Apple Inc.

Tyler C Leppek

Brandon J Newendorp

Trungtin Tran

Nikrouz Ghotbi

Naresh Kumar Chinnathambi Kailasam

Ryan D Webber

Sue Wen Chiao

An example process includes at an electronic device with one or more processors and memory: while the electronic device is in a locked state and in communication with an external accessory device: receiving a natural language input; determining whether the natural language input corresponds to a secure task request; in accordance with a determination that the natural language input corresponds to a secure task request: determining whether one or more states of the external accessory device satisfy a set of authentication criteria; and in accordance with a determination that the one or more states of the external accessory device satisfy the set of authentication criteria: initiating, by the electronic device, a secure task corresponding to the natural language input; and providing an output indicative of the initiated secure task.

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Cupertino, CA, United States of America

Tyler C Leppek