{"id":337050,"date":"2017-03-28T18:14:21","date_gmt":"2017-03-28T10:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/03\/28\/siri-rumor-icloud-integration-learning-ios11\/"},"modified":"2017-03-28T18:14:21","modified_gmt":"2017-03-28T10:14:21","slug":"questionable-rumor-claims-siri-icloud-integration-and-contextual-learning-coming-in-ios-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/questionable-rumor-claims-siri-icloud-integration-and-contextual-learning-coming-in-ios-11\/","title":{"rendered":"Questionable Rumor Claims Siri iCloud Integration and Contextual Learning Coming in iOS 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.macrumors.com\/article-new\/2016\/01\/iOS-9-Siri-250x213.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"213\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-485081\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/siri\/\">Siri<\/a> is set to gain contextual learning abilities and deep integration with iMessage and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/icloud\/\">iCloud<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/ios-11\/\">iOS 11<\/a>, according to an unverified rumor shared by Israeli site <em><a href=\"http:\/\/theverifier.co.il\/2017\/03\/27\/exclusive-siri-ai-wwdc-2017\/\">The Verifier<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Citing information &#8220;received directly from the development teams based in Israel and the U.S.&#8221;, the site says Siri&#8217;s AI codebase will receive a major update that will enable it to learn a user&#8217;s usage habits, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/03\/20\/samsung-bixby\/\">similar to abilities claimed by Samsung<\/a> for its new virtual assistant Bixby.<\/p>\n<p>The upgrade is said to extend Siri&#8217;s capabilities beyond its current limited command pool by stacking multiple queries and offering different actions depending on the context. For example, Siri&#8217;s integration into iMessage means it will be able to offer suggestions relevant to the ongoing conversation, such as where to dine out, how to get there, and one-step Uber taxi booking.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the claim is that Siri&#8217;s integration with iCloud will enable it to identify meaningful connections between the various devices associated with an Apple ID account and offer practicable actions that crisscross Mac and iOS systems.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Apple will embed Siri deeper into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/apple-tv\/\">Apple TV<\/a> and Apple Watch experience, with significant updates to tvOS and watchOS. Advanced Siri abilities are also said to extend to a &#8220;smart clock&#8221; feature, although no other details were given.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Verifier<\/em> does not have an established track record for accurate rumors, making it unclear how reliable the information is, while the iMessage features described above can already be found in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2016\/11\/17\/apple-explores-chat-siri-messages-threads\/\">published Apple patents<\/a>. Previously the site said that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/01\/20\/group-facetime-rumored-for-ios-11\/\">group FaceTime calls<\/a> will be introduced in iOS 11, but so far we&#8217;ve been unable to corroborate the claim.<\/p>\n<p>Details of what&#8217;s in store for iOS 11 have been scant in general, but it is expected to be released with new iPhones in the fall of 2017, while a preview of the new software could come at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/wwdc\/\">Worldwide Developers Conference<\/a> 2017 held in June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.macrumors.com\/article-new\/2016\/01\/iOS-9-Siri-250x213.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"213\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-485081\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/siri\/\">Siri<\/a> is set to gain contextual learning abilities and deep integration with iMessage and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/icloud\/\">iCloud<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/ios-11\/\">iOS 11<\/a>, according to an unverified rumor shared by Israeli site <em><a href=\"http:\/\/theverifier.co.il\/2017\/03\/27\/exclusive-siri-ai-wwdc-2017\/\">The Verifier<\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n<p>Citing information &#8220;received directly from the development teams based in Israel and the U.S.&#8221;, the site says Siri&#8217;s AI codebase will receive a major update that will enable it to learn a user&#8217;s usage habits, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/03\/20\/samsung-bixby\/\">similar to abilities claimed by Samsung<\/a> for its new virtual assistant Bixby.<\/p>\n<p>The upgrade is said to extend Siri&#8217;s capabilities beyond its current limited command pool by stacking multiple queries and offering different actions depending on the context. For example, Siri&#8217;s integration into iMessage means it will be able to offer suggestions relevant to the ongoing conversation, such as where to dine out, how to get there, and one-step Uber taxi booking.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the claim is that Siri&#8217;s integration with iCloud will enable it to identify meaningful connections between the various devices associated with an Apple ID account and offer practicable actions that crisscross Mac and iOS systems. <\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Apple will embed Siri deeper into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/apple-tv\/\">Apple TV<\/a> and Apple Watch experience, with significant updates to tvOS and watchOS. Advanced Siri abilities are also said to extend to a &#8220;smart clock&#8221; feature, although no other details were given. <\/p>\n<p><em>The Verifier<\/em> does not have an established track record for accurate rumors, making it unclear how reliable the information is, while the iMessage features described above can already be found in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2016\/11\/17\/apple-explores-chat-siri-messages-threads\/\">published Apple patents<\/a>. Previously the site said that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/2017\/01\/20\/group-facetime-rumored-for-ios-11\/\">group FaceTime calls<\/a> will be introduced in iOS 11, but so far we&#8217;ve been unable to corroborate the claim.<\/p>\n<p>Details of what&#8217;s in store for iOS 11 have been scant in general, but it is expected to be released with new iPhones in the fall of 2017, while a preview of the new software could come at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/wwdc\/\">Worldwide Developers Conference<\/a> 2017 held in June.<\/p>\n<div class=\"linkback\">Related Roundup: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/ios-11\/\">iOS 11<\/a> <br \/>Tag: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.macrumors.com\/roundup\/siri\/\">Siri<\/a> <\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/forums.macrumors.com\/threads\/siri-rumor-icloud-integration-learning-ios11.2039019\/\">Discuss this article<\/a> in our forums<\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.macrumors.com\/~ff\/MacRumors-All?a=SVg-Vq7blEI:HQpaWX5xXdE:6W8y8wAjSf4\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/MacRumors-All?d=6W8y8wAjSf4\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.macrumors.com\/~ff\/MacRumors-All?a=SVg-Vq7blEI:HQpaWX5xXdE:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/MacRumors-All?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/MacRumors-All\/~4\/SVg-Vq7blEI\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\" alt=\"\"\/> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5817,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[68,69,59,26],"class_list":["post-337050","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technology","tag-apple","tag-macrumors","tag-media","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/337050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5817"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=337050"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/337050\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=337050"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=337050"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=337050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}