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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

iPhone Side Button Will Soon Support Third-Party Assistants in This Country Apple's recent developer documentation confirms that the default voice assistant summoned by the side button will be ...