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Why no unplugged "Hey Siri"?

flyinion

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Why doesn't "Hey Siri" work on the new 5th gen iPad without being plugged in? Did they just want to have it be a Pro only feature? It has the same cpu and coprocessor as the iPhone 6s so I assumed it's capable of it and they just disabled it for some reason.
 

Rob Phillips

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Why no unplugged "Hey Siri"?

It doesn’t work because Apple doesn’t want it to work. It’s all marketing, and Apple isn’t even close to the only company guilty of disabling a feature on a device perfectly capable of handling it.

My 12.9” Pro (1st gen) doesn’t have always on Hey Siri either. I don’t miss it a whole lot but it would be nice to have it. Luckily my iPhone 7 Plus isn’t usually too far away!
 

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Re: Why no unplugged "Hey Siri"?

It doesn’t work because Apple doesn’t want it to work. It’s all marketing, and Apple isn’t even close to the only company guilty of disabling a feature on a device perfectly capable of handling it.

My 12.9” Pro (1st gen) doesn’t have always on Hey Siri either. I don’t miss it a whole lot but it would be nice to have it. Luckily my iPhone 7 Plus isn’t usually too far away!

Thanks I figured that was the case, but I wasn't sure.
 

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