Siri

**eliechart** · 07-02-2012, 12:32 PM

Haha I really want Siri on my iPhone 4 any suggestions how? I'd prefer not to jailbreak but I don't even know if that's an option thanks

**efparri** · 07-02-2012, 12:44 PM

The official version will only work on the iPhone 4S and newer. There is a program from the App Store called Evi, which has some of the functionality of Siri. I believe that it works with the iPhone 4.

**pryncearif** · 07-02-2012, 01:31 PM

The best solution is to jailbreak the iPhone 4, I have done it on mine and Siri works great. You will need a server for it to work you can get it from uhelios, he charges but it works great and there are few added features that the regular Siri does not have

**Doolie** · 07-02-2012, 04:06 PM

Originally Posted by eliechart

Haha I really want Siri on my iPhone 4 any suggestions how? I'd prefer not to jailbreak but I don't even know if that's an option thanks

You can always try out Dragon Go! From Nuance available in the App Store. It works with a bunch of apps like Pandora and Yelp, etc.

**SBdunks** · 07-02-2012, 04:35 PM

Google search i4siri and that will give you directions on how to install on the iPhone 4. You will need to be jailbroken.

**Telekom** · 07-02-2012, 05:41 PM

Originally Posted by eliechart

Haha I really want Siri on my iPhone 4 any suggestions how? I'd prefer not to jailbreak but I don't even know if that's an option thanks

Go to the app store and get Evi.

**ceredon** · 07-02-2012, 07:18 PM

Evi and Dragon Go both provide some of the same functionality. Siri uses Nuance's speech recognition tech so Dragon Go might be closer.

**eliechart** · 07-03-2012, 11:48 AM

Thanks guys appreciate it

**Doolie** · 07-03-2012, 06:27 PM

There also is Vlingo, which seems quite well rated in the App Store, though I've not used it.

**ceredon** · 07-03-2012, 06:43 PM

Originally Posted by Doolie

There also is Vlingo, which seems quite well rated in the App Store, though I've not used it.

Heh forgot about that one. Nuance just bought them too.

**eliechart** · 07-05-2012, 01:44 AM

I know I posted a similar form. But I felt like this should be a separate forum. Will apple ever come out with an update to have Siri available for iPhone 4 and iPod Touch 4th gen. I'm really curious, thanks guys

**XFF** · 07-05-2012, 02:02 AM

Not likely, since iOS 6 would have been that vehicle, and Siri is still not supported on those devices.

**mandrsn1** · 07-05-2012, 09:05 AM

No. Apple leaves features out to incentivize people buying new phones. They also falsely claim that "hardware limitations" prevent these features, which also seems false. Look at the first iPhone, it couldn't do MMS and Apple claimed it was hardware issue. Same thing with Siri. A vast majority of the processing is done on a server, so the phone's processor isn't doing a ton of the work.

The 3D mapping is different, as it takes a lot more processing.

**ceredon** · 07-06-2012, 03:38 PM

Originally Posted by mandrsn1

No. Apple leaves features out to incentivize people buying new phones. They also falsely claim that "hardware limitations" prevent these features, which also seems false. Look at the first iPhone, it couldn't do MMS and Apple claimed it was hardware issue. Same thing with Siri. A vast majority of the processing is done on a server, so the phone's processor isn't doing a ton of the work.

The 3D mapping is different, as it takes a lot more processing.

Actually, no Apple never claimed the hardware couldn't support MMS. They simply said the hardware had changed and the original iPhone would not get MMS and left the audience to assume they said it was a hardware issue. It was a bit douchy, but it was it was two years after the original iPhone was released, so you can't entirely blame them. How many Androids get any updates, officially from their manufacturers, 2 years after release? As for Siri, it is a hardware issue. Siri could work on the iPhone 4 but not nearly as well. The iPhone 4S has new support in the hardware to make the Siri experience better than it would be on the 4. Apple is all about controlling the UX, so it makes sense they would not want to release Siri on hardware would it would have an inferior experience. Android vendors don't usually have that same aversion.

Specifically, the Audience tech in the for noise cancelation is superior on the 4S. The earSmart tech from audience doesn't exist at all on the 4.

**veriztd** · 07-06-2012, 05:15 PM

Originally Posted by ceredon

Actually, no Apple never claimed the hardware couldn't support MMS. They simply said the hardware had changed and the original iPhone would not get MMS and left the audience to assume they said it was a hardware issue.

As a former CS rep for At&t when the first iPhone was released in 2007, the company line was "MMS was not supported" and nothing more than that. I don't think the billing system would even allow the feature to be added to a mobile # using the original iPhone. Of course, there were other workarounds, emailing photos from the phone was the simplest, free solution.