The latest updates to Apple Intelligence include significant improvements to Siri, Apple’s virtual assistant. Siri now boasts a refreshed look, with the screen edges glowing when activated. Additionally, users can now type their requests to Siri, a feature that Google Assistant has offered for several years.
The goal is to enable more natural interactions with Siri. The assistant has improved contextual understanding, allowing it to handle more complex requests. For example, you can ask Siri to “Play the podcast my wife sent me last week,” and it will retrieve it accurately.
Siri can also guide users through performing various functions on their phones, similar to Samsung’s Bixby. If you make an error while speaking, there’s no need to start from scratch—Siri can understand and correct slip-ups, remembering the context of previous queries.
Moreover, Siri now offers on-screen context awareness. If someone texts you an address, you can ask Siri to add it to the contact card directly from the message. This functionality extends to both first-party and third-party apps, making Siri more versatile and user-friendly than ever before.