Apple’s Live Rewind Transcribes Recent Conversations for Siri Queries

Apple’s new Live Rewind feature transcribes what was recently said after a double press of the Digital Crown. Users can then ask Siri about the transcript, such as to recover a book recommendation, a colleague’s idea or another detail they missed.

The feature is presented as potentially useful for high-cost conversations, such as a lawyer explaining a contract, but it is unclear whether it records conversations continuously. Its practical value is weighed against privacy and social concerns: asking someone to repeat themselves may feel more natural, while the demonstrations were described as difficult to make feel natural and less unsettling.