The next iPhone will be listening to you all the time

Apple's next iPhone will be always listening to the people around it, ready for its digital assistant to help out if it is called. Saying "Hey Siri" to the phone at any time will wake it up and get it ready to respond to requests, according to new rumours ahead of the iPhone 6s launch this evening. That event is thought to have cast Siri in a leading role -- as well as the changes to the iPhone's "Hey Siri" feature, the company is expected to show off its new search capabilities as well as giving it a central role in its new Apple TV. The company teased the central role of Siri in its invitations for the event, which came with the tagline "Hey Siri, give us a hint". Apple already lets people call up the digital assistant by saying "Hey Siri" when the phone is plugged in.