Apple Launched Invite-Only ‘Siri Speech Study’ App to Improve Siri

The program, which debuted on the App Store with little fanfare on August 9 and was updated on August 18, allows users to voluntarily share their Siri interactions and feedback with Apple so that it can improve Siri.

The software is said to be accessible in the United States, Canada, Germany, France, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, and Taiwan, however it does not appear in the Utilities category, on the App Store rankings, or through a search. To find the app in the App Store, users must have a direct link to it.

To get started, the app only has a link to a licensing agreement and a field where you can enter a legitimate participant ID number.

Apple told TechCrunch that the app is being used to improve Siri across a variety of products by allowing users to directly share input with the company. Apple also stated that research participants must be invited, and that users cannot sign up for the program on their own.

Participants must provide clear input on a request-by-request basis when signed into the Siri Speech Study app, according to Apple. For example, if Siri misunderstands a request or improperly identifies a person, users can clarify what they were attempting to ask or why they were incorrectly identified, which would be relayed to Apple.

No participant information is automatically shared with Apple, and users can see a list of Siri queries they’ve made in the app and choose which ones to send to Apple with their feedback. Except for the data directly provided by participants, Apple assured TechCrunch that no user information is collected or used in the app.