Cortana, meanwhile, functions more as a hub for all of the things you care about. Siri’s presence on Mac is consistent with its mobile appearance - clicking the Siri icon in the dock triggers the same sound wave that appears on your iPhone when holding the home button. But there are a few key ways the two virtual helpers differ.Ĭortana offers the option to ask questions out loud or type them into a search bar, for instance, whereas Siri only supports voice input. Microsoft’s Cortana, which offers a similar experience, was added to Windows 10 last year. To be sure, Apple isn’t the first technology to put a digital assistant on a desktop. Siri can search for tweets, find news stories, identify songs, search for images on the web (which you can drag and drop into files), and create calendar events, among other functions. Many of Siri’s other capabilities worked just as Apple had showcased while announcing Siri on the Mac at WWDC last month. Hiccups like these will likely be smoothed out before the final version launches. But when I clicked the right contact, Siri continued to ask me to choose. When I tried to send an iMessage to my sister Jen, Siri asked me to clarify, since I have multiple contacts with the same name. But there are still issues to work out here, too. Siri is fairly good at sending iMessages and emails from the Mac, which made it easier to chat without having to switch to the Messages app or reach for my phone.
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