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I haven't used an iPhone in a while, does Siri have a wake word? Does it work when the phone is in standby? Android has "Ok Google" but it doesn't work when in

by Touche 11y ago

I haven't used an iPhone in a while, does Siri have a wake word? Does it work when the phone is in standby? Android has "Ok Google" but it doesn't work when in standby and doesn't work from the distance that Echo does. I think that's really its killer feature. You are in the pantry and notice you're out of basil, you say "Alexa, add basil to my shopping list" and it's done. No pulling out your phone, no unlock screens, you just say what you want to happen and it works.

ghaff 11y ago
If it's plugged in, you can enable an iPhone to respond to "Hey Siri" as a wake phrase. [EDIT: I have an iPhone 6. Apparently the latest models don't need to be plugged in.]
colinramsay 11y ago
Prior to the 6S the phone had to be plugged in for the wake word ("Hey Siri") to work, but as of the iPhone 6S you can do it when running from battery. As you say, the microphone is not particular good at distance.
mikelward 11y ago
"Hey Siri" on iPhone 6s according to http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/206240/why-is-always-on-hey-siri-only-available-on-the-iphone-6s http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/206240/why-is-alway... Haven't tried it myself, so can't comment on the range.
yoda_sl 11y ago
As of the latest iPhone 6, you don't even need to have the iPhone plugged. You trained Siri a few times by saying a few sentences and later you can say "hey Siri" and it will start listening. Apple added some new chip which will be listening for that key sentence and will only react to your voice, not someone else. So no more funny joke from co-worker nor Podcast and in addition low battery impact.
- el_benhameen 11y ago
  As much as I want to like this feature, I've found it less than impressive. It rarely picks me up on the first try, so I find myself shouting a very clearly-enunciated "HEY SIRI" a few times, which kind of kills the magic. About 50% of the time I just end up walking over to the phone and using my hands to accomplish whatever I was trying to do. I'm not trying this from far away or in a noisy environment, either. Admittedly an anecdote, but still frustrating.
jonknee 11y ago
It does ("Hey Siri"), but it doesn't work from far away or when it's in your pocket. Echo definitely has the edge in that respect.

by Touche 11y ago

ghaff 11y ago

If it's plugged in, you can enable an iPhone to respond to "Hey Siri" as a wake phrase. [EDIT: I have an iPhone 6. Apparently the latest models don't need to be plugged in.]

colinramsay 11y ago

Prior to the 6S the phone had to be plugged in for the wake word ("Hey Siri") to work, but as of the iPhone 6S you can do it when running from battery. As you say, the microphone is not particular good at distance.

mikelward 11y ago

"Hey Siri" on iPhone 6s according to http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/206240/why-is-always-on-hey-siri-only-available-on-the-iphone-6s http://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/206240/why-is-alway... Haven't tried it myself, so can't comment on the range.

yoda_sl 11y ago

As of the latest iPhone 6, you don't even need to have the iPhone plugged. You trained Siri a few times by saying a few sentences and later you can say "hey Siri" and it will start listening. Apple added some new chip which will be listening for that key sentence and will only react to your voice, not someone else. So no more funny joke from co-worker nor Podcast and in addition low battery impact.

el_benhameen 11y ago
As much as I want to like this feature, I've found it less than impressive. It rarely picks me up on the first try, so I find myself shouting a very clearly-enunciated "HEY SIRI" a few times, which kind of kills the magic. About 50% of the time I just end up walking over to the phone and using my hands to accomplish whatever I was trying to do. I'm not trying this from far away or in a noisy environment, either. Admittedly an anecdote, but still frustrating.

jonknee 11y ago

It does ("Hey Siri"), but it doesn't work from far away or when it's in your pocket. Echo definitely has the edge in that respect.