Alternatives for iOS7

[georg90]

Since the other topic gets flooded, we could continue discussing options for iOS 7 here!

For now (as I see it) we only have the google/yahoo option: so ask Siri to Google/yahoo something and redirect this request to your own web server to execute commands.

[X-Mort-X]

Hey, just curious about the other viable options we have?
Not a fan about the implementation of the 'google/yahoo' option seems messy to me, of course its a clever option but just personally not a viable option.
So that being said, are there any other options available that are not so much of a work around and more of an implementation?
cheers guys!

[Timvdv]

Well, another option is jailbreaking you iDevice. I don't have a jailbroken device so I cannot confirm if this will work. But I think it should be possible to make Siri think it's on IOS 6 instead of IOS 7. But remember, jailbreaking is dangerous from a security perspective.

[X-Mort-X]

Nah not willing to do that lol, I was considering buying a 4s on ios 6 but id prefer not too lol
what about other voice applications that run through Linux or something like that? although I know that's not siri lol but is there not an alternative that's already open source that's as good as siri?

[Timvdv]

I recently came across this project: http://jasperproject.github.io
It looks pretty decent, but I don't like the voice. I'd like to know how the voice recognition is.

[X-Mort-X]

ah it looks good, your right though, that voice is awefull, wonder if you can change it.....
cheers for the info!

[yanniks]

I started coding a simple one (I'm going to extend it in the near future) about 1.5 weeks ago, it's web based: https://github.com/yanniks/everassist

For dictation, use the small button with the mic on your keyboard.

[yanniks]

And currently, it's German only, but I'll extend that.

[jumper4000]

can these alternatives work with Bing instead of Yahoo/Google? At least with Bing, you don't have to unlock your phone and Siri doesn't need to launch a browser.

[X-Mort-X]

Just tried using bing and it still needs to unlock the iphone......
@yanniks: I don't understand German lol but let us know when you port it to English and I'll give it a go if you like :)

[jumper4000]

@X-Mort-X that's weird. Bing is Siri's default search engine. On mine, when I say "Bing", then any command, it just shows the result right there on lock screen. Try saying something like, "Bing where can I buy a TV from?"

[georg90]

I tried to use bing as well, problem here is that the iPhone will not call a website to get the results, it simply does some magic inside (used wire shark) and connect to bing once, and the rest of polls is to apple servers...
So they built it inside of iOS...
Same when you ask for "bing some command"

[X-Mort-X]

Mine does do that for some queries but not others, seems to be for some keywords it will call up a website via bing and others it's displayed in the lock screen, just depends on what I say!

[lembi0]

mine does not :).
Neither with Google nor with Bing... hm (iOS6)

[Timvdv]

Hmm, for me (IOS7) everything happens within the 'Siri' window when I search with Bing