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Yes, phones do this too. But the massive difference is that you have to consciously bring up Siri and you know when it's listening and when it's not. The TV ap
by downandout 12y ago
Yes, phones do this too. But the massive difference is that you have to consciously bring up Siri and you know when it's listening and when it's not. The TV appears to be constantly listening for audio commands and is sending whatever it hears upstream for processing. Someone in these comments said that you can turn the TV on through a voice command, which means that it is listening even when it is off and merely plugged in.
- IshKebab 12y agoIt's not sending the audio continuously, in the same way that Android phones with always-listening features ("Ok Google") aren't. There is dedicated keyword-detecting hardware.
- snowwrestler 12y agoIsn't Siri listening by default now in iOS 8 whenever the phone is plugged in?
- mikeash 12y agoI don't think it's on by default. I believe I had to turn it on in the settings after upgrading. In any case, it's not streaming everything it hears. The "Hey Siri" detection is done locally, even though the subsequent voice-to-text is not.