Dear Aunt TUAW: Help me drive with Siri
Dear Aunt TUAW,
I was super-excited about Siri, especially for use when driving. But I was very surprised to discover that the "Maps & Directions" feature of Siri is sneakily labelled "U.S. Only" - (look really, really closely).
As a Brit, does this mean Siri won't provide me any location services? Why? I thought it just pulled data off Google Maps, which is international?
The Apple UK iPhone 4S page has identical screenshots to the US one, but minus all references to location features...
Why this injustice, Aunt TUAW?
Your loving nephew,
Jack
Dear Jack,
You guys in Blighty already get fried Mars bars, Phil & Kirstie, Marmite, and the staggeringly wonderful "The Fades". All this, and you worry about turn-by-turn directions?
Unfortunately, it seems like full world-wide deployment of Siri features is going to be delayed as Apple adds both language support (sorry non-English/French/German-speakers) and full Maps and Directions over time. Remember, Siri is in beta for now as Apple points out emphatically on their website.
Auntie thinks that Siri is going to be knock-your-knickers-off (is that a Britishism? Auntie can't tell) successful. If so, Apple will surely roll-out these options as they can.
In the meantime count your blessings. You speak a language that already has iPhone 4S support. The poor Central Siberian Yupik speakers probably never will get any Siri support at all.
Hugs,
Auntie T.
p.s. Did you know that Siri is a highly endangered Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Bauchi State, Nigeria? Auntie didn't.
