One of the new Siri features in iOS 14.2 is called the Personal Update. This
is similar to the <https://amzn.to/3l3F21t> daily briefing feature
available on Amazon Echo, answering a long-lasting feature request for
Apple's personal assistant.
You can get Siri to read out your update on iPhone, HomePod, and HomePod
mini. Just ask Siri "What's my update?"
The exact response from Siri will vary based on what it thinks is relevant
to you at a particular moment. The Personal Update can include information
about the weather, upcoming calendar events, travel time to locations Siri
knows you will be visiting today, any upcoming reminders, followed by a
regional news update.
If some of those categories don't apply, your update will naturally be
shorter. For instance, for me, there's nothing on my calendar so my update
currently comprises the weather and the news bulletin. You can ask for your
update throughout the day and its content will change as appropriate.
The news segment is like a mini-audio podcast, about two to three minutes in
length, from sources like NPR, CNN and the BBC. This is the same as what you
get if you <https://9to5mac.com/2018/01/03/siri-homepod-news-podcasts/> ask
Siri to read the news directly. This part of the update can be optionally
disabled if you don't find it useful (to do this ask Siri, 'remove the news
from my update').
Personal Update uses the Personal Requests mechanism of HomePod. This means
your iPhone must be on the same network in order for the HomePod to respond,
as the request is relayed through the phone. This also means the request is
personalised to your user account, so it works with the HomePod multi-user
features.
The Siri daily update feature was first announced at the Apple October
event, as part of the HomePod mini unveiling. iOS 14.2 also includes the
highly-anticipated
<https://9to5mac.com/2020/11/05/ios-14-2-release-new-features/> Intercom
functionality. The $99 HomePod mini is up for pre-order today, with units
shipping from November 16th.
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