Vocal Shortcuts can feel like a superpower. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac Vocal Shortcuts let you control your phone by speaking a command out loud. Think “Hey Siri,” but for running your own ...

Apple in iOS 18 added a Vocal Shortcuts accessibility feature, and now that iOS 18 is available in a beta capacity, users have figured out that this option can be used to give Siri a new wake word.

Siri’s big AI upgrades may still be a long way off, but some changes to the Shortcuts app in iOS 18.4 offer the first major hints in Apple’s software of what’s to come. Shortcuts has gained new ...

Don't want to wait for Siri's big Apple Intelligence upgrade? Here's how to replace Apple's voice assistant with OpenAI's chatbot using the Apple Shortcuts app. I've written for various publications, ...

Apple plans to implement more Siri optimizations as part of iOS 27, according to a report. The voice assistant is expected to become significantly more capable. With a single prompt, for example, one ...

First, you'll have to set up Vocal Shortcuts on your iPhone. Go to the Settings app, then Accessibility, then scroll until you find Vocal Shortcuts. Once you're there, select "Set Up Vocal Shortcuts" ...