iOS 5.0.2 due next week, 5.1 to upgrade Siri, report claims
updated 02:40 pm EST, Wed November 16, 2011
New Siri may get system functions
Apple is at work on not one but two updates to iOS 5, claims German site Macerkopf.de. iOS 5.0.2 will allegedly be out by the end of next week, and attempt to fix battery life problems that went unresolved by v5.0.1. Battery drain has been a recurring issue with iOS updates, although most devices are typically unaffected.
The other planned update is iOS 5.1. The firmware will reportedly make several upgrades to Siri, expanding its functions. Users should, for instance, be able to take a photo or record video using voice commands, as well as toggle Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on or off. When v5.1 might go live however is unknown.
Apple officially considers Siri to be in a beta state. Some functions are in fact unavailable outside of the US, and only a relative handful of languages are supported. The only device with Siri installed is the iPhone 4S, despite the technology clearly working on hacked older products.
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Joined: Apr 2001
Something I look forward to
Yes! Being able to use Siri to turn on and off Bluetooth and WiFi. That's a lot easier than going into the Settings app, going into General, then into Bluetooth, and turning Bluetooth on and off. Wifi will be nice too . Although if you need a network to use Siri, Will you have problems turning WiFi back on?
Taking pictures? I can't see how that would work. You tell Siri to take a picture, but you haven't yet aimed your camera and focus.