Here are the features Siri is expected to have with the new iPhone 16 Pro, along with competing apps that can already do similar things right now:
- Understanding Context: Siri can remember what you talked about before. If you ask about your mom’s flight, Siri can give you updates based on your calendar.
- Competing Apps:
- Google Assistant: Remembers your preferences and past conversations.
- Microsoft Cortana: Provides contextual reminders based on your calendar and tasks.
- Replika: A chatbot that learns from your conversations to provide better responses.
- Doing Complex Tasks: Siri can help you with tricky tasks. For example, if you say, “Send the photos from the barbecue to Malia,” Siri can find those photos and send them for you.
- Competing Apps:
- Writing Help: Siri can help you write better! It can check your spelling and grammar and suggest ways to make your writing sound friendlier or more professional.
- Competing Apps:
- Grammarly: Checks grammar and suggests improvements.
- Hemingway Editor: Helps make your writing clear and concise.
- Microsoft Word: Offers grammar and style suggestions while you write.
- Creating Images: With a new feature called Image Playground, you can tell Siri what kind of picture you want, and it can create it for you.
- Competing Apps:
- Transcribing Conversations: Siri can record and write down what people say during phone calls or meetings. This way, you can pay attention without worrying about taking notes.
- Competing Apps:
- Otter.ai: Transcribes meetings and conversations in real-time.
- Rev Voice Recorder: Records audio and provides transcription services.
- Notability: Allows recording and note-taking simultaneously.
- Smart Suggestions: Siri can give you helpful suggestions based on what you usually do. For example, if you often listen to a certain podcast, Siri might remind you to check out the latest episode.
- Competing Apps:
- Pocket Casts: Suggests new episodes based on your listening habits.
- Spotify: Recommends music and podcasts based on your preferences.
- Overcast: Provides personalized podcast recommendations.
- Analyzing Images and Documents: Siri can look at pictures and documents and help you find information quickly. If you ask it to summarize a document, it can give you a short overview.
- Competing Apps:
- Google Lens: Analyzes images and provides information based on what it sees.
- Microsoft Office Lens: Scans documents and converts them into editable formats.
- Adobe Scan: Converts images and documents into PDFs and provides text recognition.
- Capture Button: The new Capture Button lets you take photos or videos quickly without opening the camera app. Siri can help by tagging or organizing the pictures based on what you say.
- Competing Apps:
- Privacy Protection: Siri makes sure that everything you ask is safe and private. Your personal information will be protected, so you don’t have to worry.
- Competing Apps:
- Signal: Offers secure messaging with strong privacy features.
- ProtonMail: Provides encrypted email services for privacy protection.
- DuckDuckGo: A web browser that emphasizes user privacy and security.
- Works on All Apple Devices: Siri can work smoothly on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. You can start something on your iPhone and finish it on your Mac without any problems.
- Competing Apps:
- Evernote: Syncs notes and tasks across all devices.
- Microsoft OneNote: Allows you to take notes and access them from any device.
- Notion: A versatile app that works across devices for notes, tasks, and collaboration.
These competing apps already offer similar features, but the new Siri on the iPhone 16 Pro is expected to provide a more integrated and seamless experience.
Citations:
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14We9u7K6yo
[2] https://apps.apple.com/in/app/tasks-todo-lists-kanban/id1502903102
[3] https://weeek.net/blog/best-task-trackers-ios-eng
[4] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/task/id505799171
[5] https://apps.apple.com/us/story/id1437833617
[6] https://www.techradar.com/best/best-todo-list-apps
[7] https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/06/introducing-apple-intelligence-for-iphone-ipad-and-mac/
[8] https://www.foxnews.com/tech/siri-gets-overhaul-apple-goes-all-ai-connected-chatgpt