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Re:Apple switches from Bing to Google for Siri web search on... by lostlogin on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @03:03AM (#15336759)
But Apple chooses to implement things in ways that make it way harder for them to do this. Eg Touch ID and facial recognition on the device only, not in the cloud.
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Re:Apple switches from Bing to Google for Siri web search on... by jhasse on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @08:41AM (#15338086)
Fingerprints and data for face unlock aren't stored in the cloud on Android either. Wouldn't make any sense anyway since I surely want to unlock my phone without Internet access.
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Re:Apple switches from Bing to Google for Siri web search on... by lostlogin on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @08:00PM (#15343729)
Yes, but having a different device recognise you or having the algorithm get better faster would be nice.
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Re:Apple switches from Bing to Google for Siri web search on... by dpark on Tuesday September 26, 2017 @05:06AM (#15337225)
That's because of the horrible press they'd get if you couldn't unlock your phone without cell service, or if it took ten seconds when the network was spotty.
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