Apple is working on on-screen notification feature for Siri
- November 5, 2024
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The final release of iOS 18.2 beta 2 for developers began on Monday. The update includes tons of new features, including ChatGPT in Settings, Create Image in Notes,
The final release of iOS 18.2 beta 2 for developers began on Monday. The update includes tons of new features, including ChatGPT in Settings, Create Image in Notes, updated Find, Mail app icons, and more. A stable update is expected to be released next month.
It is now known that Apple is working on an advanced feature for its chat assistant Siri. As part of its Apple Intelligence features, Apple has provided APIs to developers to help Siri better contextually know what’s happening on the screen. There is reportedly a new API that allows developers to make their apps’ screen content available to Siri and Apple Intelligence. From Apple’s documentation:
When a user asks a question about the content on the screen or wants to perform an action on that content, Siri and Apple Intelligence can retrieve the content to answer the question and perform the action. Siri and Apple Intelligence may send content to supported third-party services if the user explicitly requests it. For example, someone might browse a website and ask, “Hey Siri, what is this document about?” can use Siri to provide a summary by saying or typing something like.
With the latest iOS 18.2 beta update, ChatGPT integration with Siri; allows you to ask questions and get more information about images, videos, PDFs, and presentations. For example, ask Siri “What is this document about?” You may ask; Siri will take a screenshot, send it to ChatGPT, and provide you with the information you need.
However, as MacRumors points out, ChatGPT integration is not the same as the on-screen notification feature described in Apple’s documentation. Apple defined this on-screen alert feature as Siri’s ability to understand, analyze and take action on on-screen content. For example, if someone sends you an SMS with their contact number, you can ask Siri to add that number to your contact list.
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Interestingly, the feature in question is not even available in the latest iOS 18.2 beta 2 update and ChatGPT currently only has access to screenshots. It looks like this could be part of a variety of Siri features that might not arrive until next year.
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