By news@appleinsider.com (William Gallagher) A new report claims that certain Apple Intelligence improvements to Siri have been delayed to May 2025, and that may take until 2027 before there is a significant update.Siri has gained a new animation around the edge of iPhone screens but real improvements are much delayedSiri was supposed to adopt Apple Intelligence features from iOS 18.4, but following rumors of delays, the first developer beta of that shipped without any Siri changes. It’s possible that the improvements will come in later rounds of the iOS 18.4 beta testing, but Bloomberg now says Apple is far behind on its AI plans.The new claim is that Siri will now get the promised integration with Apple Intelligence in May 2025. This first round of improvements was seeming meant to be the one where, as in Apple’s now months-old ads, a user could ask Siri the name of someone they met before and it would read their calendar for the answer. Rumor Score: Possible Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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By news@appleinsider.com (Charles Martin) A new regulatory filing shows Ikea is planning a temperature and humidity sensor that will use Matter-over-Thread, meaning HomeKit users won’t be required to also buy an Ikea hub.Ikea’s new sensor should work with any Matter-compatible hub, not just the company’s own Dirigera deviceAfter slow and delayed moves to support the Matter standard for smart homes, Ikea’s as-yet unannounced temperature and humidity sensor called Timmerflotte, will support the Matter-over-Thread connectivity standard. Details of the device have been revealed in an FCC regulatory filing.Up until now, the company’s smart home products have largely relied on Wi-Fi or the Zigbee protocol to communicate with its own hubs, though it has released sensors that work with HomeKit since 2018. The new Timmerflotte sensor shouldn’t require an Ikea hub, and is expected to work with any Matter-compatible smart home hubs. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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