Apple Fixes a Bug That Recorded Your Conversations with Siri Without Your Permission

Apple has recently started rolling out the second iOS 15.4 beta update to testers. Apart fromintroducing the ability for you to use Face ID with masks, the company has also introduced a fix for a major bug that may have recorded your conversations with Siri even if you opted out of it. Apple has admitted the same. Check out the details below.

Apple Fixes “Improve Siri & Dictation” Bug in iOS 15

According to a recent report byZDNet, Apple confirmed that a bug, which arrived with iOS 15,automatically enabled the “ImproveSiri & Dictation”optionon iPhones and iPads. This allowed Apple to record, store, and review user conversations with Siri, even if a user opted out of it previously.

Once Apple found out about the bug, it reportedly turned off the Improve Siri & Dictation option entirely for many users with the iOS 15.2 update and evendeleted the recordings that were collected due to a bug in the system. Hence, if you haven’t, updating to the iOS 15.2 version might seem like a good thing to do right now!

“With iOS 15.2, we turned off the Improve Siri & Dictation setting for many Siri users while we fixed a bug introduced with iOS 15. This bug inadvertently enabled the setting for a small portion of devices. Since identifying the bug, we stopped reviewing and are deleting audio received from all affected devices,”Apple toldZDNetin a statement.

This information appears weirdly shocking as Apple did asimilar thing back in 2019when it was found listening to users’ Siri recordings. While Apple claimed to have stopped it, it appears like this habit won’t die easily! We hope this really happened unintentionally.

Apple will roll out the stable build of the iOS 15.4 update in the coming weeks. Once a user installs it on their device, they will reportedlyget a prompt, asking permission to turn on the “Improve Siri & Dictation” featureon their devices. This is the same option beta users are seeing at present.

If you are concerned about Apple recording your conversations with Siri, you canopt-out of the Siri audio recordings feature on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TVusing our in-depth guide linked here. However, if you are still paranoid about Siri, check outhow you can entirely turn off Siri on your iPhone or iPad.

Dwaipayan Sengupta

A geek at heart, you’ll find me fidgeting with an iOS device or sitting in front of the laptop, scouring the internet to find interesting technological innovations. In my free time, you’d find me playing Valorant or listening to Pink Floyd.

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