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I’m not one of those haters who complains about everything Apple does. I use Siri regularly for basic stuff like timers, checking weather, playing my daily news podcast, calling contacts, etc. For basic tasks like that it has almost always worked quickly and accurately.

But when I updated to iOS 18.1 with the new Siri I immediately noticed that the exact same commands that always worked above now take MUCH longer to respond and often don’t respond at all or are less accurate. These are basic things like:

“Play the news” (much slower to actually get to playing the podcast)

“Call brother’s name“ (it called my mom instead, their names are nothing alike)

“Set alarm for 8am” (often thinks for a few seconds before setting alarm, used to be instant)

“AirPlay to my HomePod” (simply stopped working entirely with no timeout or error, just sits there spinning forever).

All of these are working just fine on devices with older versions of Siri. Is this because the new Siri uses a bigger ML model and thus is taking longer to process despite it being same commands? I’m on an iPhone 15 Pro, it really shouldn’t be slower than it has been on much older slower phones.

Is anyone else experiencing this? Is Apple just hoping people don’t notice or forgive them because of the improved abilities (which I haven’t noticed or used yet).

11 years, 7 months and 19 days for Jobs.

13 years, 3 months and 9 days for Cook, as for today.

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Hey r/apple, I'm the maker of SolarWatch, an iOS app featured by Apple on the App Store and over 500k downloads.

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Hi everyone! 👋 I’m Luka, an indie developer, and I’m excited to share Yoa with you—a personal orange companion designed to make tracking your health easy and fun.

I created Yoa because I struggled with sleep, constant fatigue, stress, and overtraining. I needed something to simplify my wellbeing journey, and Yoa was born from that need.

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• Simple wellbeing dashboard with Yoa’s friendly touch
• Personalized insights to improve sleep, fitness, and reduce stress
• Detailed workout breakdowns and clear activity charts

Yoa has helped me feel more in control of my health, and I hope it can do the same for you! If you have an Apple Watch, it’s the perfect companion to track your wellbeing seamlessly. I’d love to hear your thoughts—what features would you like to see? Your feedback means the world to me! 🙌

AppStore: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6642662318?pt=119989678&ct=Social%20media&mt=8

Let’s make health tracking personal and fun!

Hey Reddit!

I'm David, the developer of Fluro - a new app that hit the App Store this week! Fluro is a first-of-its-kind app that takes a spin on the boring - yet ever necessary - task of staying on top of the day's events, todos, weather, and news.

Fluro supercharges the iconic 80's LED scroller with modern functionality; allowing you to install one right on your desktop that cycles through everything you'd need to stay on top of your day:

• The latest news: See headlines for your region, or customise it down to a specific category* (i.e. politics or sport), with stories curated by Bing.
• The weather: See real-time weather information and forecasts for a location of your choice.
• Your calendar: See your next few calendar events, including their names and times – exactly as they appear in Apple Calendar.
• Your reminders: See an amount of your reminders of your choosing, as they appear in Apple Reminders.
• Your current song: See the artist and title of your currently playing Apple Music song.
• And of course, the date & day of the week.

Fluro comes with endless customisation options to make it look just right for you. The app ships with five retro-inspired fonts to choose from, plus seven dazzlingly bright colours inspired by the fluorescence of the 80's. And of course, you have granular control over what exactly you want scrolling through your screen – including its order, and even the option to add your own text on top. You can even have multiples of Fluro running at once for each of your displays, all with different designs and data to show.

The app has no annoying AI features, no ads, no subscriptions, and no microtransactions! Check it out on the Mac App Store!

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fluro-your-day-in-retro/id6736510658

Hey all! 👋

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And now... I'm excited to announce Wrapped Up With Livity is LIVE! You can now check your yearly stats including:

• Yearly steps and sleep hours with averages and comparison
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• Calories burned per each workout, total and averages
• Your fitness type

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BONUS: I'm giving away 10 lifetime promo codes for premium features to random commenters on this thread! 🎁

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Today I ordered something from Joann’s Fabrics and a little while later I checked my emails and there was one that said it was ready to be picked up.

Upon arriving at the store, not only was it not ready to be picked up, they also didn’t even have the item in stock.

Turned out the thing that said it was ready to be picked up was the SUMMARIZED PREVIEW of the email and in the actual email it said to look out for a second email when it will be ready for pick up.

I turned AI off immediately. Lol.

By the way, this is supposed to be more of a cheeky post than anything. I thought it was funny.