
Last year, Bloomberg’s well-connected Apple specialist Mark Gurman claimed that the company was looking to simplify the way iPhone, iPad and HomePod users wake up the Siri virtual assistant. Oh, how much difference a year can make.
Yesterday (June 2), Gurman put in one final prediction before WWDC 2023 kicks off on Monday: that this move could come into force as early as next week. “Everyone is asking about Siri, AI and WWDC on Monday,” he tweeted. “One item I haven’t mentioned in a while has been a major project to drop the ‘Hey’ from ‘Hey Siri.’