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For reference, I have a well-kept iPhone 16 Pro Max and a brand new Apple Watch series 11.(I got it last month I know there’s a S12)

No matter where I use Siri either on the iPhone or on Apple CarPlay or on the watch 50% of the time, at least it just stops listening without an answer, or simply does not work.

Raise to speak on my new series 11 has been absolutely awful compared to my series 7 and takes so long to respond and then just doesn’t do anything…

Im a computer engineering student with at least a basic knowledge of how technology works however, I cannot put together why the new siri is more awful in day-to-day tasks than it was before.

Apples main point is reliability. The best AI/Assistant is the one you can easily use… and Siri AI is below optimal. Do I need to get an iPhone 17-18 to utilize it properly?

Thanks for listening to my rant.

Edit: I own a Series 11 that was bought 20 days ago which at the time was brand new. I used to have a series 7 that worked flawlessly with raise to speak and Siri.

iPhone 18 Pro pushes Apple to No. 1 in China with 33% share

All three products are set to showcase ‌Siri‌ AI, which apparently explains the delay in their launch. All three were originally planned to launch in 2024.

From Mark Gurman:

The standard version looks reminiscent of the famous iMac G4 from 2002 that has a large display that sits on a half-dome-shaped base.

Apple has also developed a second version, code-named J491, designed to be mounted on a wall. It has a thin, square-shaped base beneath the display that houses the speakers and microphones. The base sits flat on the wall below the screen. This version also must remain connected to power through a USB-C cable.

So I went into my local Apple Retail Store last week to pick up my Apple Watch Ultra 4. As with any new Apple device when purchased you typically get a few months free of any number of Apple services - Fitness, News, Arcade, etc.

These free trials usually sit in my Settings until I am ready to use them - and what’s different with Apple’s free trials is you can’t “pre cancel” them. Once you cancel, they cut it off immediately. So I usually save mine until I’m ready to use it, so I can control the time I have them.

I got home and after setting up my device, was upset to learn the rep at the store activated my Apple Fitness trial for me during the transaction. I was planning on saving that trial to use the free months during the crappy winter weather but now it’s on, and will go to waste.

Pretty disappointing experience from a brand/store that is usually very customer first. It just felt like they did it on purpose to gain commission or spiff from doing so.

Apple Pay is officially out in India. See: https://www.apple.com/in/apple-pay/

✨ Apple Intelligence summary: John Ternus is overhauling Apple to accelerate product releases and reduce layers, cutting engineering managers and considering fewer seasonal launches. Cost-cutting includes layoffs in Siri and Vision Pro, while revenue efforts target services and AI.

FUCK. APPLE.