November 5, 2011

Siri on the iPhone 4?

Today, we have a very interesting bit of news, tipped to us by a source close to Apple. According to them, Apple is testing Siri on devices other than the iPhone 4S. The device specifically mentioned to us was the iPhone 4, but we can most likely assume that other devices are being tested as well. This means that we will potentially see a software update that allows Siri to run on older devices. Currently, it only runs on the iPhone 4S, but Apple has given employees access to a special software version that incorporates Siri’s features on to older devices. Hackers and developers are currently working for a port, but if Apple releases this in a software update any time soon, they may not need to.

Grain of salt, and all that.

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  1. Dave Vogt on November 5th, 2011 at 6:18 pm

    I’ll believe it when I see it. Until then, back to waiting for an untethered jailbreak.

  2. Joel Bernstein on November 5th, 2011 at 10:19 pm

    Steven Troughton-Smith got it working on a jailbroken iPhone 4 last week, so it’s absolutely possible in a technical sense.

    There’s no reason why they should open Siri up to the iPhone 4, but also no good reason why they shouldn’t.

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