Apple, by contrast, has been stubborn about letting outsiders tap the power of Siri, and the company has fallen behind as a result.
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If you own a 2nd, 3rd or 4th gen Apple TV set-top boxes, you can watch the keynote from Apple Events channel.
Here’s a list of all the new features we’re excited about on iOS 11.
Apple says as many as 375 million iOS devices use Siri every month, globally.
Apple also shared the latest version of watchOS4, which continues to put the emphasis on the Apple Watch as a fitness device. It is expected that Apple will release the iOS 11 at the WWDC 2017, and a big feature of this new app will be available within this new iOS 11 software.
Apple also revealed its new HomePod speaker system, which is created to rival the likes of Sonos and Amazon Echo. It appears the early beta launch of the feature will only support translating from English to Spanish/Chinese/German/Italian/French, but the company plans to introduce more language translation support in the future.
Apple’s voice-controlled Siri assistant will be integrated into the $349 speaker, and will make music recommendations that pair with the company’s Apple Music service, send text messages, check news and sports scores and control home gadgets like lightbulbs and thermostats.
While “Do Not Disturb” modes already have their place on all sorts of phones and tablets on both iOS and Android, I’m usually also afraid to leave a work or personal message unanswered or leave people in the dark about my activity.
iOS 11 will launch as a free update this fall for the iPhone 5s and newer.
While Apple is linking the HomePod to the Music app and is pushing its music-centric abilities, Apple seems to be positioning this to compete directly with other home assistants such as Google Home and Amazon’s Alexa.
Apple’s annual software update for its iPhone and iPad range is here. We have received reports from Apple users in the UK, Australia, New Zealand that they are finding their Videos app replaced with the TV app. For example, the tech giant unveiled iOS 11, which has some pretty neat features – users will now be able to “drag and drop” text and other items between apps.
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The 64-bit A10X Fusion chip is expected to make the new iPad Pro faster than most PC laptops available, and will enable it to tackle complex tasks such as editing photos and 4K video and rendering 3D images.
