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0 pointsjchendy10y ago0 comments

That actually seems kind of dangerous. It could cause people to pull out their phones to check whether the ad actually turned airplane mode on.

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cowsandmilk10y ago

siri has itself trained to a single user's voice. I've never had anyone else's voice activate my phone with "Hey Siri". Admittedly, it usually takes me saying "Hey Siri" 3 times before it recognizes my voice, but I'm 100% certain a radio ad would get no response from my phone.

robterrell10y ago

Siri is definitely not trained to a single voice. And yes, the car radio can turn it on. I've had a podcast discussion of Siri trigger it. It became such a joke that some podcasters have another phrase they say when they mean "hey Siri".

Artemis210y ago

Since the iPhone 6S, Hey Siri is activated by a dedicated chip in the SoC. This enables low-power real-time detection of trigger words. Before, Hey Siri only worked with phones in the process of charging, because it was done with software, so a lot less efficient.

These voice-activated chips can be trained (as seen in a lot of other phones), but I'm not sure the software-powered Siri can be trained.

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fencepost10y ago

As a sample of the alternate term, Merlin Mann's assorted podcasts generally use "Ahoy Telephone."

legulere10y ago

It has only been a feature since iOS 9: http://9to5mac.com/2015/09/11/os-9-siri-voice-recognition-tr...

glitch00310y ago

Just want to chime in and say that I can activate my girlfriends iPhone by saying "Hey Siri" in a girly sounding voice. It's trained to only her voice but I can trigger it. So it's not foolproof as you make it seem.

ianferrel10y ago

My wife's phone regularly (maybe once a month), starts listening in response to me saying something, which isn't even "Hey Siri", despite never training with my voice. My voice does not sound anything like my wife's.

So, I think the error rate is simply not low enough to make conclusive claims about what it might or might not do.

madeofpalk10y ago

It happens to me many times a day. I've b come acutely aware of how much I question other people because it activates when I say "Are you serious?"

JetSpiegel10y ago

Better stock up on those tinfoils.

foota10y ago

I have an acquaintance by the name of Siri, hilarity ensues.

imglorp10y ago

Doesn't she say something about "okay, turning off" when that happens?

cbhl10y ago

If you watch the video you see that the ad actually answers the warning prompt with "Yes" as well.

cloudjacker10y ago

It would only work if the iPhone was plugged into power AND they had turned on the capability for Siri to be activated by voice, which is limited to when the iPhone is plugged in.

I know Android users might not understand this limitation, but there it is.

jeff_tyrrill10y ago

The iPhone 6s, and the Apple Watch, are always listening (if enabled) for "Hey Siri", even on battery.

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