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Apple Testing Service That Allows Siri to Answer Calls and Transcribe Voicemail
An anonymous reader writes: Apple is reportedly testing a new feature which would allow Siri to answer your calls and then transcribe the voicemails as text messages. The iCloud service would then send users the text of that transcribed voicemail. Apple employees are testing a voicemail service currently and a public release isn't expected until sometime in 2016 in iOS10.
Like everyone else, I'm getting an increasing number of spam calls on my business cell. I can't whitelist (block all calls not in my Contacts) because some unknown numbers represent new customers. But if Siri can be programmed to recognize spammers and send them packing with a stream of choice expletives, this would be a godsend. To being with, spam calls usually begin with a short delay. Then there are the speech patterns advertisers and political wheedlers commonly use. Siri could even feed you through a "translucent" piece of the caller's spiel overlaid by its own "Shall I take this call?"