i4Siri Brings Siri to Older Devices Without Using Apple Servers

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Posted March 10, 2012 at 9:50pm by Shalom Levytam

i4Siri is a project dedicated to providing Siri for older devices that do not support it. i4Siri supports iOS 5.1 and lower for devices including the iPad 2, iPad 1, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod Touch 4G.

i4Siri has just made their servers available for public use--without requiring an iPhone 4S. After months of beta testing, the team has put out a free version and plans to bring a premium version soon. However, since it is free, there are some limitations put in place to help balance the traffic.

i4Siri currently supports: time, timer, notes, 'smart' siri, www search, dictation, phone calls, jokes, alarms, weather, where am I?, Reminders (not completely working), Wolfram Alpha, and Location Searches

i4Siri does not use Apple's server to process your voice, therefore it is legal. The team reassures us that all information is not logged and is kept private and confidential.

Instructions on how to install i4siri, and more information regarding this project can be found on their website.

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Josh - March 11, 2012 at 11:41pm

I have an iphone 4, ios 5.0.1 with baseband preserved on 4.10.01 unlocked for tmo, I installed i4siri and spire but cydia did not completely download it and i had to reboot from cydia. In the reboot, the apple logo didnt go away so I just held power and home and the phone restarted but is extremely slow. So I deleted spire and the repositories, but siri still remains an option in general settings but the phone is extremely slowww. I cant watch a video, I can barely check my mail. Please someone try to help!! I dont want to restore my iphone since im afraid to lose my unlock or to upgrade. I use gevey sim for unlock I dont think thats involved with the issue though.

David - March 11, 2012 at 11:54pm

Hey bud, would you care to share how you got your iphone on 5.0.1 4.10.01 unlocked to Tmobile, I am desperately seeking a way but have been unsuccessful. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

OSUguy - March 12, 2012 at 3:06am

If your baseband is already above it, there's no way to go back if it is already 4.10.01, your only option is a gevey sim, which you can find all over the internet, i'm using one now

Ricky - March 12, 2012 at 3:05pm

Hey josh u can restore your phone using red snow with the no baseband update feature basically it creates custom firmware that doesn't require baseband update

Andy - March 11, 2012 at 11:06pm

it was working the first time i installed it then it has not worked after that and it kept saying 'sorry i can't answer your request right now please try again in a little while'. i was thnking maybe a lot of people trying it out right now and flooding the server.

Saumil - March 12, 2012 at 5:30pm

same problem.. sorry all the time..

Welshy - March 11, 2012 at 3:09pm

Works fine for me on my iPad, I don't know what these people are complaining about it not working

Mark - March 11, 2012 at 3:07pm

A nobel effort, but that's about it. Save yourself the disappointment, and frustration by not installing this "tweak". It made 80% of my APPs unusable, not to mention it never gave me an answer to any of my questions/requests. All my APPs are now working again after removing the "SPIRE" tweak.

cataringso - March 11, 2012 at 7:23pm

Yes, I had to uninstall it too. Made my iPhone 3GS very slow and buggy. Steer away from this!

Arif munshi - March 12, 2012 at 6:47am

Mine did that too initially. The problem is due to the initial 5.01 jailbreak not being stable with spire so a quick fix would be to install corona from cydia and all of your apps should work.

qnc - March 11, 2012 at 1:43pm

does not work for me. never comes back with any response except sorry i can help...... thanks for the hard work but it does not work

counteru2007 - March 11, 2012 at 12:42pm

slow, slow, slow to respond and I am even connected through wifi on a 30mb connection!! God forbid if I was only on 3G

nut's - March 11, 2012 at 12:38pm

Do not install !!! Spire will make your app's crash !!!! and it does not even work properly :s

6italia0 - March 11, 2012 at 1:02pm

This issue is mainly on the iPad and iPad 2, the issue with the springboard crash occur only after rebooting the device while having spire installed. This issue is fixed temporarily by simply respringing the device via SB settings or intelliscreen X, but will occur again if rebooted. The only way to rid your device of this issue is to restore your device (hopefully you have shsh's saved as 5.0.1 is no longer being signed). I am currently working on a fix for this and also looking for help to develop it as well, follow me on twitter: 6italia0 to keep updated

azharhamzahya - March 12, 2012 at 6:00pm

You need to install corona in cydia.You are welcome

Namanaxx - March 11, 2012 at 12:36pm

I asked Siri what time it was. Her response? "what is your credit card number?" I'm not sure I trust the i4Siri servers.

Mike peters - March 13, 2012 at 10:42pm

It slowed down the whole phone considerably and the dictation never worked. When it started asking me where I live and how old I am. I removed all traces of it.

Sharpshooter - March 11, 2012 at 4:38am

Anyone having problem activating location services for siri? I dont have the option and any location request comes with the answer that I need to provide location services for siri

teraflow - March 11, 2012 at 3:33am

It's working for me, and all the apps I opened worked so far, so no bugs or anything... Sometimes it takes a while to respond, and sometimes it gives me the "I can't take any request right now" message, but it's free, what can you complain about?

Randy - March 11, 2012 at 3:31am

Seems to get Siri working but it made all of my app store apps incapable of launching haha. Hopefully uninstalling it will get them to work again....

Rod - March 11, 2012 at 3:25am

It won't table any request right now!!! What did I do wrong? On my settings it does not show isiri to install certificate help!'n

Js - March 11, 2012 at 1:51am

It installs and does work but now my mail app and camera app won't work, not sure what else yet. When trying to open mail by tapping the icon it just hangs and crashes. Anyone se having issues?

fersoft - March 11, 2012 at 1:44am

Works well here. Some not answer. Whats your name? My name is Wolfram/Alpha

jaylou180 - March 11, 2012 at 1:39am

Worked on my iphone 4. Well it kind of worked. I got a response from the weather.

jaylou180 - March 11, 2012 at 1:38am

Worked on my iphone 4. Well it kind of worded. I got a response from the weather.

Slawek - March 11, 2012 at 1:30am

Well, it works on my i4 5.0.1, but, it doesn't do all commands. For example it won't access my address book, it won't take my name (Slawek) no matter what I tried. It called me a llama at one point. So, I dunno, it's a bit crap at the moment, maybe if they unrestrict it somehow?

iphone user - March 11, 2012 at 1:16am

what is the security or privacy risk from the certificate that's installed????

CASEACE79 - March 11, 2012 at 1:03am

Kind of off topic but with the new iPad (god I hate that name) being able to do dictation with apple servers do you think there could be a Siri port using the apple servers since it already handles the dictation requests or can apple servers tell the difference?

Julie - March 11, 2012 at 12:39am

Thanks alot , works great on my iphone 4 5.0.1 and from the first attempt .. Guys, u rock !

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