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Siri not planned for older Apple devices

One definitely won’t miss out mentioning ‘Siri’, while talking about the features of the recently launched iPhone 4S. This most celebrated feature ...

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Naina Khedekar|Nov 09, 2011, 10:10:06 IST
One definitely won’t miss out mentioning ‘Siri’, while talking about the features of the recently launched iPhone 4S. This most celebrated feature of the latest ‘i’ device has been creating quite a stir in the tech terrain and speculated to even reach other iOS devices. Google’s Eric Schmidt even called it a threat to its core search business. According to AppleInsider, an email from Apple in response to a bug report states that the company plans to keep the feature exclusive to the iPhone 4S, at least for now.Siri may be coming to older iOS devices as well

Siri currently not planned for older iOS devices

The email read, "Engineering has provided the following feedback regarding this issue: Siri only works with iPhone 4S and we currently have no plans to support older devices." Moreover, Siri is still in the testing beta stage and recently faced a wide outage. Apple loyalists with older devices waiting to lay their hands on this voice assistant will either have to wait or simply buy the new iPhone 4S.

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Armed with a Bachelor of Electronics Engineering degree, it is writing where Naina finds her calling. She has got her finger on the pulse of what's new and trending in the world of technology, right from gadgets to innovations. When she isn't hammering away on her keyboard, she is busy looking for figurines to add to her growing collection of Kinder toys. It doesn't get more diverse than that.

First Published:Nov 09, 2011, 10:10:06 IST
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