[access-uk] Hey, Siri, please stop listening | TUAW: Apple news, reviews and how-tos since 2004
- From: Gordon Keen <gordonkeen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 10:31:15 +0100
Yes, apple ( well siri anyway ) is really listening!
http://www.tuaw.com/2014/09/22/hey-siri-please-stop-listening/?ncid=rss_truncated
Hey, Siri, please stop listening
iOS 8 makes Siri smarter and more accurate, but one feature of the newly
improved virtual assistant has become a bit more annoying that it probably
should be. The "Hey, Siri" command, which lets you activate her without
touching your phone, as long as it's plugged into a power source, seems to have
a habit of randomly activating at rather odd times.
Multiple members of the TUAW staff have had Siri wake up at awkward times:
Erica's iPhone woke Siri while she was watching a video on that same device,
with seemingly no triggering phrase having initiated it.
Steve's iPhone thought he was talking to it when he said "Hey sweetie" to his
wife, at which point Siri took over and asked what he wanted to talk about.
Laughter ensued.
My own tests show that my phone is sensitive to the phrase "Hey Jerry," and
even transcribes it perfectly when it wakes up, showing that the phone knows
exactly what I said, but decided to wake up anyway. Maybe it's a Seinfeld fan?
I also tested the phrase with a voice memo, which provided conclusive proof
that the phone will wake up to the phrase "Hey Siri" even when the phone itself
is the one doing the talking. Can you imagine the potential trolling
opportunities that music artists now have? If someone inserts the phrase "Hey
Siri" into their hit song, there are going to be a lot of confused iPhone users
out there.
Of course, you can completely disable the voice activation feature by heading
into your settings app, the General menu, and then clicking on the Siri menu
option. Toggle "Hey Siri" off and you won't have to worry about it again.
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