iPhone Side Button Will Soon Support Third-Party Assistants in This Country Apple's recent developer documentation confirms that the default voice assistant summoned by the side button will be ...

The iPhone's side button is pretty well-known as the power button, mainly because that's what people usually use it for: turning the iPhone on and off and locking and unlocking the device. When you ...

Open a third-party voice assistant instead of Siri. Image: Rajesh Pandey/Cult of Mac Apple will soon allow iPhone users in Japan to use the side button to trigger a third-party voice assistant they ...

Earlier today, we shared a few details about new code in iOS 26.2 beta 3, which shows that Apple is working on letting users replace Siri when pressing the iPhone’s side button: There’s a new ...

Following signs of new Side Button functionality in the iOS 26.2 beta 3 update, Apple developer documentation has confirmed that assigning a third-party voice assistant to the Side Button will be a ...

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Managing your iPhone’s power functions has become more intuitive with the release of iOS 26. By using the built-in Shortcuts app, you can now create a custom power button directly on your home screen ...