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 ...

Earlier today, we shared a few details about new code in iOS 26.2 beta 3, which shows that Apple is working on letting users replace Siri when pressing the iPhone’s side button: There’s a new ...

The iPhone has a 'side button' that is used for basic operations such as powering on and off and sleeping. In a developer document, Apple announced that 'in Japan only, you will be able to launch ...