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by OptionOfT 16 days ago
My iPhone knows the forecast for today.

I installed iOS 27 yesterday.

I asked it: please notify me when the temperature goes above 80F (so I can close the windows).

Siri responded: it'll be 99F today in Phoenix.

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1 comments

do you live in Phoenix?

I just asked Siri a few weather questions and named the city where I live, nailed it. My favorite digital device is my Apple Watch and if Siri improves over the next hear or two, that will be great for me.

I live in Phoenix. I would like it to tell me: 8am. Not what the actual high is today.
I am on a wait list for the ‘better Siri model’ - what iOS and macOS betas just shipped with is awful. I do think the Apple Foundation Model built in to the system is better: I was using it from Python yesterday and it performs tool calling accurately and it is a very small model.