Apple is preparing to bring its “intelligent virtual assistant” – the softly toned Siri – to its Macintosh computer, according to US reports.
Indeed, Siri will form the headline feature of a Mac OS X 10.12 update, set to be unveiled at Apple’s Worldwide Developer (WWDC) conference in June, according to IDG’s usually well-informed Macworld Web site.
Siri came to the iPhone 4s in 2011, to the iPad 3 and iPod touch in 2012, and to the Apple Watch and Apple TV in 2015, Macworld notes.
Another Apple-flavoured Web news site, 9to5Mac, also predicts that Siri will come to the Mac as part of the Mac OS update to be revealed at WWDC in June. It will be launched in the US autumn – ie, sometime between September 22 and December 20, 9to5Mac predicts.
Macworld notes that Siri is activated on the iPhone and iPad by holding down the Home button. On the Mac, the site’s sources say, Siri will be controlled via an icon located in the menu bar at the top of the screen.
Or more likely just called up with a gentle “Hey, Siri”. Macworld also suggests Apple might eventually develop new Mac keyboards with a dedicated Siri key.
