Siri Suggestions: What's New In IOS 12

Siri Suggestions: What's New In IOS 12

While Siri Shortcuts took up a lot of the stage time at Apple's WWDC 2018keynote, another, equally important aspect of the digital assistant is also receiving a notable update in iOS 12: Suggestions. Siri Suggestions have been around since iOS 9, but with iOS 12, they're going to a new level. In fact, a lot of the enhancements coming to these suggestions are intertwined with Shortcuts. With the improvements coming down the pipe, Siri will be a more proactive and helpful assistant, better tailoring your iOS experience to suit your particular needs. What are Siri Suggestions? While many people think of Siri only as a voice-based digital assistant, it's also continually running in the background of your iOS devices in an effort to be more helpful, learning about common tasks, potential upcoming events, and more. With iOS 12, Siri Suggestions are getting a big boost. What's new with Siri Suggestions in iOS 12? A lot of what's new with Siri Suggestions has to do with Shortcuts, Apple's new system that allows apps to add specific actions to the virtual assistant. This is most evident in the new, more proactive suggestions that Siri can make.

Siri in iOS 12 will dive deeper into your habits when using an iPhone or iPad and will be able to be even more helpful thanks to its analysis of your behavior. How do Siri Suggestions tie in with Shortcuts? For common tasks that you perform on your device, Siri in iOS 12 will be able to execute the steps of those actions for you with just the push of a button. This is true both for first-party apps from Apple, but more importantly, it's also true for third-party apps, assuming developers have updated them. After support for Siri Shortcuts has been added, apps can silently donate specific actions to Siri. What does this look like in practice? As an example, say you order the same thing from Starbucks every morning, and its app has been updated to support Siri Shortcuts. What else can Siri Suggestions do in iOS 12? In addition to app interactions, Siri will now proactively offer actions that you can take when you pull down on your Home screen to search. These might include a prompt with a pre-built message for a meeting organizer if Siri detects that you're running late for that meeting, or a suggestion to play a favorite playlist in Music. How does Siri know what to suggest and when to suggest it? Siri takes into account your location, calendar events, time of day, and even the type of motion you're currently engaged in to deliver helpful suggestions. Does Apple see any of my data? Apple says that all of Siri's analysis is done locally on your device. While certain things may sync, such as Shortcuts you've created, none of Siri's processing takes place in the cloud, making sure that your data remains as safe as it can be.

DO NOT ATTEMPT REMOVING ANY AIR CONDITIONING PIPE WORK OR HOSES THESE ARE UNDER PRESSURE AND THE SYTEM CONTAINS REFRIGERANT GAS/LIQUID. Remove both front wheels ensuring that axle stands or support (remember you will need your trolley jack for lowering the engine)using the front two jacking points. It is necessary to remove the plastic lining from the front wheel arches. This is to allow you to access the rear Torx Bolts. Place the plastic wheel arch linings somewhere safe, they will not take kindly to being trampled on! The air conditioning pipe enters the engine bay lower off/side, ensure the pipe is released from the securing clip there also . This will allow the engine movement without damaging the pipe. Remove the silencer/rear box complete with rear pipe from suspension rubbers. Replace rubbers as necessary before re-fitting. Remove the plastic under-tray located beneath the engine bay. You may find it necessary to lower the other under floor pans however remember they cannot be removed completely unless working over a pit and the car is carefully positioned in the first instance.

Rubber hoses are another example where damage will cause you even more work, make sure they are unclipped and free to move with the complete engine and sub frame. Ensure the jack is situated so as to take the load evenly. If available have axle stands or blocks positioned so as to stop the combined load engine and gearbox from being lowered more than 80mm, set these up prior to commencing the lowering process. When this job is undertaken by a Mercedes-Benz garage the car is elevated on a car lift , using a special jig which fits into the sub-frame recess ports the engine can then be lowered while under complete control. I have in mind is (10cm x 6 cm approx. This will be placed beneath the sub frame and will take the weight of the complete engine and gearbox (power pack)while lowering, so do not short-cut on the quality of the bearer, timber you use/purchase. A metal bearer would be Ok providing is was sufficiently robust but timber is less likely to slip than metal on metal.

Although this photo shows the car at an angle it is purely to show the sub frame layout the car would need to be higher for working under and also level or jacking the sub frame would be more difficult. Do remember that there is an electrical connection that needs to be disconnected from the starter. I suggest that the securing nuts would be best loosened before slackening off the starter securing nuts. The manufacturers do advocate inspecting the flywheel ring gear for damage, However if substantial damage /wear is apparent on the teeth of the ring gear the flywheel may need replacing, only you can now decide what action to take . To replace the flywheel as stated earlier the engine will have to be completely removed and the gearbox split from the engine a very large job which may well be out side the scope of DIY. Note when removing the nut from the larger of the two cables there should be a protective insulation cap, this will prevent you locating the spanner until removed , ensure it is replaced following re-connection of the cable.