a “AI” enchanced chip” that enables the new assistant, all lies of course.
Dude, it really is the fucking worst. I asked siri this morning “how long will it take for me to drive to my next appointment.” She pulls up my calendar appointment. So I then ask “how long will it take for me to get there?” It then does a fucking web search “how long will it take for me to get there?” So. Fucking. Dumb. The more I use ChatGPT, the worse Siri seems.
EDIT: I should note that the address was in the calendar appointment.
Same sentiments here. Siri’s feeling like a grandma “AI” at this point. Half the responses I’m wishing it was gpt. Basic stuff, either “unlock the phone” or “I can’t do that on iPhone”.
Feels like she’s been abandoned by devs.
If Siri had gpt levels of iOS integration, it would be indispensable.
Worst part is some requests will work one day, then not work the next, then work again.
Especially with requests about HomeKit or commands that have similar wording to HomeKit scenes. Drives me nuts.
Exactly. Not stable on my iPhone either. Can’t understand why. Feels like funny algorithm running here.
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I actually did a test the other day between Siri and Google Assistant. Now preface this i utilize only Google Calendar. I have that connected so it imports into Apple Calendar.
I ask Siri when my next Ortho appt is. She tells me right away.
I ask Google Assistant when my Ortho appt is. It's like "I don't know what the fuck you are talking about".
I do the same but as when my next appt at the specfic office as i plug that in each time on my appts into Google Calendar. Again only Siri got it right.
Moral of the story, Siri might be dumb at some things but smart in others. And Google Assistant isn't the smartest thing either.
As someone who used to be on Android, the different between Siri and Google Assistant is night and day, and it was extremely noticable even before the advent of LLMs. It just seems like Apple does not care about Siri.
Siri has almost gotten me into car wrecks with how bad it is. I typically only use it while driving, and she can't even read me a basic answer to a question, instead saying "Here's some results from the web. Is this okay?"
Like no, I'm driving. Read the f'in results
It's not even *consistent* in what it's dumb about. Sometimes, something works that makes you go "Wait - that was actually quite good ..." so then you try it again and she's back to asking Wolfram Alpha how to send a text to my mom.
Y'all still using iProducts?
We're on that Google now.
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Me when I asked her to make a two minute timer and she just looked up timers online … google assistant solos
Apple lags way behind when it comes to AI stuff in general. Just look at the autocorrect and predictive typing on the keyboard. My native language is not English, and we tend to use both English and my native language when texting or talking in general. The autocorrect used to drive me nuts!
It’s crazy how Siri went from the best to not even worth using outside of asking for the time or to call someone. The answer for like 90% of what I ask is “here’s what I found on the web” I COULD HAVE DONE THAT MYSELF.
What if someday, "Siri! Call 911" Siri: "Sorry..."
I did this the other day! I was like “what’s 8pm Eastern to Central” and I got the same response. I tried that like 6 years ago and it didn’t work and was stunned that to this day it still doesn’t lol
They'll probably upgrade siri with more modern AI next year. They must do it if they don't want to stay behind the competition.
Siri hasn’t improved in years. Even with regular use.
Hoping that’s a massive feature of iOS 18. Would improve the phone’s built in assistant as well as the HomeKit setup. Have to wait for WWDC
The OPs complaint seems to have stemmed from Siris inability to discern what time they wanted from their somewhat vague request and responded with a helpful prompt to be more specific their request so they can get the answer they wanted.
Could Siri have used some personal information about the requestor to give a more accurate answer, first time? Probably.
Would being able to use personal information about a requestor in order to complete a request be considered a privacy concern, hence something Apple has consciously avoided doing? Also, probably.
I’ll admit that Siri does have a lot of room for improvement if it’s to complete with other voice assistants but to do that it would have to compromise on some of the privacy principles that underpin a lot of Apple’s software development.
So there are bound to be some trade-offs when using a privacy-focussed voice assistant vs the alternatives. Personally, I’ll happily accept the trade-offs. But not everyone here is going to feel the same way. 🤷♂️
Which probably goes some way to explain why Siri does a good job of controlling a home but not a lot else. 😅
Siri just isn't good
That’s your subjective opinion.
Siri does 95% percent of what we need it to in our house, all without being spied on or marketed to.
My siri works fine. Like the person above commented why not just ask what time is it in NY. For instance if I wanted to know the time for pacific time, I would just say "Siri what time is it in LA or some western city.
Siri is on the back-burner. I am positive that they have a modernized Siri utilizing machine learning/AI that will come out in the next few years that blows it out of the water.
At least she didn’t say “here’s what I found on the internet for”
I’m just telling myself that a massive huge overhaul that no one will suspect is coming
Siri is awful. Or if you ask her a question “you need to unlock your iPhone first”. She needs to get on the same level as Alexa! Alexa isn’t great, but she’s a heck of a lot better than Siri.
It’s just so damn inconsistent. Sometimes it’ll work sometimes it won’t and you’ll ask it the same exact thing.
Still… Tim Cook says he is going to invest in AI I’m a responsive way… Knowing apple… Siri is going to improve it… like in iOS 3000…
This is the one I hate; “Siri, find me chiropractors nearby.” “Okay, the closest is Blahblahblah. I can call, or give you directions. Which would you like?” “Call.” “Who do you want to call?”
literally same…
Every "siri is awful" post is some weird as question phrased in a way no human would ever say it.
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Absolutely, and totally agree. I just switched to iPhone from android and I find Siri’s capabilities surprisingly low both in returning the results or should I say correct results and understanding the requests in the first place
Here’s to hoping iOS 18 changes things!! 🍻
The only thing I ever use Siri for is "set a timer for xx minutes" or "set an alarm for (time)." Siri is pretty good for that. Everything else is a crapshoot.
Bruh someone with a hard on for Siri came here and downvoted every comment 🤣
I fixed it
Same for me, i told siri to play "The other woman by lana del rey" but it keeps playing Woman by cat power 😡😡😡😡😡 it prolly thought i meant "The other" women like when siri plays the wrong song you can say like "Not this one" or like "Play the other xxx" but this is annoying af
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