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Topics: Apple, iPhone, Technology, Social Media
Callum Jones
Many people on the internet believe Siri is 'evolving backwards' after comparing the voice recognition feature on an older iPhone to a more recent model.
Siri was launched way back in October 2011 as a built-in feature with the new iPhone 4S and was way ahead of its time.
These days, Siri is built into every Apple product available on the market, with the typical 'Hey, Siri' command being said by millions of iPhone users on a daily basis.
And while Siri can certainly be useful, a video uploaded to X, formerly known as Twitter, by a user who goes by the name of 'Marko', has documented how Siri has evolved over the years - or lack of, according to some social media users.
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"Siri is evolving, just backwards," Marko captioned the video. The clip has been viewed over a million times on X, as many flocked to the comments to provide their thoughts.
The user asked Siri on an iPhone 4S as well as a newer generation of iPhone how 'Apple is doing in the stock market'.
And to many's surprise, Siri on the 4S provided a detailed explanation of how Apple stock is performing.
Meanwhile, the tech-filled newer iPhone simply provided a few Google answers.
"I agree that Siri should be way better today than it is, but to be fair, if you just ask Apple’s stock price, iOS 26 shows it immediately," one person pointed out.
However, Marko replied: "Needing to phrase commands to tip toe around Apple’s non existent effort to make Siri better over time defeats the entire purpose of it.
"If it can’t understand common human language, it’s not an assistant for anyone."
"What an absolute downgrade," a third person penned, while a fourth quipped: "That’s called devolving."
UNILAD has contacted Apple for a comment.
Earlier this year, Apple agreed to pay out a hefty sum to settle a lawsuit claiming Siri has been listening to users' private conversations - something which the tech company has denied.
The complaint alleged Apple collected conversations through 'unintended Siri activation'.
Apple agreed to pay out $95,000,000 to settle the claim and provide compensation to users whose private conversations were allegedly captured.
However, the company denied any wrongdoing in its proposed settlement, stating 'Apple has at all times denied and continues to deny any and all alleged wrongdoing and liability'.
The settlement was approved by a judge last month.