How Siri could actually win the AI assistant wars
June 26
Check out quotes from my interview with Jared Newman on App Intents, Apple Intelligence, and Siri’s ability to compete with other assistants.
Tag: Siri
How to Use ChatGPT With Siri on Your iPhone »
June 6
Nelson Aguilar from CNET shares how to take advantage of all that ChatGPT has to offer – using today’s tech, like Shortcuts.
Apple iOS 18 Siri AI Update Will Let Users Control Features in Apps With Voice »
May 30
Mark Gurman from Bloomberg reports on new Siri-focused features coming at WWDC, including mentions of App Intents as a potential basis for these upgrades.
Apple embraces AI – Will Siri get smart in iOS 18? »
February 28
Jason Snell and Myke Hurley discuss Apple’s artificial intelligence investments, the idea of Spotlight as their AI brand, and rumors about Siri improvements coming in iOS 18.
PSA: Test your App Shortcuts via Siri on Apple Vision Pro
January 30
CardPointers developer Emmanuel Crousivier has shared a warning for App Shortcuts developers, including multiple features that won’t work at launch.
iOS 17: How to Choose Which App Siri Uses to Send a Message »
September 8
In iOS 17, there’s a new Siri feature for selecting which app to use when messaging someone – here’s how to activate it.
Apple Tests ‘Apple GPT,’ Develops Generative AI Tools to Catch OpenAI »
July 20
According to Bloomberg, Apple is testing their own generative AI tool called “Ajax” internally – here’s why I think it needs to take advantage of Shortcuts.
AirPods Can Authenticate You For Siri Requests Thanks To This Accessibility Advocate »
July 20
If you’re always running into “You’ll need to unlock your iPhone first” with Siri, you’ll want to use AirPods starting in iOS 17 – here’s how this new accessibility feature benefits everyone.
How Apple Is Trying To Fix Siri With App Shortcuts
June 8
From my iMore column “How Apple Is Trying To Fix Siri With App Shortcuts”: With App Shortcuts, everyday folks will automatically have folders of trigger
Pick random Office episode
December 18
If you love The Office and want to have a random episode picked for you, this shortcut is for you: Using a dictionary filled out
Automating how loud Siri replies on the HomePod
November 21
I’m a huge fan of the HomePod – after bearing the investment cost, it’s improved my daily interactions with music and opened access to controlling
Smart Tech Today #2: Mesh WiFi and Voice-First Computing
October 15
Mikah Sargent and I have recorded episode 2 of Smart Tech Today, this time over Skype and on the Twitch livestream. Here’s the description from
Announcing Smart Tech Today, my new podcast
September 30
I’ll be cohosting a new show with Mikah Sargent, which will be airing on TWiT. Get all the details – it’s going to be fun!
No Name Photo Show: #57 – Taking Shortcuts with Photography
July 23
My friend Brian Matiash was kind enough to have me on his photography podcast—the No Name Photo Show—to talk Siri Shortcuts.
Preventing food from expiring with two Siri Shortcuts
April 18
When you have a bad habit you just can’t break, setting up some Siri Shortcuts can help. I put together two custom shortcuts for logging when my food expires into Trello and Reminders – plus I can ask Siri to let me know the status of my kitchen.
How to jump between the audio and video of Supercomputer
February 12
When your podcast turns into a video podcast, what do listeners do if they want to watch along? For our show, I’ve build a custom Shortcut to turn Overcast links into YouTube deep links, so you can tune in regardless of the medium.
Look ahead at your day with “Agenda”
October 29
Learn how to build your own Siri-based Shortcuts – starting with a look ahead at your schedule for the day.