Apple has updated Siri to better handle references to committing suicide.
The personal assistant will now immediately offer to call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. Previously, it would only show the locations of the centers.
You can see a screenshot of Siri's response to a suicide reference below...
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AppleGuy299 - June 19, 2013 at 3:38am
I guess Siri really was a success...
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Fed - June 18, 2013 at 10:20pm
iOS 6.1.4 has the same, I tried it!!
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Saul - June 18, 2013 at 6:31pm
That's smart.
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Ben - June 18, 2013 at 6:17pm
What is the 5 dots near verizon ?
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rexology - June 18, 2013 at 6:40pm
The five dot is signal strength. The screenshot was probably done up in current firmware OS7.
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ridethebike - June 18, 2013 at 5:15pm
considering my success using Siri she will trigger this when I'm asking for a burrito through bluetooth with the phone in the back seat. And it will start ringing.
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rexology - June 18, 2013 at 4:41pm
They should automatically call their parents, because clearly this person needs to be loved more.
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