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upvoteby kriz99 hours ago|
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I don't think this joke works anymore. Siri uses Gemini now.
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upvoteby joshstrange7 hours ago|
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Correct, it's not faster. Now it's slower to the point you aren't sure if it's ever going to work, then it comes back with some error.

Sure, it stopped being quite a stupid as before but it's not the nirvana they were promising, checks notes, 3+ years ago.

So it doesn't have the same issues as old Siri, just new issues.

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upvoteby edot3 hours ago|
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Yes, it’s insanely slow now. So bad, I unenrolled from the beta. I mostly use Siri for reminders and alarms and somehow it was spending upwards of 5 seconds on the new Siri AI to do these tasks. Unusable.
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upvoteby joshstrange3 hours ago|
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> I mostly use Siri for reminders and alarms

Ahh yes, the only 2 things I can trust it for. The same tasks that now take longer and fail more often. I guess it understands me a little better but it's been rough. Also I see they left in the fun bugs of:

Me: "Siri, set a reminder for 1pm for XYZ"

Siri: ....

Siri: ....

Siri: ....

iPhone: No indication of anything done or Siri still waiting, looks like it just gave up

Me: "Siri, set a reminder for 1pm for XYZ"

Siri: ....

Siri: ....

Siri: ....

Siri: ....

Siri: ....

Siri: "Ok, I've set your reminder"

_1 pm rolls around_

2 reminders fire...

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upvoteby geuis9 hours ago|
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so responses like "I've turned on the lights", but you're still standing in the dark. That's my anecdotal level of interactions with any Gemini model.
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upvoteby Cub31 hours ago|
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I use Siri to control my smarthome and it's still a horrible experience so yes, the joke still works
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upvoteby longtimelistnr9 hours ago|
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It's still unbelievably limited and lackluster
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upvoteby wilg28 minutes ago|
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Yes: with Siri AI when I say "Siri, good evening" it says "Good evening!" instead of setting my "Good Evening" Apple Home scene which is what it previously did. (This is a suggested scene name in Apple Home.)
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upvoteby buzzerbetrayed9 hours ago|
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Gemini backed Siri sucks too though. The frequency in which it just.. does nothing, is crazy. Joke still works.
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upvoteby macintux9 hours ago|
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Yep, I really wish I could revert to previous-Siri on my iPhone 15 Pro. Old Siri was reasonably predictable and faster. New Siri is slower, more ambitious, and fails more often.
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upvoteby deinonychus4 hours ago|
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you can. i just did it on my 17 pro and my watch. i get instant timers again. it's unreal we lost this technology.

go to settings > siri > and turn off siri entirely. it doesn't break anything. then turn it back on, and they give you the option for siri AI or old dumb siri.

enjoy :)

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upvoteby macintux4 hours ago|
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Thank you very much. Whew.
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upvoteby karussell7 hours ago|
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I wonder if they use Gemini how can the promise "Private for all" be fulfilled? Local model like gemma4?
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upvoteby avree4 hours ago|
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Because they don't "use Gemini".

"These new capabilities are powered by the next generation of Apple Foundation Models, custom-built in collaboration with Google and its Gemini models for deeply integrated Apple Intelligence experiences. "

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upvoteby darkstar9999 hours ago|
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Gemini can be pretty bad on my Pixel phone and Nest speakers.
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upvoteby rolosa9 hours ago|
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Hey siri, turn off my tv

"Did you mean your device labeled "tv"?"

Yes Siri ffs that's literally the only device called "tv" I have

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upvoteby ben_w8 hours ago|
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- Alarm goes off

- "Hey siri, stop alarm"

- Alarm stops

- Meanwhile, the HomePod in a different room chimes in with "Turn off the alarm on Ben's iPhone XR?", pauses for a while then checks in to see if I heard it the first time

The HomePod has now been unplugged.

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upvoteby graypegg7 hours ago|
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I have an original homepod, and man, I wish I could lobotomize it easily.

It's a really nice speaker if I set it on something sturdy that won't rattle, and airplay is still pretty good even on ancient devices.

I can't keep it plugged in because it will just randomly say "You can enable personalized responses in the settings app!" at 3am about once a week if I do. It's horrifying when it happens because it always seems to be 10x louder than I remember it being set to.

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upvoteby jimbokun3 hours ago|
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Probably because ambient noise is so much less at 3am.
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upvoteby singularity20017 hours ago|
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"There are no alarms ringing." I kid you not, that's the latest tick when I want to stop alarms with three devices in the room.
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upvoteby cr18954 hours ago|
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>The HomePod has now been unplugged.

Mine are now unplugged after the update to 27 while i'm not home, since they've developed a mind of their own & will randomly turn on the TV or play music themselves.

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upvoteby jimbokun3 hours ago|
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Well they get bored if not given enough stimulation.
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upvoteby elpakal8 hours ago|
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"I will answer that for you when you put down the knife"
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upvoteby Sir_Twist6 hours ago|
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"Here's what I found on the web for 'Open the pod bay doors.'"
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