48 MACWORLD AUGUST 2019
iOSCENTRAL THE FUTURE OF SIRIFor the iPhone, Siri could adopt an indicator similar to the new CarPlay.
Siri on the Mac has an unobtrusive interface.to iPad fan Juliano Rossi’s question (go.
macworld.com/jlrs) about Siri’s interface with
a hopeful yet vague response: “What you
describe is certainly valid feedback.
Unfortunately, it’s not something we can add
in at the last minute, but we will certainly
consider it for the future.”
Siri on the Mac already has an
unobtrusive interface that appears in the
top right corner when summoned, so
Apple would likely adopt something
similar for the iPad. For the iPhone, it
could adopt an indicator similar to the
new CarPlay, which shows Sir’s
waveform at the bottom of the screen
while keeping the rest of the display
still visible. It could also have a small
square in the lower half of the screen,
similar to what you see when you pair
AirPods with an iPad or iPhone.
But while it might happen one
day, it’s pretty clear that a new Siri
interface won’t be a late addition to
iPadOS or iOS 13. But we can all still enjoy
the new volume indicator. ■