Suggestion for Siri

Why we have only a little number of languages avaiable on Siri?
I suggest on a new iOS version all of us could have much more languages avaiable and that helps a lot as many people are going to understand easily how Siri works and how helpful it is.

ThatsUnpossible wrote:
Siri doesn't parse the text locally. Your audio is sent to the cloud and parsed there, that's why the network is required. That's also why the dictation is so good.
Which is the problem (not the dictation part, the connecting-to-the-network part).
I've noticed that Siri is definitely slower when I'm out on the road on 3G (as opposed to a wireless network like AirPort). When I used to use Voice Command, the response was pretty much instantaneous. It would be nice (for me, at least) if Siri was able to process each new query/command thru the Voice Command program first, THEN determine if she needs to phone home to get a response. Many times, the request could be handled "locally" without involving the network. I thought about simply disabling Siri for those times when I'm out riding and using the bluetooth headset, but when you switch off Siri, you get a dire warning stating that your information wil be wiped from Apple's servers. Really, Apple? I can't even switch off Siri temporarily without having to re-download information?

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Suggestion for Apple re Siri

Hey, Apple - in case you read this, I have a suggestion (and forgive me if you're already doing this).
I ride a motorcycle - a lot - and I have a bluetooth headset in my helmet so I can get phone calls, listen to music, etc. I've been pretty happy using "Voice Command" on my old iPhone 3GS. I could tap a button, say "Play playlist 'Road Mix 2'" and I'd have music. Or I could say "Call Carl Newman - mobile" and Carl's cell phone would ring. It was nice.
I now have a new 64-gig iPhone 4S, and had high hopes for Siri. But unfortunately, Siri seems to be unable to perform ANY task unless she has a good network connection. Siri works great in my home or office, when connected to the wireless network. But out on the road, going in and out of network coverage... not so much. And I'm only trying to perform the same basic functions that I had no trouble with when I used to use "Voice Command."
So here's the suggestion: Have Siri parse the commands she hears BEFORE she tries to get an answer from the network. Siri should be able to differentiate between "local" commands (play this song, call this contact, shuffle on, etc.) and "network" commands (find me a gas station, what's the capital of Brazil, etc.). Siri should be able to handle "local" commands WITHOUT NEEDING TO CONNECT TO THE INTERNET.
I know Siri is "beta," and I sincerely hope that this is one of the things that will be fixed before she is officially released. Not having to hit the network for every command would (hopefully) result in faster operation, and less impact on Apple's clearly-overloaded Siri servers.
Thanks.

ThatsUnpossible wrote:
Siri doesn't parse the text locally. Your audio is sent to the cloud and parsed there, that's why the network is required. That's also why the dictation is so good.
Which is the problem (not the dictation part, the connecting-to-the-network part).
I've noticed that Siri is definitely slower when I'm out on the road on 3G (as opposed to a wireless network like AirPort). When I used to use Voice Command, the response was pretty much instantaneous. It would be nice (for me, at least) if Siri was able to process each new query/command thru the Voice Command program first, THEN determine if she needs to phone home to get a response. Many times, the request could be handled "locally" without involving the network. I thought about simply disabling Siri for those times when I'm out riding and using the bluetooth headset, but when you switch off Siri, you get a dire warning stating that your information wil be wiped from Apple's servers. Really, Apple? I can't even switch off Siri temporarily without having to re-download information?

Suggestion for a needed Walkman app improvement

Dear Sirs,
Although I’ll sadly have to part from my Sony Z1 (for other issues reported on this forum and to Sony Xperia Care, namely the touchscreen issue), I would still like to leave a suggestion for the most underachieving app (imho) from a Sony Smartphone.
With the long tradition on audio excellence and the Walkman brand, I would suspect that it would be a strong point on a Sony Smartphone. Strangely enough, the Walkman app made me buy a third party app (PowerAmp) to get some basic functionality like I had on my old iPhone 3GS.
One of the most serious faults of the Walkman app is the lack of volume normalization between audio tracks. Although Sony does provide a workaround (which is nothing more than a dynamic range compressor), it doesn’t make any sense (imho) with today’s technology.
Replaygain (for instance) is a free (but very effective) way of normalizing volumes without degrading the sound quality. Many apps like PowerAmp have it, and even iTunes has a proprietary version of it built in on every device for many years now.
As I said before, this can be done with third-party apps and third-party media management software (like JRiver or the free Foobar), but by doing so, the user loses the integration provided by a unique manufacturer (Sony Media Go -> Sony Walkman).
I’m really just trying to help, as it gets harder to understand why Sony lacks on such elementary things audio-wise, when the same company has Walkmans supporting the highest definition audio formats available today.
I tend to relate Sony with high quality digital audio products, so it seems strange that this particular app is so rudimentary on these levels. The Walkman app is eye-candy, but it should also be “hear-candy”, which it isn’t.

You need to pass this on to the Sony delvelopers site as this is a user support forum
Contact details for Sony support http://developer.sonymobile.com/about/how-do-i-get-in-contact
For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled. Richard P. Feynman

Why can't I edit all of address information for Siri to use?

I have been playing around a lot with Siri lately. Unfortunately she doesn't seem to want to play with me. I have been trying to find a way for Siri to remind to complete a task after I leave from a location other than my home or work address. At first I realized that I did not have other addresses other than my home and work address stored under my contact information in my address book. After I tried to tell Siri to remind me to complete a task after I left my gym for example, Siri told me that this information was not entered and that I should edit my information which I tried doing. The problem is that I was not able to change the name of the address information in my address book from "other" to "gym". Is there anyway to get around this?
I have also noticed that when I ask Siri to remind to complete a task after I leave a location (e.g. "work") she reminds me to complete the task when I arrive at the location. There must be a way for Siri to distinguish between me arriving at a location and me leaving that location.
My final gripe is that Apple does not have anywhere for me to submit feedback on Siri or its Maps services. I do not understand how Apple expects to improve these two critical areas of their user experiences without allowing people to provide suggestions for improvement.

So I read through some feedback posted on here and was able to answer my first question. The second issue remains a problem however.

HT4623 I upgraded my iphone4S yesterday and Siri response with "having trouble understanding". Is there an upgrade for Siri?

I upgraded my iPhone4S to iOs6 and now Siri does not understand me. Siri responses "having trouble understanding you, try again". Is there an updgrade for Siri? I have been searching all afternoon for a glimmer of a solution. Any suggestions?

Sure...
See this Apple article for a Hard reset of a Factory reset.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3728

Need Suggestion for Archival of a Table Data

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I cannot send an email from my iPad 2? No problem receiving, why does this happen? Have tried the suggestions for setting up email and after doing the sync mail through iTunes receiving worked great but still cannot send? Any help would be great

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The fact that you can receive means you have a valid e mail address, and have established the connection to the incoming server, so all of that works. Since the send does not work, that means your outgoing server is rejecting whatever settings you used formthe outgoing set up. Try them again.
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IPhone 6 External Mic not working for Siri/Dictation

I am finding that the external mic on my iPhone 6 works for phone calls and voice memos, but does not work for Siri/Dictation. When I plug in the earbuds, they work for everything (including Siri/Dictation).
Was chatting to Apple support who had me reset all settings. I thought that worked, but realized that after a reset, Siri is off and I was talking to "Voice control" (which works). When I turned Siri back on, it does not work.
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Hi, everyone. I talked to Apple Genius at Apple Store last week, she said it should be a software issue and I needed to reset my iphone 6 plus as a new device and I can not use the backup restore from my iCloud, it was because the microphone bug or glitch can be in the backup also. Ok, followed her advice, erased all contents and set my iphone as a new device , the microphone worked for an hour, but went bad again. I used "voice memo" app from Apple to test the microphone. It is the best tool since it doesn't involve any provider's network and it doesn't need another person's phone to listen and test. If you can hear your voice recording clearly, then the mic works. I tested it 3-4 times a day for a few days now, half of the time the mic doesn't work. So, set as a new device isn't working. The issue is intermittent and it comes and goes as it likes, so very annoying. I carry my Apple EarPods with me in these past few days ust in case I need to make important phone calls. Will need to go back to Apple Genius this weekend for sure. Will give update after the weekend.

Is there an EASY way to submit podcasts to the itunes store? i've tried creating podcasts in garageband, then somewhere after wordpress itunes doesn't recognize the feed. my process has been (i am open to suggestions for other free and EASY services/me

is there an EASY way to submit podcasts to the itunes store? i've tried creating podcasts in garageband, then somewhere after wordpress itunes doesn't recognize the feed.
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share to itunes.
drag file to desktop.
upload .m4a file to google drive.
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i copy this url.
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How to make suggestion for improvements in LR

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Submit a feature request or bug report
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Drive setup suggestion for multiple users editing simultaneously?

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Keeping the content on our multiple backup servers, there's simply too much network traffic to do this smoothly.
Instead of keeping projects locally spread across multiple machines, I would like one centralized place for everything, for the Macs to access directly over gigabit or something else.
So, what kind of setup do you guys suggest for this?
The machines here are two quad-core G5s (no RAID or fiber-channel right now), and a Core2Duo iMac, F400 only.
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Yes, an XSan system would perfectly fit the bill for what you want to do, but an XSAN is not a cheap solution. When it is all said and done, it will cost you tens of thousands of dollars.
The best, cheap solution would be to use Firewire drives. I would not duplicate a project onto three drives, because you will then always be trying to figure out which version is the most current. Instead, keep all of your project, capture scratch and render files on the firewire drives. Then move the drive to whichever computer you want to do the editing on.
Properly log & capture all your footage, then archive all your project files, because Firewire hard drives will fail over time, loosing all the info on the discs. I did say this was the cheap solution. "Cheap" does have its costs…

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Thanks for overlooking my newbie quality, any answers received with humble gratitude!
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Hi there,
as NLEdit said, there will be loads of answers to this.
IMO i'd avoid drobo like the plague. G tech drives have served me incredibly well working on a huge variety of broadcast projects (just over the water from you in Bristol), I've had no probs with FW800 when using DVCproHD, pro res is ok, sometimes a little slow with multiple layers and of course it eats up storage space. so I'd go for 2 4tb drives, keep the backup one in a different location.
one tip that has saved me countless times is to format them as follows:-
mac os extended (not journalled)
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partition 1 - make this small (1gig) and call it "drive a - do not use"
partition 2 - the rest of available storage and call "drive a"
this is because the boot sector of the drive is within the first partition and with this method if it goes down it can be re erased without losing all your footage.
If you call your backup drive the exact same name and have the exact same folder structure, you will not have to relink if you get a problem.
Ignore getting a mac mini for rendering, won't help at all in FCP. instead I would make every attempt you can at buying a mac pro rather than an imac. much more expansion/speed possibilities and a more robust solution.
best of luck
Andy

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