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Apple Announces Siri for macOS Sierra With Web and File Searches

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At its WWDC keynote today, Apple confirmed that Siri would be coming to the Mac with macOS Sierra. Siri's icon will sit in the top menu bar next to the Notification Center toggle.


Siri can handle context-sensitive searches for things such as files, allowing users to search for files they worked on in the last week or just the files an individual co-worker sent a user. Siri for Mac, which can also work while a user is in a full-screen app, can search the web. Siri's web searches can also be pinned to the Notification Center.


Like Siri for iOS, Siri for Mac can also be used to bring up music, send text messages and open apps. Siri can also be used in conjunction with other new macOS Sierra features, like the updated Continuity and Apple Pay.

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0007776
129 months ago
I guess this is nice for the people who have been asking for it, I'm still not sold on it being a useful thing on a computer.
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atikalz
129 months ago
Keynote really shows how the Mac how low on the ladder macOS is compared to iOS.
They spent more time demoing their messages app.
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numbersyx
129 months ago
Keynote really shows how the Mac how low on the ladder macOS is compared to iOS.
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wingmanmac
129 months ago
I absolutly, categorically do not care, interrest or have any use for siri on my mac. Auto unlock? I unlock the mac once a day, and it has never been difficoult or time consuming. This is totally uninterresting being a content provider (music), Where is speed enhancement, etc, the mac is not an ipad... Icloud... Meeh apple watch, emojis waaaaa
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redheeler
129 months ago
In terms of a feature release, this is only barely more exciting than El Capitan, at least for me.
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bobdobalina
129 months ago
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