Apple working on improving Siri performance

No more noise interference with Apple’s virtual assistant

Apple’s AirPods were impressive when we reviewed them, but Siri was an issue. Using the virtual assistant with the AirPods proved difficult in noisy locations, as it often struggled to understand us. However, it appears that Apple is working on improving Siri’s performance in loud environments.

But it won’t do so through voice commands – a recently published patent shows the Cupertino giant has been designing ways for you to interact with Siri through text commands.

The system would work much like iMessage. Users could send Siri a message, which would then carry out the command and respond via text.

Not only would this be a boon for noise interference, but it would also help in situations where talking to Siri may seem inappropriate. No more strange looks from passersby as you talk to your AirPods, we hope!

Of course, as this is a patent there is no way of knowing when (or if) it will make it into an Apple product, but it’s something to look out for if you use Siri a lot.