iOS 6 - Does Siri Local Search Include Ireland...?

WetDaddy

I can't get a definitive answer anywhere. None of the Irish news sites are making it clear, they're just regurgitating the content from other (mostly US) sites.

Does anyone know for certain? Would be awesome...!

guil

Probably not. Siri isn't optimised for the Irish accent yet

Sad Professor

No, there's no Irish localisation of Siri yet.

It's the local search of businesses etc that's probably delaying it.

RhysIsHere

WetDaddy wrote: »

I can't get a definitive answer anywhere. None of the Irish news sites are making it clear, they're just regurgitating the content from other (mostly US) sites.

Does anyone know for certain? Would be awesome...!

I have downloaded and installed the iOS 6 beta onto my 4s. As of now with this beta, there is no local search for Ireland (for this build at least). Wether or not Apple plans to introduce this in the full release, I don't know.
I'm so annoyed

Duggys Housemate

At the keynote Scott Forstall said the search would go around the world.

here

not the Irish accent, but local search is going global at eighty one minutes.

RhysIsHere

Duggys Housemate wrote: »

At the keynote Scott Forstall said the search would go around the world.

Yes but to go around the world you do not have to go to every country. But I hope your right...

ComputerKing

Probably not since they don't have anyone to supply them with the info it will be first relesed in the US and then hopefully around the world.

Duggys Housemate

Their information now comes from Yelp, so it should work. It also should get premiership scores.

johnwoods

RhysIsHere wrote: »

I have downloaded and installed the iOS 6 beta onto my 4s. As of now with this beta, there is no local search for Ireland (for this build at least). Wether or not Apple plans to introduce this in the full release, I don't know.
I'm so annoyed

Very upsetting! Does turn by turn nav work? Any other demoed features not work? Also what does it say when you try to find say restaurants etc? Does it still say only in the us with us english?

johnwoods

Not looking good: http://www.ijailbreak.com/news/siri-languages-15-countries-ios-6-wwdc-2012/

Would have thought we'd get it at the same time as the uk!

RhysIsHere

johnwoods wrote: »

RhysIsHere wrote: »

I have downloaded and installed the iOS 6 beta onto my 4s. As of now with this beta, there is no local search for Ireland (for this build at least). Wether or not Apple plans to introduce this in the full release, I don't know.
I'm so annoyed

Very upsetting! Does turn by turn nav work? Any other demoed features not work? Also what does it say when you try to find say restaurants etc? Does it still say only in the us with us english?

Yes turn by turn navigation does work, however being able to ask siri to look for a petrol garage (like they said in the keynote) does not work.
The restaurants and business search (local search) still is not supported in Ireland. I'm very disappointed because it should be simple. All the information for Apple to integrate this info is all in Yelp right now. I also asked siri to look for places in London, Manchester, etc... And it all worked fine. I even thought that it might only be available in Dublin because of the amount of businesses etc.. That are there

I'm pretty sure of we start questioning the operators in the FAQ part of Apple.ie it will catch their attention and hopefully get this fixed, without having to wait for iOS 6.1

Duggys Housemate

johnwoods wrote: »

RhysIsHere wrote: »

I have downloaded and installed the iOS 6 beta onto my 4s. As of now with this beta, there is no local search for Ireland (for this build at least). Wether or not Apple plans to introduce this in the full release, I don't know.
I'm so annoyed

Very upsetting! Does turn by turn nav work? Any other demoed features not work? Also what does it say when you try to find say restaurants etc? Does it still say only in the us with us english?

It does now but it is a beta. I am sure local search will cover Ireland. Watch the keynote.

johnwoods

Duggys Housemate wrote: »

johnwoods wrote: »

RhysIsHere wrote: »

I have downloaded and installed the iOS 6 beta onto my 4s. As of now with this beta, there is no local search for Ireland (for this build at least). Wether or not Apple plans to introduce this in the full release, I don't know.
I'm so annoyed

Very upsetting! Does turn by turn nav work? Any other demoed features not work? Also what does it say when you try to find say restaurants etc? Does it still say only in the us with us english?

It does now but it is a beta. I am sure local search will cover Ireland. Watch the keynote.

Heya,
I watched the keynote and I remember foristall saying they're taking it around the world but on the link I posted earlier, I think they mean the 15 countries they've mentioned in their press release when they say "around the world"

http://www.ijailbreak.com/news/siri-languages-15-countries-ios-6-wwdc-2012/

What ya think?

Sad Professor

Yeah he just meant they were expanding to another 15 countries. We'll probably be in the next wave.

WetDaddy

Thanks for all the answers, folks. I didn't get any mails from Boards saying there were replies in this thread...

My UDID is activated, but I'm going to hold off on going for the Beta for a while yet. Nothing really as attractive as the iOS5 features getting my attention for now.

RhysIsHere

WetDaddy wrote: »

Thanks for all the answers, folks. I didn't get any mails from Boards saying there were replies in this thread...

My UDID is activated, but I'm going to hold off on going for the Beta for a while yet. Nothing really as attractive as the iOS5 features getting my attention for now.

I never had to activate my UDID. I simply downloaded the IPSW file, went to iTunes and held Option Key (Control for Windows) and clicked on update. Then just navigate to the IPSW file and your done

Ward670

Im assuming theres no cinema listings then so..

Duggys Housemate

Ward670 wrote: »

Im assuming theres no cinema listings then so..

We don't know.

RhysIsHere

Ward670 wrote: »

Im assuming theres no cinema listings then so..

Correct, or any of the restaurant/ reservations features. (As of now at least)

rivalius13

RhysIsHere wrote: »

I never had to activate my UDID. I simply downloaded the IPSW file, went to iTunes and held Option Key (Control for Windows) and clicked on update. Then just navigate to the IPSW file and your done

I hope you have a recent backup, that won't work for beta 2 and beta 1 will stop working when beta 3 is released.

Ghostx

RhysIsHere wrote: »

I have downloaded and installed the iOS 6 beta onto my 4s. As of now with this beta, there is no local search for Ireland (for this build at least). Wether or not Apple plans to introduce this in the full release, I don't know.
I'm so annoyed

How did you manage to get iOS 6? I'm a developer so I should be able to download it but it's not available on the developer site for me?

brav

Do you pay the €99 fee each year?
You can join the developer site for free, but to join the iOS Developer Program is $99 a year

Ward670

Has beta 3 changed anything with local search? Heard the uk got cinema times now

fifth

Sorry to bump a three week old thread. But I have a developer account and created an app a while back, but didn't do much else since.

I'm thinking of installing the iOS 6 beta 4 which came out today. I've never installed a developer firmware before, what was beta 3 like - anyone?

Creamy Goodness

look what i've spotted in beta 4

Eire Go Brach

Creamy Goodness wrote: »

look what i've spotted in beta 4

Working for me to. Does this information come from yelp? As it is now viewable in Maps. Not sure if it was before.

bkehoe

funkyflea wrote: »

Sorry to bump a three week old thread. But I have a developer account and created an app a while back, but didn't do much else since.

I'm thinking of installing the iOS 6 beta 4 which came out today. I've never installed a developer firmware before, what was beta 3 like - anyone?

It's perfectly stable but if you like using Maps then stay away till Google release their own app. The Apple replacement is extremely poor in the betas anyway and has shown no improvement in Beta4.

Creamy Goodness

Eire Go Brach wrote: »

Working for me to. Does this information come from yelp? As it is now viewable in Maps. Not sure if it was before.

the yelp info was there in maps, before just siri could never do the actual search for you.

Duggys Housemate

Maps are much better than beta 1 for Ireland. Not yet as good as google. I can't say, however, that iOS 6 offers much.

Very stable though.

WetDaddy

Duggys Housemate wrote: »

Maps are much better than beta 1 for Ireland. Not yet as good as google. I can't say, however, that iOS 6 offers much.

Very stable though.

I read somewhere that the Mail app got something of an overhaul. Is this true? Anything decent in there?

Creamy Goodness

VIP inbox and a pull to refresh control they are the two most notable.