Could Apple Replace ‘Hey Siri’ With Just ‘Siri’? (Image: Apple)
Apple may drop support for ‘Hey Siri’ trigger phrase at WWDC 2023, which requires users to simply say ‘Siri’ to invoke the voice assistant.
‘Hey Siri’ is an iconic phrase first introduced by Apple in 2014 to invoke Apple’s virtual assistant Siri, and has become quite popular over the years due to references in popular culture and the tech community in general .
Now, as reported by MacRumors, quoting Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the iPhone maker may announce dropping support for the trigger phrase—’Hey Siri,’ which helps Siri go hands-free—at WWDC 2023. does. For that possibility next week,” Gurman tweeted today.
First reported in November last year, Gurman claimed that Apple is working on an initiative to drop the ‘Hey’ in the trigger phrase so that a user “only needs to say ‘Siri’ — with a command.” together.
Furthermore, Bloomberg reports that the iPhone maker has been working on implementing this change “for several months” and if everything works out, the brand could roll it out in 2023, which could mean a WWDC 2023 event. Announcement is possible.
If the change comes to fruition, Apple will match Amazon’s Alexa – requiring users to say ‘Alexa’ instead of ‘Hey Alexa’.
In related news, Apple is also expected to disclose ‘Many new Macs’ at WWDC 2023, powered by the M2 Max processor and the as-yet-unveiled M2 Ultra chip. Furthermore, Apple’s rumored mixed-reality headset is expected to be one of the highlights of the event. Bloomberg notes that this launch is likely to be just as big as the original iPhone launch was for the company and could even affect the ‘legacy’ of Apple CEO Tim Cook.
