Siri For Android? New App Fools Users In Android Market

December 30th, 2011

Siri is an intelligent software assistant and knowledge navigator functioning as a personal assistant application for iOS. The application uses a natural language user interface to answer questions, make recommendations, and perform actions by delegating requests to a set of web services.

Now, A new app called “Siri for Android” is available to download from the Android Market for free. The developer’s name is “Official App,” which could obviously be misinterpreted as an Apple-sanctioned product. Well, the “developer” put up an app called Siri on the Android Market, fooling people into thinking it’s the real thing. Of course, it’s not official and it’s not real — it’s a shameless rip-off from a developer called “Viewide,” complete with Apple’s own icons.

Siri For Android

Fake Siri for Android, doesn’t respond to voice commands or perform any tasks. It merely copies the Siri interface and says nice things about Android in a computerized female voice. “This app is created just for fun,” the developer, Kelvin KYChan, writes. However, the app does have access to your location, full internet access, the ability to read your contact data, and modify your storage.