Perplexity presents a new vocal assistant. CEO Aravind Srinivas tweeted that you can use the assistant to answer questions and start tasks like writing emails, playing music or emissions and defining alerts.
Presentation of Perplexity Assistant on iOS: the first time an AI application can answer questions and take basic actions on your iPhone: starting by playing the media, writing emails, moving meetings, reserving rides, making reservations, defining reminders. Update your perplexity application to try! pic.twitter.com/i2cyqyc71e
– Aravind Srinivas (@Aravsrinivas) April 23, 2025
Many AI companies have introduced or teased vocal assistants as part of their offers, but there is a good reason why perplexity could jump on it for its particular iOS application. Apple’s AI, called Apple Intelligence, has undergone a series of delays since its announcement in 2024. The company A Advertisements drawn intended to highlight its advanced offers, because the features were not really available for users, and it is changed his first chief of AI.
The integration of chatgpt with Siri is live (you may have to activate it in your settings), but for the most part, Apple users are still waiting on Siri really smarter than Apple has promised. This is where the IOS mobile application of Perplexity could be a viable alternative, especially for those who want advanced vocal capacities.
Vocal modes and mobile applications are two of the ways in which IA companies are pursuing in the hope of winning customers on a crowded market. Perplexity announced Thursday that its application will be automatically preloaded on new Motorola Razr phones. Chatgpt launched an advanced vocal mode last August after initially stopped the project when a teaser video showed that the voice of AI was strangely similar to the voice of Scarlett Johansson. Johansson said that she had not given the company permission to use her voice, by amplifying the concerns of the actors on how their work is used in the creation of the AI.
If you do not see the voice assistant as an option in your perplexity application, try to update your application via the Apple App Store. Perplexity offers a free plan and paid plans with higher use limits. Perplexity can use the information you give it for training purposes, but you can undress in your settings. You can consult the Complete confidentiality policy For more information.
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