Yes, Siri can help iPhone users record police interactions.
The add-on Apple Shortcut “I’m getting pulled over” has resurfaced online and in the news amid conversations in Michigan and across the world concerning police brutality following the death of George Floyd.
Floyd, a Black man, died in Minneapolis after a white police officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes.
The add-on was developed by Reddit user Robert Petersen during the 2018 release of iOS 12, which included a new "Shortcuts" app.
The app, in general, is designed to streamline tasks and commands through Siri. Though some Shortcuts, like audio readings of emails, are already available for setup once the app has been downloaded, Petersen’s creation can be pulled off Reddit for use.
The Shortcut pauses any music that may be playing, turns down brightness and volume, turns on Do Not Disturb, and sends a message and the user’s location to a contact of choice to let them know about the police stop, Petersen explained in a Reddit post.
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The Shortcut also opens the device’s front camera and starts a video recording.
Once the user ends the recording, it is sent to the chosen contact and the user can choose to send it to iCloud Drive or Dropbox as well.
In addition, the volume and brightness return to normal and Do Not Disturb turns off.
Interviewed by USA TODAY in 2018, Petersen said he’d read news articles and seen T.V. reports with police giving a different version of events than civilians. He noted that police don’t always have body cameras and videos those aren’t always quickly released.
"My only goal with the Police shortcut is trying to help people stay safe … and honest," he told USA TODAY. “99.999% of the time you’ll never need it, but if you end up in a situation where it ended up being a good idea, you’ll be thankful you did."
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Contact Darcie Moran at dmoran@freepress.com. Follow her on Twitter @darciegmoran.
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