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Scott Younker

Siri and FaceTime? Apple patent hints at the ability to use Siri inside video calls

An image of an iPhone home screen, partly showing the Phone app and FaceTime app, representing how to enable Voice Isolation on iPhone.

We may not experience Siri 2.0 until next year, if rumors about the rollout of the upgrade voice assistant are anything to go by. But a new patent suggests that Apple is working on the ability to put Siri to use when you're in the midst of a video call in the FaceTime app.

The new patent, spotted by The Mac Observer, appears to specifically involve using Siri while on a video call in real time. The patent is titled "Digital Assistant Interaction in a Video Communication Session Environment". 

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