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Siri Reportedly Coming to iPad with iOS 6

Monday June 4, 2012 7:56 am PDT by Eric Slivka
9to5Mac reports that one of the major new features coming in iOS 6 is the addition of Siri to the iPad. Siri is currently supported only on the iPhone 4S, with the new iPad having gained the dictation aspect of Apple and Nuance's voice recognition partnership but not seeing the inclusion of full Siri support at its launch earlier this year.


Mockup of Siri for iPad
Siri on the iPad is activated by a quick hold of the home button, just like on the iPhone 4S. The interface slides up from below the display with a clever animation. Siri is built into the iPad as a small window on top of whatever interface the user is currently interacting with. This Siri window with rounded corners sits at the bottom center of the display, as you can see in our mockup above. The Siri iPad interface takes very little space over the iPad interface currently in use, and is designed with the same linen texture as on the iPhone 4S. Siri for iPad also works from the lock screen.
The report speculates that Siri for iPad may be exclusive to the new third-generation models, and it is unclear whether Apple will tout the feature at next week's Worldwide Developers Conference or if it will elect to keep it under wraps until closer to the public launch of the software later this year.

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Tags: Siri, 9to5mac.com, iOS 6
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AngerDanger
90 months ago
"Siri, how good is the microphone on the iPad?"

"I found these music stores near you whose reviews mention microphones."

"Oh, guess that still answers my question."
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iDuel
90 months ago
Let's hope that Apple also allows ipad2 users to enjoy Siri as well.

It's not like the iPad 3 has a better microphone or processor anyway.
Rating: 23 Votes
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needfx
90 months ago

I would like to think Apple would announce it at WWDC. It would make sense; generate a huge amount of hype well before launch. In a similar way, Multitasking for the iPad with iOS 4 was a massive thing for me to look forward to =]


spot on

they do have to announce something big, now that google & asus are trying to steal some thunder. I repeat, trying
Rating: 17 Votes
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Ay_Zimmy
90 months ago
Definitely something predictable, just glad to see it confirmed
Rating: 17 Votes
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olowott
90 months ago
Come on Apple be Nice,

iPAD2 was and is still a Hit........... u know, just this once;)
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pawelthegreat
90 months ago
No brainer, really.
Rating: 16 Votes
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Unggoy Murderer
90 months ago
I would like to think Apple would announce it at WWDC. It would make sense; generate a huge amount of hype well before launch. In a similar way, Multitasking for the iPad with iOS 4 was a massive thing for me to look forward to =]
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iDuel
90 months ago

I hope this doesn't happen with current devices. Siri is the one exclusive thing we have to show people we own iPhone 4S and not one of the older models. Siri on the next iPad makes sense since we'll have other distinguishing features.


Oh sorry, I didn't know that you needed something to show off.
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SamFisher
90 months ago
Awesome!
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SandboxGeneral
90 months ago
Yay! That will be a welcomed feature for my iPad.

But it sill begs the question, why didn't they include it with the iPad at it's launch and only had dictation?
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