Open a third-party voice assistant instead of Siri. Image: Rajesh Pandey/Cult of Mac Apple will soon allow iPhone users in Japan to use the side button to trigger a third-party voice assistant they ...

Holding down the side button is one of the fastest ways to summon Siri on an iPhone. Apple now plans to open that shortcut to third-party assistants, but only in Japan. The update was spotted in the ...

Apple's iOS 26.2 features Side button settings that let users swap Siri for another assistant — but only in Japan, not the European Union for now. Initially, it was believed that these settings were ...