Android App ‘Siri’
More about Android App ‘Siri’
‘Siri’ arrived as an app that took technology quite a few steps further by understanding user queries and executing fine tune responses through your voice as the medium for the command to run. Siri offers a conversational interaction with many of the applications like web browser, emails etc supporting multiple language that includes English, German, Spanish and many more. Siri works as an integrated application for Apple Inc’s iOS 5 and iPhone 4S that let user to make calls, schedule appointments and meetings, send messages and perform many more actions using the voice command provided. Being one of the best implementation from Apple, this app that based on the theory of Artificial Intelligence Technology had much more in store for users.
What Exactly ‘Siri’ Implies For? – Siri is the development of the company named Siri, which is a standalone iOS app and later Apple acquired the company and introduced it to iPhone 4S and later it was introduced to the iPad as well. This voice activated application allow user to perform several actions and even hands free control on the iPhone through voice/speaking. The app being integrated with natural language interfaces and artificial intelligence is not just compatible for the basic commands but also works according to the variations in human speech. By transcribing voice to text, Siri have the choice to speak back to the user and execute the actions taking dictation. Some of the functions that Siri executes by detecting user voice are that:
- To set an alarm, search for location or schedule appointment in calendar etc
- Web browsing by speaking the search item
- Send or respond to messages once Siri is done with reading the messages
- Weather forecast through questions like “Do I need to wear a sweater?”
- According to the current location where you are Siri set the action to perform
- Once an email is received, Siri detect it once prompted to without iPhone keyboard
- Siri can even help to find the nearest Wi-Fi hotspot
Hardware Compatibility of Siri – Siri had definitely made a step to improve the lives of millions of Apple users being the paradigm for a smarter, intelligent personal interaction app. Siri is not only the one of its kind available around but is best in its bit in some area of its expertise. The hardware compatibility of Siri speaks it all that how far is its reach till date. Siri is now available with iPhone 5, iPhone 4S, iPad (iOS 6), iPad Mini, iPod touch etc. Siri is provisioned to run with the built-in apps in the iPhone stores only and is not compatible with other third party applications. The list of the apps that Siri is able to interact successfully are:
| Messages, FaceTime, Phone, Reminders, Address Book, Weather, Mail, Find My Friends, Stocks, Maps, Notes, Calendar, Music and Clock.
Facebook and Instagram are also listed under the Siri compatible apps. |
Other than the app specific characteristics Siri brings some advance facilities also for the users that are not apps-specific, such as sports score update, stats, etc.
Most Attracting Feature of Eye Free Support
Siri support Apple’s ‘Eyes Free’ feature as well allowing user to interact with the iPhone without taking their eyes off from the road while driving also. This eyes free feature of Siri is activated via button on the steering wheel. For iPhone Siri is now the primary means to get directions, send emails and choose music of the mood and many others. In the list of conversation that user had till date include very funny, sarcastic and cheesy and the mean ones are reported to be answered accurately by Siri,
We think that day is also not far when we can ask- Siri- Can you make a sandwich for me and the answer is Yes!
Siri Is Integrated with Many Third party Services
To search deeper database and to provide user with the accurate information Siri is integrated with multiple services like Wolfram Alpha, Yelp, OpenTable, Facebook, Twitter and RottenTomatoes. Siri is definitely a breakthrough introduction in the Android world, but what we have to see is who is coming next to be the strongest rival for Apple’s voice assistant built for iPhone – the next immediate question is “Is it Android’s Google Voice Actions?- Let us wait and watch!