9 to 5 Mac has discovered something interesting in iOS 5.1 beta 3 that was seeded just a few hours back.
They've discovered a new section in the keyboard menu called “About Privacy and Dictation", which suggests that Apple is working on bringing Siri to iPad and possibly even iPod touch.9 to 5 Mac reports:
When opened, as shown above, the iPad provides the user with the standard legal literature and feature information for Siri Dictation.
Dictation is not actually functional on the iPad 2 running iOS 5.1 beta 3, so perhaps this will be an iOS 5.1 launch feature for the iPad, or it may be an iPad 3-exclusive feature; a similar process to the iPhone 4S exclusively gaining Siri and Siri Dictation support in iOS 5.0. We’re also hearing this link/document is also appearing on retina iPod touches as well.
As 9 to 5 Mac points out, it also doesn't seem like the code was accidentally ported to the iPad from an iPhone 4S as it does not have a specific menu for "Privacy and Dictation".
On the iPhone 4S, Apple does not have a specific menu related to “Dictation and Privacy” in the keyboard settings panel. That literature is reserved exclusively for the Siri preferences under general settings and covers both Dictation and Siri. This may weaken concerns that this new iPad Dictation menu is simply carried over code from the iPhone 4S.
9 to 5 Mac speculates that this could mean that the iPad could only get Siri's Dictation feature.
9 to 5 Mac has also mentioned that this link/document is appearing on retina iPod touches as well.
Frankly, we would be disappointed if iPad 3 does not come with Siri. However, it remains to be seen if Apple will also bring the feature to iPad 1 and iPad 2. Since Siri is exclusively available only for iPhone 4S users, it seems unlikely.
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