I recently upgraded my Series 6 to the Ultra 2 and the on-device Siri is life changing for someone who utilizes the watch every day.
Currently, the feature is limited to basic tasks like
- Starting or ending a workout
- Starting custom Shortcuts
- Asking your current step count
- Asking to do a toss coin
I never use Siri on the iPhone, I think for wearables it is different. I can do now some tasks that require too much screen interaction down to few to none.
Now, I can start and end a workout without stopping from an activity. It could be a little improvement, but it is remarkable. For context, I never bring my phone during any of my workouts, so the new feature is fitting for my usage.
Have never used Siri on my phones, but I saw some comments about it on S9/U2 including yours. I enabled it this morning just to try it out and it is crazy fast and surprisingly useful. I am impressed.
Same here, not using Siri on the phone but love it on the watch! I usually ask it to start timers, a stop watch, the battery status, turn Bluetooth on and off. Love it!
How is it different on the new watches compared to the older ones?
old Siri needs to process requests on the phone I believe is the big difference, so basically its just a lot faster now.