Conversational AI creator Perplexity AI released a major update to iOS app with a voice assistant that its developers claim is a rival to Apple’s Siri. The new feature helps you, iPhone users to run your whole bunch of tasks using voice command including writing emails, setting reminders, making dinner reservations, and even ordering rides using the Perplexity app.
Enhanced Functionality and Integration
The Perplexity voice assistant is a web browsing and multi app integrator which runs commands from its user. For instance, it can launch the for restaurants to reserve a table and Uber to get a ride for the user. Unlike the screen sharing feature an Android assistant offers, assistant does not include the screen sharing feature starring the assistant, if users get out of the app and the feature still works! It is structured this way into an experience without pause that is designed to let a user continue to multitask with the assistant.
Limitations and Considerations
The Perplexity assistant has a few advanced features; alas, not all of them exist on iOS. It can’t access the iPhone camera for contextual awareness (or for another reason), nor can it alter native features such as scheduled alarms that remain controllable solely by Siri. It also enables the assistant to kick off restaurant reservations and the user to do the rest in the specific apps.
User Experience and Accessibility
Perplexity’s assistant is designed as a Siri alternative for older Apple devices functionally, works briefly (however can be played on older devices, not being natively supported on Sierna), and will work briefly after a user does so within Perplexity. The assistant prompts the users for any required permissions and activity for the audience within the Keychain. For example many reminders like setting a reminder, if you offer the assistant to access it’s reminders and you agreed then the reminder will be set as it would be, but as you expect.
Strategic Positioning and Future Outlook
As an explanation for the reason why Perplexity decided to improve their iOS app with a full featured voice assistant, they want to leave a space for Siri. They go for the perplexity who position themselves as alternative type of Siri offering features that are superior to the features that Siri can currently provide. Apple’s gradual integration of AI with Siri would give Perplexity its run in the iOS voice assistant market.
Conclusion Perplexity AI introduces its advanced voice assistant on iOS and challenges the traditional way of voice interaction on iPhones. Perplexity enables user to perform tons of task via voice commands and integrated perfectly with different services, and this is what makes it a very different Siri. It isn’t perfect, but you’re given a lot for the time it takes to augment your own abilities on iOS devices.
