GoKawiilApple Watch adds opt-in Siri Recap and Live Rewind listening features
Apple has released Siri Recap and Live Rewind for Apple Watch, two always-listening features first unveiled two months ago. Both features require users to opt in before they become active.
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Always-listening features on wearables tend to raise privacy concerns even when opt-in, since users may not fully grasp what audio is captured or stored. Apple's decision to make them opt-in suggests the company anticipated pushback over the feature's listening capability.
- Siri Recap and Live Rewind are now live on Apple Watch
- Both features are opt-in, not enabled by default
- The rollout comes two months after Apple first announced them
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