Device, method, and graphical user interface for enabling conversation persistence across two or more instances of a digital assistant

A method of operating a digital assistant, performed at two or more electronic devices each having a display, one or more processors, and memory storing one or more programs for execution by the one or more processors, the method comprising:

• at a first device, displaying a first dialogue in a first user interface of a digital assistant without displaying a second dialogue in the first user interface of the digital assistant;
• causing context data associated with the first dialogue to be stored in a context history associated with the digital assistant;
• subsequent to displaying the first dialogue in the first user interface of the digital assistant, at a second device different from the first device:
• receiving a user request to invoke the digital assistant on the second device;
• and
• in response to receiving the user request to invoke the digital assistant on the second device:
• displaying a second user interface of the digital assistant;
• and
• obtaining audio input containing a spoken query;
• and
• in accordance with a determination that the user request to invoke the digital assistant on the second device satisfies a predetermined condition:
• using the stored context data to determine a response to the spoken query;
• and
• concurrently displaying the first dialogue and the second dialogue in the second user interface of the digital assistant, wherein the second dialogue includes first text corresponding to the spoken query and second text corresponding to the response.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for operating a digital assistant, the instructions, when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device, cause the processors to perform operations comprising:

• displaying a first dialogue in a first instance of a digital assistant user interface without displaying a second dialogue in the first instance of the digital assistant user interface;
• causing context data associated with the first dialogue to be stored in a context history associated with the digital assistant;
• while displaying the first dialogue in the first instance of the digital assistant user interface, receiving a user request to display a user interface different from the digital assistant user interface;
• in response to receiving the user request to display the user interface different from the digital assistant user interface, replacing display of the first instance of the digital assistant user interface with display of the user interface different from the digital assistant user interface;
• while displaying the user interface different from the digital assistant user interface, receiving a user request to invoke the digital assistant;
• in response to receiving the user request to invoke the digital assistant:
• replacing display of the user interface different from the digital assistant user interface with display of a second instance of the digital assistant user interface;
• and
• obtaining audio input containing a spoken query;
• and
• in accordance with a determination that the user request to invoke the digital assistant satisfies a predetermined condition:
• using the stored context data to determine a response to the spoken query;
• and
• concurrently displaying the first dialogue and the second dialogue in the second instance of the digital assistant user interface, wherein the second dialogue includes first text corresponding to the spoken query and second text corresponding to the response.

An electronic device, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing instructions for operating a digital assistant, the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the processors to perform operations comprising:
• displaying a first dialogue in a first instance of a digital assistant user interface without displaying a second dialogue in the first instance of the digital assistant user interface;
• causing context data associated with the first dialogue to be stored in a context history associated with the digital assistant;
• while displaying the first dialogue in the first instance of the digital assistant user interface, receiving a user request to display a user interface different from the digital assistant user interface;
• in response to receiving the user request to display the user interface different from the digital assistant user interface, replacing display of the first instance of the digital assistant user interface with display of the user interface different from the digital assistant user interface;
• while displaying the user interface different from the digital assistant user interface, receiving a user request to invoke the digital assistant;
• in response to receiving the user request to invoke the digital assistant:
• replacing display of the user interface different from the digital assistant user interface with display of a second instance of the digital assistant user interface;
• and
• obtaining audio input containing a spoken query;
• and
• in accordance with a determination that the user request to invoke the digital assistant satisfies a predetermined condition:
• using the stored context data to determine a response to the spoken query;
• and
• concurrently displaying the first dialogue and the second dialogue in the second instance of the digital assistant user interface, wherein the second dialogue includes first text corresponding to the spoken query and second text corresponding to the response.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for operating a digital assistant, the instructions, when executed by one or more processors, cause the processors to perform operations comprising:

• at a first device, displaying a first dialogue in a first user interface of a digital assistant without displaying a second dialogue in the first user interface of the digital assistant;
• causing context data associated with the first dialogue to be stored in a context history associated with the digital assistant;
• subsequent to displaying the first dialogue in the first user interface of the digital assistant, at a second device different from the first device:
• receiving a user request to invoke the digital assistant on the second device;
• and
• in response to receiving the user request to invoke the digital assistant on the second device:
• displaying a second user interface of the digital assistant;
• obtaining audio input containing a spoken query;
• and
• in accordance with a determination that the user request to invoke the digital assistant on the second device satisfies a predetermined condition:
• using the stored context data to determine a response to the spoken query;
• and
• concurrently displaying the first dialogue and the second dialogue in the second user interface of the digital assistant, wherein the second dialogue includes first text corresponding to the spoken query and second text corresponding to the response.

A system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• memory storing instructions for operating a digital assistant, the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the processors to perform operations comprising:
• at a first device of the system, displaying a first dialogue in a first user interface of a digital assistant without displaying a second dialogue in the first user interface of the digital assistant;
• causing context data associated with the first dialogue to be stored in a context history associated with the digital assistant;
• subsequent to displaying the first dialogue in the first user interface of the digital assistant, at a second device of the system different from the first device:
• receiving a user request to invoke the digital assistant on the second device;
• and
• in response to receiving the user request to invoke the digital assistant on the second device:
• displaying a second user interface of the digital assistant;
• and
• obtaining audio input containing a spoken query;
• and
• in accordance with a determination that the user request to invoke the digital assistant on the second device satisfies a predetermined condition:
• using the stored context data to determine a response to the spoken query;
• and
• concurrently displaying the first dialogue and the second dialogue in the second user interface of the digital assistant, wherein the second dialogue includes first text corresponding to the spoken query and second text corresponding to the response.