Siri is currently in beta and of course it’s only available on the iPhone 4S. There have been a number of efforts of hackers to href="http://www.everythingicafe.com/siri-hacked-working-on-jailbroken-iphone-4/2011/10/30/">bring Siri to previous generation iPhones in lieu of an officially supported release. One iOS developer reached out to Apple suggesting that a paid upgrade to iOS 5 be made available to pre-iPhone 4S customers, with the intent to legally allow for Siri on older models. Apple responded with a short response and the hopes for Siri on older devices have been dashed.
Engineering has provided the following feedback regarding this issue:/> Siri only works on iPhone 4S and we currently have no plans to support older devices.
Not entirely surprising. Siri is a main selling point for the iPhone 4S and the extra horsepower helps make for a smooth experience, save for href="http://www.everythingicafe.com/siri-outages-affecting-iphone-4s-owners/2011/11/03/">outages. As for href="http://www.everythingicafe.com/siri-hacked-working-on-jailbroken-iphone-4/2011/10/30/">hacking Siri to work on the iPhone 4, a public release is no where in sight. While developers have it working, it requires files from the iPhone 4S, files that cannot be redistributed.
Source: href="http://michaelsteeber.tumblr.com/post/12533318779/apple-we-have-no-plans-to-bring-siri-to-older-devices">Michael Steeber
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