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I can't pick up my coworker's phone and manually dial a number, because years of learning from our mistakes have led us to implement lock screens and such. I c

I can't pick up my coworker's phone and manually dial a number, because years of learning from our mistakes have led us to implement lock screens and such. I can, however, say "Hey Siri, call 867-5309." Or "Hey Siri, Facebook status: my anus is bleeding. SEND!" Because we are apparently incapable of applying past lessons to new technologies.

rdiddly 8y ago
If they operate anything like the way I operate, they know there should be some kind of lock on there, they just haven't gotten around to building that part yet. And if their management is anything like my management, they go ahead and release it anyway.
pishpash 8y ago
It really shouldn't be hard to do a quick safe filter and ask "You sure you want to send that?", again, like a real human. My point is they're really half-assed products right now that are behaving badly/immaturely.
- collyw 8y ago
  Apparently it did have a confirm question.
edm0nd 8y ago
If the iPhone has a lock screen, Siri will not do any of those actions without it being unlocked first FYI.
- BonesJustice 8y ago
  That was definitely not the case when I tried it a couple years ago. If they’ve since locked it down, then I’m glad to hear that.
arcticbull 8y ago
Hm. I can't "Hey Siri" someone else' phone, can I? It's certainly never worked for me.
- BonesJustice 8y ago
  To my knowledge, “Hey Siri” has never been tied to the owner’s voice. I was able to post to a colleague’s Facebook account a couple years ago, using nothing but voice commands. It was sitting on his desk, locked. I haven’t tried it since, and I keep it disabled on my own phone.
  - dcohenp 8y ago
    "Hey Siri" has in fact been tied to the owner's voice since the iPhone 6s (2015): https://www.macrumors.com/2015/09/11/apples-hey-siri-feature-voice/ https://www.macrumors.com/2015/09/11/apples-hey-siri-feature...
    - BonesJustice 8y ago
      Progress! I stand corrected. Thank you.
      - coatmatter 8y ago
        Meanwhile, I have my Pixel lock on screen off (only because the fingerprint reader makes unlocking/turning on easy) with OK Google unlocking enabled. The only problem here is that Google still doesn't recognise my voice half the time, perhaps because I'm never sure about how I should speak to an inanimate object. Speaking of unlocking methods, face unlock appears to no longer be available as an option for me. I can't find it in settings anymore (smart unlock etc).
tathougies 8y ago
> "Hey Siri, Facebook status: my anus is bleeding. SEND!" Serves me right for having screen reading on near my phone..... (jk, jk, but seriously though)

rdiddly 8y ago

If they operate anything like the way I operate, they know there should be some kind of lock on there, they just haven't gotten around to building that part yet. And if their management is anything like my management, they go ahead and release it anyway.

pishpash 8y ago

It really shouldn't be hard to do a quick safe filter and ask "You sure you want to send that?", again, like a real human. My point is they're really half-assed products right now that are behaving badly/immaturely.

collyw 8y ago
Apparently it did have a confirm question.

edm0nd 8y ago

If the iPhone has a lock screen, Siri will not do any of those actions without it being unlocked first FYI.

BonesJustice 8y ago
That was definitely not the case when I tried it a couple years ago. If they’ve since locked it down, then I’m glad to hear that.

arcticbull 8y ago

Hm. I can't "Hey Siri" someone else' phone, can I? It's certainly never worked for me.

BonesJustice 8y ago
To my knowledge, “Hey Siri” has never been tied to the owner’s voice. I was able to post to a colleague’s Facebook account a couple years ago, using nothing but voice commands. It was sitting on his desk, locked. I haven’t tried it since, and I keep it disabled on my own phone.
- dcohenp 8y ago
  "Hey Siri" has in fact been tied to the owner's voice since the iPhone 6s (2015): https://www.macrumors.com/2015/09/11/apples-hey-siri-feature-voice/ https://www.macrumors.com/2015/09/11/apples-hey-siri-feature...
  - BonesJustice 8y ago
    Progress! I stand corrected. Thank you.
    - coatmatter 8y ago
      Meanwhile, I have my Pixel lock on screen off (only because the fingerprint reader makes unlocking/turning on easy) with OK Google unlocking enabled. The only problem here is that Google still doesn't recognise my voice half the time, perhaps because I'm never sure about how I should speak to an inanimate object. Speaking of unlocking methods, face unlock appears to no longer be available as an option for me. I can't find it in settings anymore (smart unlock etc).

tathougies 8y ago

> "Hey Siri, Facebook status: my anus is bleeding. SEND!" Serves me right for having screen reading on near my phone..... (jk, jk, but seriously though)