I Don't Care If Conversational Siri Lands on My iPhone in 2027 or Ever

"Siri, play Fetty Wap in Spotify," I say, staring at the Spotify page for the rapper on my iPhone at a work space in a coffee shop. "I'm sorry," iPhone Siri replies through my AirPods. "I didn't quite catch that." I repeat myself only for Siri on the MacBook on the desk in front of me to understand and start playing music for all to hear. "Siri, stop," I say and the music stops coming from my laptop and peace is restored. iPhone Siri doesn't say a thing, perhaps ashamed of itself -- if a digital assistant can feel shame. MacBook Siri technically worked but I didn't want MacBook Siri to work, I wanted iPhone Siri to work. If I had just tapped the play button on my iPhone, I wouldn't have endured this comedic misadventure. During Apple's 2024 Worldwide Developers Conference presentation, it touted upgrades to Apple's digital assistant Siri through Apple Intelligence. However, according to Bloomberg, a radically updated Siri might not arrive until 11 months after that announcement an ... Read full article.