Siri fail in the UK

The iPhone 4S’s new ‘virtual assistant’ Siri is still ace – and we think it’ll be the start of a vocal revolution. But – and it’s a pretty big but – it’s not really UK ready, as you can see from this response to a question about UK facilities.

For the iPhone 4S’s killer app, it’s a pretty big fail – so hold your horses on rushing to join the record-breaking queue at the Apple Store on Regent Street, check the iPhone 4S buying guide a little closer, and watch our Siri video before you rush in.

We’ve asked Apple to comment and tell us when Siri will be up and running fully in the UK. Check back for the response as soon as we get it. Keep posted via our Twitter.

Until then rest assured we are impressed, the dictation is absolutely amazing, even if it claims it only understands American English – Siri you are too modest.

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Dan Grabham Editor-in-Chief

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Dan is Editor-in-chief of Stuff, working across the magazine and the Stuff.tv website.  Our Editor-in-Chief is a regular at tech shows such as CES in Las Vegas, IFA in Berlin and Mobile World Congress in Barcelona as well as at other launches and events. He has been a CES Innovation Awards judge. Dan is completely platform agnostic and very at home using and writing about Windows, macOS, Android and iOS/iPadOS plus lots and lots of gadgets including audio and smart home gear, laptops and smartphones. He's also been interviewed and quoted in a wide variety of places including The Sun, BBC World Service, BBC News Online, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio 4, Sky News Radio and BBC Local Radio.

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Computing, mobile, audio, smart home