[Trainer-Talk] A Response From Apple Accessibility Regarding Lost Siri Functionality FW: Please Bring Back Lost Siri Functionality; Follow-up: 782296253

[David Ward]

David,

They sent me the exact, I mean word for word email. When I made 
inquires. So, they must have got a lot of feedback; an their PR / 
Managers drafted a response, they've been using.

-David

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On 10/4/2021 6:25 PM, David Goldfield via Trainer-Talk wrote:
> Many users of Apple products have noticed that some Siri functions have recently disappeared. These voice commands pertain to functions for accessing email, call history and voicemail. I recently wrote to Apple Accessibility requesting that these capabilities be reinstated. I received the following positive response.
>
>
> From: Apple Accessibility <accessibility at apple.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 4, 2021 6:10 PM
> To: david.goldfield at outlook.com
> Subject: Re: Please Bring Back Lost Siri Functionality; Follow-up: 782296253
>
> Hello David,
>
> Thank you for your email.
>
> We apologize for the inconvenience this has caused, and we are working to reinstate some Siri Email and Phone actions, which were temporarily removed as part of updates to improve Siri.
>
> You will be able to ask Siri to write, send, and check unread emails in the coming weeks. Reinstating Siri actions to check call history and voicemail will take a bit more time, and we will bring back this functionality in an upcoming iOS software update.
>
> In the meanwhile, if you would like us to help identify some alternatives using a combination of Siri and accessibility features, please let us know.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Apple Accessibility
>
> For more information on Accessibility at Apple, please visit:
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