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iOS 18 lets you bypass Siri with custom voice actions

Apple has built a powerful new tool that enables custom voice actions, no Siri necessary. This iOS 18 feature is called Vocal Shortcuts.

One reason is that voice assistants often aren’t great at understanding our words unless they fit a pre-defined model. Vocal Shortcuts is a powerful iOS 18 feature that lets you trigger any action on your iPhone or iPad using a custom voice command that you choose. After your Vocal Shortcut is configured, you can speak the trigger phrase any time you’re using your device—or even when it’s locked—to perform the assigned action.

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