Apple Watch Series 12 Siri Recap listens all day, but Apple can't access the audio
Your Apple Watch Series 12 will continuously listen to your conversations, but Apple claims it's locked out of the audio. Here's how the new hardware isolation works. Apple Watch Series 12 with Apple Intelligence The new Audio Intelligence features include Siri Recap , which summarizes conversations, and Live Rewind, which retrieves the preceding 15 seconds as text. Automatic Shazam recognition…
Apple has unveiled the latest iteration of its Apple Watch Series 12, boasting an array of new features powered by Apple Intelligence. Among these enhancements are Siri Recap and Live Rewind, both of which rely on continuous audio listening capabilities. However, Apple maintains that it has no access to the audio captured by the device.
This assertion is backed by the company's September privacy paper, which introduces the Secure Exclave, a hardware component designed to isolate microphone audio. The S11 component allows the audio to exist temporarily within the protected hardware without becoming a playable or retrievable recording. Despite this, Siri Recap can still transfer the encrypted audio to a paired iPhone for transcription.
The new Audio Intelligence features also include Automatic Shazam recognition and alerts for various sounds, all of which utilize the same secure system.
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