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It's been five years since Siri's introduction on the iPhone.
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Remember: before you rush to install it, always have a backup of your computer, and never use a beta on production-critical hardware. Apple still has months of work ahead to bring Sierra to its final, shipping form. Just a warning: this is a beta, so there will likely be issues if you're running this operating system. (FYI: Siri stacks up well against Cortana.)īefore I get into more details about Sierra, a programming note: If you haven't signed up for Apple's beta program but would like to, you can do so here. Apple now joins the ranks of other big-league developers, including Microsoft, Google and even Amazon, who are rapidly rolling out voice-activated features for their products. (The option is tucked away in the Security preferences.)īut the biggest standout feature is Siri, which arrives on the desktop years after its debut as an app in iOS and then as a tent-pole feature for the iPhone platform. MacOS Sierra will allow Apple Watch users to unlock their Mac automatically. Those features include picture-in-picture for videos, better photo organization, improved device collaboration via the Universal Clipboard, iCloud Drive (which allows shared Desktop and Documents across all of your Apple devices), and Auto Unlocking your Mac when you wear your Apple Watch (running watchOS 3). But beta users, as of today, can check out the tweaks and additions the upgrade offers to make using your Mac a better experience. Sierra isn't due out in final form until sometime this fall. Siri is accessed from an icon in the Dock, by invoking a key command or from the menubar.