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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
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Originally Posted by eliechart
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
Not going to happen. Hardware doesn't support it and Apple decided to make it really work well with 4S as one of the must have features of 4S to differentiate it from 4. You can get a limited amount of the same functionality with an app available in the app store called Evi.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Yep, I remember that, with the assumption that it was made unavailable at at&t's request. In any event I think mandrsn1 was taking about when iPhone OS 3 and iphone 3GS came out in 2009 and MMS was made available to the 3G and 3GS but not the then 2 year old original. His assertion was that Apple said the original didn't get mms due to hardware limitations which of course they never said.
Siri is a best and very impressive application which work as a person. I am using iPhone 4S and I have added Siri on my iPhone. Siri allow us to send messages, phone calls and so more using our voice that means Siri understand what we say.
Actually, no Apple never claimed the hardware couldn't support MMS.
Apple did specifically state that it was a hardware limitation when asked why the original phone wasn't getting MMS. They backed off shortly after, but that was there initial excuse in the Q&A for iOS 3.
iPhone OS 3.0 will be available this Summer. A free update to all of our iPhone 3G customers. And it works on the original iPhone. Now the hardware has changed between these two devices. For instance, A2DP and MMS won't be available on the iPhone 1st gen.
Apple did specifically state that it was a hardware limitation when asked why the original phone wasn't getting MMS. They backed off shortly after, but that was there initial excuse in the Q&A for iOS 3.
Notice that they were very careful not to explicitly blame hardware limitations. That's exactly what I said they said "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."
No where in the text you quoted does it explicitly say MMS won't work due to hardware limitations. They left they to the reader/listener to assume and it is definitely more than a little implied, but it isn't overtly stated. As I said, that is a douchy move, but it was also referring to a the 2 year old phone. In the Android world they wouldn't even make that douchy move. They would just not have an update to the new OS at all.
Haha my favorite was how the original iPod touch didn't even have speakers or Bluetooth. That was a very big set up by apple
But neither did the iPod Nano or the iPod Mini, though all came with earphones as standard, just like all iPods. I had a universal Dock. My iPhone and friend's iPod Touch fit and could play audio through the line level out to the stereo amp in my entertainment center. I later got the dock connector with video out and we watched video over the big screen. Never had much use for plugging external speakers into a headphone jack, though.
Siri is best mobile application that is also available on the Apple phone. Apple's iPhone 4S has include Siri software. Using Siri people can do them work easily. Siri also help to get information from the saved phone numbers, calendars ,audio and video player and some important task which you stored in your phone.
I would be the first to laugh this off, but I think it actually might be possible that Apple would allow Siri on the iPhone 4. With the iPhone 5 coming out, the 4S will likely be the $99 phone, with the iPhone 4 being the Free option. With Apple seemingly wanting Siri to be the new "search" I can see Apple pushing Siri to the 4, to truly make the iPhone lineup "google free." Don't get me wrong, I would still be surprised to see it happen, but I'm not going to throw the idea under the bus.
Notice that they were very careful not to explicitly blame hardware limitations. That's exactly what I said they said "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."
No where in the text you quoted does it explicitly say MMS won't work due to hardware limitations. They left they to the reader/listener to assume and it is definitely more than a little implied, but it isn't overtly stated. As I said, that is a douchy move, but it was also referring to a the 2 year old phone. In the Android world they wouldn't even make that douchy move. They would just not have an update to the new OS at all.
When the phrase "for instance" is used, it is an explanation of a causal connection. It means you are explaining your previous statement. So yes, they did blame hardware.
Why do you keep bringing up Android? I am not saying their manufacturers are better. I am just saying the Apple made up a lie for why MMS didn't work.
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