Boost up Performance of your Ruby on Rails Application

Posted on August 18, 2017February 23, 2024 by Krunal Vyas

Ruby on Rails or simply Rails is a server-side web application framework. The language used is Ruby and it is under the MIT license. So, you can design your web pages, web service, or a database using this model-view-controller framework. You can improve the performance using many well-known paradigms and software engineering patterns such as active record pattern, don’t repeat yourself, and convention over configuration.

Use the brakeman

The brakeman is a security analysis tool. When you run it, all the possible vulnerabilities are brought out after it runs through your application. The security warnings will be grouped according to their severity – High, Medium, and Low. Sometimes, you may not have any warnings but that does not mean your system is secure. This is because brakeman at times overlooks some of the basic security pitfalls. To make sure you have the security issue under control, use a second gem called the bundler-audit. This checks the security in your Gemfile.lock for all variable versions of gems.

Don’t Repeat Yourself (DRY)

Every large software project is overwhelmingly complex. Most of us are not good at handling the complexities. The strategy for reducing the complexity is to divide the code into portions where each component represents a subsystem. This subsystem accomplishes everything you need in some specific segment.

Take the case where you are building a content management system. You can keep subdividing the portions into components such as user management which has a subsystem role management. When you reach the component that has a single responsibility we implement it in a class. This is assuming that we are building something using the object-oriented application.

The DRY principles states that you can only use these pieces of knowledge exactly once in the entire system. This unambiguous unique representation shows how we achieve something.

Use the Bullet

In the development process of the application, without the use of refactoring, you cannot spot the N+1 problems. But, this is a common occurrence in Rails. This means when an object is called a second object is also called. This results in a second query. This thing becomes huge and you find that instead of running 1 query with 100 results, you may be having 100 queries and trying to get one result. Because you use a tiny dataset, this thing is difficult to see. It only becomes apparent when moving to a database that is production sized.

To avoid this problem, we use eager loading. You use. include on querying code. The way to do this is to use the Bullet gem and this will clear all your N+1 queries. It works out of the box and you only need to install the app. It will visit the various routes in the development and you get alert boxes with messages that pop out when there are database queries.

Traceroute

You can clean the routes in Rail applications with this Traceroute tool. It will detect routes mapped to non-existing controller actions and finalize those applications that are not reachable. This simple rake task will thus eliminate needles time and effort. The controller helper methods both before and after filters must remain private because they will not figure in the public API. Even though this works fine, at times on mountable engines at time it shows false positive but you can see them and overlook those that are not true.

You can use many other principles such as YAGNI (You aint gonna need it) or the Deadweight tool. They function seamlessly once you download the tool and begin to run them. You see how to improve the speed of your Rail by using these simple tools. If you have any doubts about which one is the most appropriate, consult any web designer to clear your doubt.

What is Virtual Reality Technology and how does it works?

Posted on August 11, 2017December 2, 2023 by Krunal Vyas

The virtual world is a synchrony of the senses projected to us through one single interface. It is like the cinema or the video that we capture of the events. The difference is that it is made to react with us and our senses and that is the reality of the situation. The method of doing all this is known as Virtual Reality Technology.

Immersion into virtual world

We become immersed in the virtual world – an allusion of the difference between the perception of the reality between the actual and the observed. This is where the magic of the virtual world comes in. It helps you modulate and control parameters that would alter the perception of the reality. The more this is closer to reality, the more the immersion we have.

VR units can involve up to 4 out of our five dominant senses (in reality, there are many dimensions of our senses such as balance which we do not consider) such as sight, smell, feel, and sound. We define the parameters for each of these and use in the Virtual Reality (VR) units. The problem is finding the VR units that are cheap enough for us to use. Google is presently using Google Cardboard in the Daydream ecosystem. But, at the present juncture it is not possible to acquire a VR unit without spending considerable amount of cash.

Working of the VR unit

So, how does a VR unit work? Would you believe that the VR unit tricks the brain into thinking the output coming from the VR unit to your eyes, ears, and nose is real? Yes, that is why the synchrony is so important. If there is the slightest error, the senses begin to detect something wrong and sometimes it leads to violent side effects. This is known as cyber sickness. Considerable exposure to cyber sickness could result in disastrous results for the person.

The VR unit projects two images to your eyes. The one on the left is synchronised to a point A somewhere in the screen. The other eye is focused a little to the right of the point A. The brain automatically adjusts for the parallax and we seem to see some depth in the scene. You also notice another thing when the scene begins to move. The objects far away move slowly while those nearest moves faster. This is actual life simulation but when it is applied to the picture we see, we begin to imagine as if the picture is real. Naturally, it is hard to differentiate the reality from the imaginary in the VR unit.

Check the refresh rate

The problems afflicting the VR unit lie in the presentation of the audio-visual output. When they record a piece of action, they do so at 90 Hz. This is standard for Oculus Rift and HTC Vive VR units. Playstation VR has 60 Hz display. So, the video will not play well on Playstation VR. Same is the case with the mobile phones that must have at least 60 Hz display for the video output to get decent pictures. So, your GPU is outputting images at 60 fps to the unit, whether it is the VR unit, the computer, or the mobile phone. Coming to your monitor, your unit must have a good refresh rate in order to see the images properly. If the fps speed is 120 and the refresh rate if 60 fps, then the picture experiences tearing. Parts of the image is displayed at unusual places on the screen and you get a disturbed output. To limit this, they use the Vsync that restricts the frame rate to the monitor refresh rate.

That is one thing you must check when you buy your VR unit. Of course, the other thing is the price. And check the unit to see if you experience motion sickness and then buy the unit.

With Virtual Reality in business, the possibilities are infinite as the experts make even deeper advancement into the technology. Having seen the top five ways in which VR can and will revolutionize your business, it is imperative to say that it is worth a go.

The technology is both exciting and promising leading to its warm reception by the serial marketers in the market today. Therefore, make your choice to adopt the VR technology regarding the facts stated in this post for positive growth.

Top Enterprise Mobile App Features for The Boosting Employee Engagement

Posted on August 10, 2017December 2, 2023 by Krunal Vyas

We see today most of the internet usage occurs through the apps rather than through the web browser as was the case until a year or two ago. The drastic shift in the focus has hastened the marketers to introduce more attention to the apps market segment and lesser attention to the bigger, computer segment. Is this really wise, and if so, what is the impact of such a move?

Improving employee engagement

Employee engagement is considered a sin in some companies that govern the functioning of the enterprise with an iron hand. And yet, many problems get solved when there is some employee engagement. These include things like timely reporting of facts and inaccuracies, employee satisfaction, increase in productivity, and improved accessibility of the resources.

Considering both the need to increase the employee engagement and the shift in the way people use the internet, it has become apparent that linking these two through a well-thought out plan would benefit everyone. This would involve designing or modifying the existing network to accommodate the needed features.

Extending use of company cloud networks

When the company brings out the umbrella for all its employees – workers and management alike – there is more cohesion in the work. To enhance this, one uses a simple step of extending use of the company cloud services to all its employees. There may be learning material, instructional material, and records of work executed stored there. The employees can go through this and get more familiar with the working of the company. By going through the company policy, they know how to implement it in their daily activity.

Messaging app for all employees in the concern

This involves a design consideration on the website of the company that allows their workers to interact with each other through their mobile phones. Of course, they can simply call each other but when they use the messaging app, their conversation and suggestions get stored. One can then evaluate these and use or delete them as needed.

This platform allows an effective way for the interaction of the employees. You see the more outgoing and innovative among the employees putting forward useful suggestions. The management can use them for bettering the working conditions and improving the quality of the work output.

Form a separate complaint sheet

This is the complaint sheet that goes to the core Find-and-Fix team. They work on upgrading the system, pushing incremental changes, without disrupting the ongoing work, and making the changes that the workers suggest. So, this work is merely an improvement on the existing work but does not do any regular work. Naturally, the size of the team is only about 3-4 members and they do not have any superior authority except for the company boss.

An alternative solution would be a recommendation column that is much like the complaint sheet. Here all suggestions of the workers are listed one after the other. As the complaints get solved, they are moved to the outbox in the same page with the recommendations, work executed mentioned.

Send company updates

One important feature urgently needed is the updating service. Form a group who gathers the information regarding the company’s present activities and the goals, inputs these into a small and neat form, and passes it on to all the employees of the concern. The app to use in this might be a part of the messaging service app or a standalone unit to give autonomy to the group that does the updating service.

Realizing the importance of employee engagement, most of the firms have incorporated a section in the company website where the views of the employees is displayed. They do this mainly to boost the morale of the workers but it proves to be effective. Depend on the internet to boost your company sales and quality of work output by simply raising the level of interaction within the company.

Technology Business Trends that Will Dominate 2018

Posted on August 5, 2017December 2, 2023 by Krunal Vyas

Every age brings marvels in technology with it. Some are good, some not so good, and there are those that are downright bad. Identifying the business technology trends helps the entrepreneurs stay ahead of the game. The ordinary folk too need a perspective on what is in and what is not. From that viewpoint, let us check how technology has changed and whether it has left us behind.

Interconnected devices without the need for a connecting hub

The emphasis is on speed and ease of operation. Nobody wants to fiddle around and use hundreds of switches and devices to get going.

Integrate chats for everything – growth of video

The craze for chats – friends, business associates, and classmates – will increase the need for new types of chats. Chats that you can have without switching your phone on, chats you can have through the car visor… the possibilities are endless. One thing is certain, if society needs more interaction, the chat service will be the front runner in this field.

Naturally, the videos cannot be left behind. Videos already have a fair share of the entertainment market which stands worldwide at $2.152 trillion while the global video revenues will add more than $3.45 billion to touch the $64.8 billion mark by 2021.

Automation in everything

Can you iron my shirt while I have my bath? Can you make me a sandwich while I prepare the coffee? Can you send the files to the manager at H&R as soon as possible? Yes, the new Ro-Botic Man will do all this and more. You can leave your car parking worries to the robot you pull out of the backseat…the age of automation is upon us. This is the big dream for everyone.

Implementing Big Data with the human element involved

The word is that soon we will not need big computers to analyse the output from the Big Data machines. Humans will learn a modern technology that will convert all that we need into reality. Instead of waiting for an answer from the research company, we implement results directly in the applications – “App, drive my car” will be one of the several innovations presumably.

Growth in AR and VR – Augmented Reality mobile apps

Imagination is running the show, or rather the shortfall of it. The way we people crave the unimaginable makes this field of augmented reality and virtual reality a field ripe for plucking. Pokemon Go a AR game, Oculus Rift, and many other AR and VR applications are hitting the scene right now. There is talk that it may make forays into the education field too… “Hey, Tommy, are you reading your lessons or playing a game?”

Smart Home technology and IoT

You can be sure your dog will have its own door-opener button. Thing would be teaching it to use it properly. The Internet of Things is already cornering a part of the Smart Home technology encouraging more innovations in automation on the home front. Automatic lights and garage doors are already

there but we may see more developments by way of robotic services integration.

Mobile app market and B2B mobile integration

We will see an increase in smart phone users and mobile payments methods and utilities. Businesses will shift their services to the mobile phone segment quite profitably.

Since most of the changes involve the internet, things will follow the path described for some more time until something better comes to replace the internet. Unconscionable, yet most of the advancements we see today began that way. Meantime, enjoy the pleasures of today.

Building a Location-based Game or App Like Pokemon

Posted on August 2, 2017December 2, 2023 by Krunal Vyas

Building an App needs something that not many have – perseverance. Of course, we carry out our daily tasks with dedication. But, a game needs deep thinking and that is where we begin.

Apply some foresight

The game needs many things including the Pokemon like characters, the hiding place, some twists and turns in the plot, landscaping for the game, and more. As you think about them, they will grow, and you must put them down on paper so you will not go around in circles. For starters, make the list. Then, segregate the list into important and not important. You will see that this helps you get a better picture of what you are doing and what you have accomplished.

Pick the theme for the game

This is the fun part. You are not making Pokemon, only a Pokemon like game. This means you are doing an interactive geo-based game where you place the object for interaction in some public places. These are activated by the online game alone so they will not disturb anyone else. You might want to make cards for the game, just like you have in Pokemon but you could bring in your own modifications.

Design some roles

This is again fun. You can imagine the role playing you need in your story. It might be about vampires chasing innocent children or about aliens out to kidnap the small ones. Whatever it is, you must make the story run along without a hitch. There must be enough stops and the roles must fit in with the character of the story. You can add more roles for the higher versions of the game.

Or, you can have various levels with increasing difficulty of play. The children can choose the level according to their age. Also, plan some scale in the game. This means you need to have some side-plot that will turn the game into a smaller version of the main game. You could include lines such as the hero wanders off the main street and enters some side street.

Doing the design

You know how to use the Wikitude SDK to place the Pokemons around the user. You then list them in JSON format and you can fetch the creatures from any position. You also have features on the Wikitude SDK JavaScript API that fetches the user location and places videos 2D, and 3D content in geo spaces. These are AR.Geo Objects that have a callback function. You can use user movements, longitude, altitude, and latitude to run the code inside the Wikitude AR-View.

AR.context.onLocationChanged = function(lat, lon, alt, accuracy){

// store user’s location so you have access to it at any time

World.userLocation = {“latitude”: lat, “longitude” : lon, “altitude” : alt };

};

You can check Wikitude if you need more clarification on the codes. The real thing is to have an action plan and make the landscaping to suit the model you have in mind. Give users the option of choosing their own models and changing between them. It makes the game interesting for them but then it is your game.

Many alternatives to design

One of the best alternatives is to use Scratch to make the game and then improvise on it. The other one is to get a RPG Maker XP, download the Pokemon Essentials, and read the tutorials there. Then, you can make the game based on Pokemon.

Make realistic estimates for the game. You cannot just arrange a couple of objects and then hope to clinch the deal. It takes extensive planning and more often than not, you will be tempted to throw in the towel and start something else. This is because you have not thought the matter through entirely from all perspectives. Remember, planning is vital and only that will carry you through to the end. Wishing you luck on your journey.

Angular JS has gained Popularity as an open-source Web app development

Posted on July 19, 2017December 2, 2023 by Krunal Vyas

Developing app is becoming a culture more than remaining a craze. The sheer number of ways to develop an app sets the tone of the challenge for the app developer. Angular JS is one choice for many of the developers due to its simplicity and easy integrability.

Easy for new developers

Angular JS is a JavaScript framework that helps new developers understand coding structure and application functionality. It works very well to manage heavy web applications, along with its complex requirements and many components. So, if you spend some time learning it, you will benefit.

Easy to adapt

The plug and play functionality helps the developer to copy and paste the existing features that he wants to use in the modern design. So, the old features will come in the modern design without any need for new code. But, this does not mean that the developer can become an expert without any knowledge. He will need to know JQuery and JavaScript. Once he knows these two, then the other things will move on easily. With more practice, the developer will become more proficient. With experience, one can design many stunning apps with Angular JS.

Most other codes need you to write an MVC pipeline. But, with Angular JS you need not do that. You can develop smaller data models using HTML. Besides, you have an evolving community because of the open-source nature of the language. Plus, Google developed it, so it will always have interested people and experts backing the entire project.

Less distraction during design

The development is so easy because the developer does not have to bother with the JQuery calls and DOM configurations. The UI developers find it easy to work with a greater focus on design. You get encouragement to work with models on the client side. And you also see the same thing happen on the server-side.

Developing apps with AngularJS is so simple and easy. The developers design new ones without breaking a sweat within a brief period. It is easy to get started and as easy to finish the design with simple HTML code. Another good feature that we see in AngularJS is that it exhibits two-way binding. So, you avoid writing enormous amounts of boilerplate code. The two-way data binding works to synchronize the model with the DOM working both ways.

Separation of the logic component

The MVC structure remains implemented by AngularJS; the logic component and the data remains separate. It then uses dependency injection to put in place server-side services in the traditional manner. Some of these are view-dependent controllers and web applications on the client side.

The AngularJS framework helps develop small one-page applications. This makes it a favorite among new developers. The custom tag attributes remain embedded into an HTML page. AngularJS framework first reads the HTML page and reckons the attributes as directives. These directives help bind the input and output parts of the page to any model denoted using normal JavaScript variables. You can set the values for those variables in the code or JSON resources that may remain static or dynamic.

AngularJS is the frontend of the MEAN stack. This MEAN stack is the combination of MongoDB database and Express.js web application server framework. AngularJS makes up another part of this stack with the Node.js providing the runtime environment.

The premise for the construction of the framework remains based on the argument that the business logic of the application is best defined by the imperative programming. The creation of user interfaces and connection to software components remains done by declarative programming. Thus, you develop a structure for the building of an app from designing the UI to the final testing the app phase.

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Know about Android app shortcuts that are actually useful

Posted on July 17, 2017December 2, 2023 by Krunal Vyas

The android phone is a big boon due to the simplicity of use compared to the iPhone and the computer. But, when it comes to the crunch, does it deliver? How many times have you dug out the phone and then put it back because the moment had passed and you could not access the app in time? We come to the moment when we can finally install the shortcuts that allows instant access to apps you need to use.

Make a shortcut for Massages, Direct calls, Navigation

You can use the Messages and the Calls with just a tap on the Home screen. Go to the Widgets sections and activate the Directly Call and Message a contact. You can also use the Navigate widget to find the shortcut to any place you want to go. When you use communication apps like Skype or WhatsApp you can create groups. This lets you get in touch at a mere touch.

Use Activity shortcuts to go directly to the app

You see Activities depicted as screens for an app. You can create app shortcuts and create links to specific pages within the app. Like this you can create a direct link to the Navigation screen of the Maps app. In addition, you can use the third-party launchers. This will come with the app you download. There you have the option of placing the app on the Home screen. You cannot use the shortcut on any other screen.

Use Google Voice Commands

This helps you manage your Android hands-free. You must activate the “OK Google” voice detection in the Settings. Under Settings, go to Voice. Then, click the OK button and you can activate the phone by saying “OK Google”. You can set reminders, make calls, take notes, or make a general query.

Make the Search for apps easy

When you have plenty of apps installed, searching for app that you use once in a while may be difficult. Then, there is one way around this. Google widget helps you locate and launch apps quickly. You can also use the search bar on the phone search page.

Scan a document

Did you know that Google Drive has a Scan button? You can quickly scan a receipt or any document but the process is tedious. Another way to do this is to tap and hold the Drive icon, you can then tap Scan. You will go immediately to the scanner viewfinder. The item you scan will upload to the top level in the Drive directory. You can change these files to another separate folder. For this, install Drive Scan widget. You will see this on your widgets screen.

Add a note fast

To do this, you must have Google Keep. Once you have downloaded the app you can tap and hold the Google Keep icon. Tap on New Audio Note and speak your piece. You will have a note transcribed of what you say in addition to recording your voice.

Easy touch

This may be a copy of the Assistive Touch from the iPhone but it proves useful. The idea of putting a floating button on the Home Screen was in the minds of many Android developers even before this. This EasyTouch button helps you with an array of functions including toggle Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, lock the screen, and much more. You can bring out the camera or launch your favorite app and do a lot of other things. It is fully integrable with the Android OS as it is today. And of course, you must be familiar with the pull-down screen to refresh the page.

So, those are the new things to brighten up your day. You will see more shortcuts as software developers come up with new things.

And with that you should be well on your way to implementing Android 7.1’s new feature App Shortcuts! You can find Android’s official documentation for App Shortcuts here. Feel free to leave any questions in the comments, and thanks for reading!

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Top 5 White Hat and Black Hat SEO Optimization Techniques

Posted on July 14, 2017December 5, 2023 by Krunal Vyas

Optimization is essential for obvious reasons – the search engines will ignore your website otherwise. Now, the way one optimizes is subject to debate so much so that the unethical practices become the Black Hat optimization and those that are accepted are the White Hat techniques. You can see how everyone is doing it and so they will all get the same ranking. What you need to do is to use a Black Hat technique in a way that does not offend the search engines.

Sandwiched link on site

This is straightforward and qualifies under white hat techniques because it does not lead you directly to a low content site or mislead the reader. The idea is to create links to your site and place them in between high-quality links. For instance, you use a first high-quality link to a high-authoritative site such as New York Times. Then, after the required number of words, you place the link to your main site. This is the site that sells sports equipment. After you fill in the needed number of words, you again link to a high-authoritative site such as Wikipedia. Now, this might fool Google search engine into thinking all the links have the same value and if it works, your page rank surges upward.

Information and contact scraping

Undoubtedly, scraping qualifies under Black Hat means of optimization. This means you use unfair means to obtain information. However, you stop short of spamming the website you take the content from and merely use scraping to increase the connections and thus build a wide network that could prove useful to many people. How does this work? Scraping is spinning content you lift off other websites, digging out webmaster information, sending automated messages for links, and so on. Once you scrape the website of all the domains, you can use software such as Growbots. Growbots is automated software that helps you connect to the people shown in the domain links.

Create internal links for your web pages

This is easy to do. If you have 5 pages on your website, create links on each of the pages and link them to other places on other pages. Use the right phrases to create the link so they enhance the value of the links. These links must provide value to the end user and you can do this by listing out the advantages of the product you sell and then distribute it all over your site as little links.

Check the links used for images

The images you use on the site could improve your ranking. This is brought out by the fact that Google uses a separate tab for images. Optimize the images by using good descriptions and words that match the content to use as links for the image. Keep the priority in the right order with the content and you will get a boost in the search engine rankings. You could omit some information and show them as images. This will make the reader look at them and thus increase value of the images.

Optimize title tags

This is so obvious but where do we stop? I mean, after you have got the top spot on Google, you will have someone come up from number two spot and push you from the number one spot. You can resort to a little partisan behavior here. Check up the list of websites and find out their selling point – how they came up on the number one page. Then, include these points in your website in some form. Keep up with the others who follow you and your website will retain the top spot.

You cannot go wrong if you put in the effort. As for Black Hat strategy, you have it under your White Hat.

Avoid Black Hat Tactics

Black Hat tactics traditionally involve methods of tricking the search engines and utilizing tactics that are purely based around exploiting certain characteristics of the Google Algorithm. All Black Hat tactics will damage your site and reputation.

Black Hat tactics include:

Purchased and/or irrelevant links
Duplicate content
Keyword stuffing
Link farms
Hidden, unrelated text

These tactics, while they can generate short-term success, can lead to your website being blacklisted by Google or other search engines. Once search engines catch on to tactics that violate their terms of service, a website utilizing these tactics could disappear from search results. This is why it is so vital to do SEO correctly. According to Google, “Not even the most experienced SEO can guarantee a certain rank for your site.” If someone says they can- RUN. They are bad news.

Conclusion

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iOS 11 Release: Know the best features of Apple’s new OS

Posted on July 5, 2017December 4, 2023 by Krunal Vyas

Much awaited, the iOS 11 release has brought with it the lengthy list of design changes. On the subtler note, there is the touch of stronger accent in the darker lines and bolder fonts. The thin lines of that characterized the Apple fonts since iOS 7 have given way to the bolder ones.

Thicker lines and fonts

A few of the app have remained unchanged such as the Calendar and Reminders. The Phone and Calculator have added round buttons and thicker lines and fonts. We see some smaller tweaks in many other apps such as the Apple News, Podcasts, and Messages. The most significant changes we see in the UI elements in the Control Center.

In the older version, the iOS 10, you could split the Control Center into smaller windows by swiping up from the bottom of the screen. In the new iOS 11 the window has become consolidated into one unit. The icons are fashioned like bubbles. It has two top sections – one for Apple Music control including volume controls and brightness controls and the second for basic networking. Below these you have the array of smaller icons for various functions such as Do not disturb while driving, Timer, Flashlight, Camera, Alarm, and so on. So, when you bring up the control centre it takes up the entire screen.

. On the right side of the display, you see the Control Center.

New Notification Center

In the new iOS 11, the Notification Center and the Lock Customise Control Center

You can customize all the functions that appear on the Control Center. You can access a wider range of functions because it is visible on the screen. To do this, choose the Setting button and then make a selection of the apps you want to be able to access through the Control Center. This would include these:

Flashlight
Timer
Calculator
Camera
Accessibility Shortcut
Alarm
Apple TV Remote
Do Not Disturb While Driving
Guided Access
Home
Low Power Mode
Magnifier
Notes
Screen Recording
Stopwatch
Text Size
Voice Memos
Wallet

So, while you can add just about everything, the wise thing would be to add just what you use the most. Along with the customization options, you now have an added 3D option. The 3D touch brings up a larger window which is useful when you want to play songs. These are slightly more complicated than operating a mere on/off toggle button. On the iPad, the Control Center displays differently.

Improvements to Siri

Like always, Siri improves with new edition. The male and female voices on Siri has been revamped and made more realistic. Apple says it is trying to give Siri a more expressive voice that emphasises the right pronunciation. Th eon-device learning is to know about the personal preferences you have and to adapt them to the iOS usage no matter which device you use. Siri is getting smarter due to the cross-device Siri syncing. The emphasis is on privacy all the time with Apple.

One of the things you can do with Siri now is to ask Siri to suggest a topic to hear the Apple news. Similarly, while typing Siri will suggest ideas and phrases from topics you recently viewed. You can get Siri suggestions on Safari based on what you have been searching or reading so far.