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I get a lot of spam calls that sound like they were intended for a fax but yesterday the phone transcribed the message as “Siri…”.

I wound up deleting that one but I have another one I want to put through some kind of transcriber, curious what if any data is being transmitted.

Yeah, I don't pick up calls unless they're from someone in my contacts. Too much spam, scam, and scum.

Also: push-to-Siri is maybe the least convenient, but also least annoying and most consistent trigger. Apple Watch comes with "raise-to-Siri" on by default; picture chatting with someone while chilling on the couch, moving your wrist the wrong way, and Siri randomly interjecting based on something you said, taken completely out-of-context. I tend to disable features like these as soon as they come out.

Apple Watch comes with "raise-to-Siri" on by default; picture chatting with someone while chilling on the couch, moving your wrist the wrong way, and Siri randomly interjecting based on something you said, taken completely out-of-context.

This is exactly what I’m curious about with these calls, especially after reading the article and the curious transcription of the voicemail — might they be intended to trigger the watch or iPad or another iPhone or something when played aloud? Probably not but I’m curious.

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