Follow-up – Jawdat Nasri
The company “Apple” is seeking to obtain a new patent about launching a feature that enables iPhone users to listen to text messages with the voice of the sender, and according to the iMessage system in “iPhone” devices, it allows sending text messages and audio recordings or making “Siri” read incoming messages. However, the new thing that Apple seeks is to enable the device to read the text message with the voice of the sender itself instead of Siri.
Read text messages
And according to what was mentioned on the “appleinsider” website, the new update that Apple will launch in iMessage text messages will include the ability to choose an audio file or message only when receiving the message from the sender, and according to what was mentioned in the patent submitted by the company, an audio form is received for the sender that matches The received message, and this step will include building a Siri-like profile for the sender’s voice, and after the message arrives, the file will simulate it to launch the voice automatically.
In turn, the new feature will allow users of “iPhone” phones to send and receive various text messages with the voices of friends or family, or those messages exchanged between spouses, instead of hearing the voice of “Siri”, the recipient will be able to hear the voice of the owner of the message himself, and the patent is attributed to ion Hi, Jiangchuan Li, and David A. Winarsky.
A foldable iPhone
Last week, specifically on Tuesday of this February, Apple obtained a patent for foldable phones. According to the opinions of analysts at UBS, Apple will make the device available in the market, but not within the current year, noting that this step was taken by the company. “Apple” will increase the chances of releasing iPhone versions of the scene, and the new phone has some specifications, which are:
Open the phone vertically so that it provides more space on the screen compared to other models that open horizontally.
A front wall made of glass, similar to that used in the design of the iPhone 12, a flexible back wall, and curved side walls.
Activate the touch sensors to match the transparent and opaque walls of the device.
The device will be made of plastic or metal.
Considering the foldability of the device in a way that does not affect the efficiency of the screen.
The presence of side buttons that control the volume, screen brightness, and camera use.
