HOT 263: What Does Siri and Spotlight See When I Search? - Siri and Spotlight Search

About this episode

Mikah addresses privacy concerns regarding what app developers can see when using Siri and Spotlight Search on iOS.

On this episode of Hands-On Tech, Mikah tackles a listener's privacy concerns about what app developers can see when iOS and Apple Intelligence search through your apps, along with whether it's possible to bulk-manage Siri suggestion settings across all installed apps. Don't forget to send in your questions for Mikah to answer during the show! hot@twit.tv Host: Mikah Sargent Download or subscribe to Hands-On Tech at https://twit.tv/shows/hands-on-tech Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Club TWiT members can discuss this episode and leave feedback in the Club TWiT Discord . Sponsor: shopify.com/hot

People in this episode

Host: Mikah Sargent

Topics covered

• privacy
• Siri
• Spotlight Search
• iOS
• app developers
• settings management

Keywords

• Siri
• Spotlight
• privacy
• iOS
• app developers
• settings
• search

Sponsors

Shopify

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Apple, TWiT

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