Fact · Dictation software
2011year
Apple announced on October 4, 2011 that the iPhone 4S introduces Siri, an intelligent assistant that helps you get things done just by asking. Siri was offered in beta.
Quote found word for word on the live source, last checked October 19, 2026
In the source's own words
“iPhone 4S also introduces Siri, an intelligent assistant that helps you get things done just by asking.”
Apple Launches iPhone 4S, iOS 5 & iCloud, Apple, Apple Newsroom, 2011, Press release dated October 4, 2011.
Open the original- What it measures
- The same release says Siri will be available in beta on iPhone 4S in English (localized for US, UK and Australia), French and German, and that iPhone 4S goes on sale in October 2011. It does not mention dictation.
- What it does not show
- The release is marketing copy and calls Siri a beta. It does not say when dictation became available on the iPhone 4S, so this fact supports only the Siri launch.
In the data
A row of History of Dictation Software: A Dated Timeline, as Siri on iPhone 4S: 2,011 year.
- Event
- Launch
- Product
- Siri (iPhone 4S)
- Maker
- Apple
- Date
- 2011-10-04
- Kind
- Voice assistant
- Note
- The quote has no date. 2011 and 2011-10-04 come from the release's dateline, October 4, 2011.