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I Let My Apple Watch Eavesdrop on My Conversations for 2 Weeks
CNET • • technology
Key Points:
- Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4 introduce Audio Intelligence features like Siri Recap, which summarizes daily conversations, and Live Rewind, providing transcripts of the last 15 seconds of audio, both requiring user opt-in and manual activation.
- Live Rewind has limited practical use due to the need for precise timing and short 15-second window, making it more suited for presentations than everyday conversations.
- Siri Recap is more useful during focused meetings, offering helpful summaries and action items, but it struggles with accuracy and can conflate multiple unrelated conversations into one recap.
- Privacy concerns remain as there is no clear way to notify others nearby when the watch is listening, although Apple has implemented safeguards for audio processing and deletion.
- Users are advised to enable Siri Recap selectively during important conversations and ensure all participants are informed, as the feature is not yet reliable enough to replace traditional note-taking or recordings.
