That is very, very interesting. I've been hoping to have an assistant in the workshop (hands-free!) that I could talk to and have it help me with simple tasks: timers, calculating, digging up notes, etc. — basically, what the phone assistants were supposed to be, but aren't. "You will have to unlock your iphone first" is kind of a deal-breaker when you are in the middle of mixing polyurethane resin and have gloves an…
Siri does have a setting that'll activate it if you say "hey siri" while the phone is locked. Obvious privacy and battery usage concerns though, and it's still Siri, so it's a little clunky.
Mhm. I think I use that. But then I say "call my wife" and it says "you'll need to unlock your iphone first".
It's clear Tim Cook doesn't ever try to use Siri wearing gloves. Or ever, for that matter :-)