How to Use Siri (with Pictures)

2024 Author: Jason Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2024-01-15 08:07

This wikiHow teaches you how to set up and use iPhone's built-in personal assistant, Siri.

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Part 1 of 5: Setting Up and Activating Siri Features

Step 1. Make sure your iPhone supports Siri feature

Any iPhone, from the iPhone 4S to the latest models, supports the Siri feature.

As of March 2017, the iPhone 4S is the only device without iOS 10 that supports the Siri feature

Step 2. Open the settings menu (“Settings”)

This menu is indicated by a gray gear icon and is usually displayed on the home screen.

Step 3. Swipe the screen and touch Siri

This option is under the “ General ”.

Step 4. Slide the Siri switch to the right (on position or "On")

It's at the top of the "Siri" page and will turn green. You can also see a pop-up window at the bottom of the screen.

Step 5. Touch Enable Siri

It's in a pop-up window.

Step 6. Set Siri preferences

You can use the options shown on the Siri preferences page:

• “ Access When Locked " or " Access on Lock Screen ” – Slide this switch to the right ("On") so Siri can show a response even when the phone is locked.
• “ Allow "Hey Siri" ” – Slide this switch to the right ("On") to require the phone user (in this case you) to set "Hey Siri", the process that allows you to activate Siri by calling "Hey Siri" aloud on the device.
• “ Language ” – Select the language Siri will use. Keep in mind that Siri is not currently available in Indonesian (the “nearest” language you can use is Malay).
• “ Siri Voice ” – Select the accent/high and low voice and gender of Siri you want to use.
• “ Voice Feedback ” – Specify when Siri can respond to commands aloud. By choice " Always ”, Siri will respond to your commands even when the phone is set to silent mode. Meanwhile, the choice Control with Ring Switch ” allows you to mute Siri with the mute button (“Mute”).
• “ My Info ” – Select the contact Siri will refer to to “call” you. Of course, you want to be called by your own name so choose your name from the list that appears.

• “ App Support ” – Take control of which non-Apple apps Siri can use. You can view a list of these apps by opening Siri and tapping the “ ?

  ” in the lower-left corner of the screen.

Part 2 of 5: Using Siri

Step 1. Press and hold the “Home” button on the device

It's a circular button at the bottom of your phone's screen. After that, the Siri menu will be displayed in a few seconds. Siri will appear in “listening” mode and wait for your command.

• If you are using the “AssistiveTouch” feature instead of the broken “Home” button, touch the “AssistiveTouch” box that appears on the screen and select “ Siri ” (or press and hold the icon “ Home ”).
• You can also say "Hey Siri" on your device aloud if you have enabled the feature "Hey Siri".

Step 2. Wait for the rainbow bar to appear at the bottom of the screen

Once the colorful lines are displayed, you can say a command/something to Siri.

Step 3. Ask or give commands to Siri

While Siri can handle commands that are internal and related to iOS (eg contacting a friend), Siri will search the internet for answers to more complex questions.

Step 4. Touch the ?

. It's in the lower-left corner of the Siri screen. After that, a list of apps that Siri can handle will be displayed, including a brief description of their use.

Step 5. Press the “Home” button again

After that, Siri will be closed.

You can also say "Goodbye" if Siri is in command listening mode

Part 3 of 5: Calling, Writing Messages and Sending Emails to Contacts

Step 1. Activate Siri

After that, Siri will appear in listening mode.

Step 2. Say " Call [contact name] " ("Contact [recipient contact]") to call the relevant contact

As long as you can clearly pronounce the name (and match the contact), Siri will contact the contact immediately.

If you have different contacts with the same name, Siri will ask you to select the correct contact. You can say the name, or touch the relevant contact to call

Step 3. Say "FaceTime [contact name] " to start a FaceTime call

The process is the same as the process of making a phone call. If you've mentioned a contact's name, but Siri doesn't seem to understand it, you'll be asked to confirm the contact you want to call.

If the user you want to call isn't on an iPhone, the Facetime call will briefly start, then disconnect automatically

Step 4. Say " Tell [contact name] ", followed by the text of the message you want to send

When following this step, make sure you clearly state what you want to send as a text message after mentioning the contact's name.

For example, to send a prayer for a friend who is sick, you could say, " Tell Budi get well soon ". After that, Siri will formulate a "get well soon" message

Step 5. Say "Yes" when Siri has finished reading the message

After that, the message will be sent to the recipient's contact.

You also have the opportunity to review the message and check for spelling errors before saying "Yes". You can also touch the button yourself Send ” to send a message.

Step 6. Say “Send an email to [contact name]” (“Send email to [recipient contact name]”)

Siri will fill in the " To " field on the new email page with the contact name you specify, then ask you to answer the following questions:

• “ What's the subject of your email?

  ” (“What is the title of your email?”) – Tell Siri the subject/title of the email you want to include.

• “ What would you like it to say?

  ” (“What message do you want to convey?”) – Tell Siri the contents of the message/email.

• “ Are you ready to send it?

  ” (“Are you ready to send this message?”) - Siri will ask you this after reading the content of the email to you. Say Yes ” to send an e-mail or “ No ” to pause Siri for a moment.

Part 4 of 5: Doing Other Tasks

Step 1. Command Siri to search the internet

You can say "Search the web for gardening tips". After that, Siri will search for the topic (“gardening tips” or gardening tips) and display a list of relevant websites.

Step 2. Instruct Siri to set an event reminder

You could say, for example, "Set up meeting at noon tomorrow". Siri will reply, "OK, I set up your meeting for tomorrow. Are you ready for me to schedule it?" After that, an iPhone calendar with the appropriate date and time will be displayed. If there are already events/appointments scheduled for the same date and time, Siri will also notify you.

Confirm the choice with an affirmative answer (e.g. “Yes”) or touch the “ Confirm ”.

Step 3. Instruct Siri to create a task reminder

You could say, for example, “Remind me to call Budi.” Siri will respond to the prompt by asking, “When would you like me to remind you? " ("When do you want the reminder to be set?"). You can specify a reminder time, such as " at ten a.m. tomorrow " (“Tomorrow, 10 am”). Give an affirmative answer, such as “Yes” (or touch the “ Confirm ”), when you are asked to set a reminder time.

Step 4. Command Siri to check the weather

You could say, "What's the weather like today?" After that, the local weather forecast will be displayed on the screen.

Step 5. Instruct Siri to set an alarm

You can say, "Wake me up tomorrow at 6 a.m." Siri will confirm the request by saying that the alarm for the requested hour is set.

Step 6. Instruct Siri to write a note

You could say, " Note that I worked for ten hours today ". After that, a note containing the message will be displayed.

Step 7. Ask Siri for information

You could ask, for example, "How many milliliters are in a liter?" ("One liter is equal to how many milliliters?"). Siri will catch your question and respond to it with results/answers.

Step 8. Command Siri to play a song

You can say, " Play [title] ". After that, Siri will play the song.

The mentioned song must be stored on iPhone for Siri to play

Part 5 of 5: Making Further Siri Adjustments/Settings

Step 1. Establish a personal relationship

If you say " [name in contact list] is my [relationship to you] " ("[name in contact list] is [relation to you]"), Siri will remember that person's title or relationship with you.

• For example, by saying " Teresa is my mom ", you can reach your mom by saying " Call my mom " to Siri if you ever want to call your mom (with Teresa's name).).
• You can also do the same for institutional and organizational contacts (" [institution name] is my favorite restaurant " or "[institution name] is my favorite restaurant"), as long as phone numbers and other information are stored in the device's contact list.

Step 2. Fix Siri errors

If your command is misinterpreted by Siri, you can tap the text box with the entry that has a misspelling, then correct it by typing the entry on your keyboard. Even if you need to type a bit, Siri can “learn” from its mistakes and will be able to understand your commands better later.

Step 3. Change Siri's default search engine

Siri connects with Safari to search for entries, from questions about anything in the world to math calculations when you have to split a restaurant bill. To change Siri's primary search engine, open the iPhone settings menu (“Settings”), touch “ Safari ", choose " Search Engine ”, and touch the option that appears next.

Step 4. Ask Siri to tell a joke

For quick fun, ask Siri to sing a song or say "knock knock" (one of the most popular jokes in the English language). You can also ask Siri to call you with any call, such as "your highness" and ask more about "herself".

iPhone users have found all sorts of fun things to ask Siri

Using the Dictation Feature

1. Enable the Dictation feature. To use it, you need to enable this feature first. Like Siri, Dictation recognizes voices so you can type messages by speaking. Dictation will send the "text" you read to Apple's servers for later recognition and processing (into written text).

   

   • Open the iPhone settings menu (“Settings”).
   • Choose " General ”.
   • Choose " Keyboard ”.
   • Slide switch" Enable Dictation ” to the right ("On" position).

2. Open an application that allows you to type messages. You can use the Dictation feature in any application that uses a keyboard. Open the app to write text until the keyboard appears.

   

3. Touch the Dictation button next to the spacebar. This button is indicated by a microphone icon. After that, the dictation process will begin.

   

4. Say what you want to type in a clear voice and regular rhythm. Speak clearly and don't rush words. You don't need to insert a pause after each word, but try not to say each word at once (like concatenated, without spaces).

   

5. Say the punctuation you want to insert. Dictation will write down everything you say as one sentence, unless you insert punctuation. To insert punctuation, you need to say the punctuation you want to use (in English). For example, to write " Hi there!" ("Hello!"), you would say " Hi there exclamation " ("Hi there exclamation mark "). The following are some of the most used/spoken punctuation marks:

   

   • . - "period" or "full stop"
   • , - " comma"
   • "[…]" - "quote" (start quote) and "end quote" (end quote)
   • ' - "apostrophe"
   • ? - "question mark"
   • ! - "exclamation" or "exclamation point"
   • (and) - " left paren " and " right parent"

6. Create a new line or paragraph. Dictation will automatically insert a space and put a capital letter at the beginning of the sentence after you use punctuation marks (eg periods). However, you need to specify the starting point of a new line or paragraph. You can say " new line " to create a new line in the document, or say " new paragraph " to create a new paragraph.

   

7. Enable the uppercase or lowercase (caps) setting. You can use the commands in Dictation to change the capitalization of text:

   

   • Say " stamp " to insert a capital letter in the word to be spoken. For example, the words "I love cap mom" will be processed to "I love Mom".
   • Say " caps on " and " caps off " to capitalize each letter you mention in the sentence. However, keep in mind that the first letter of the article (article) will not be displayed in capital letters. For example, the words "caps on can I get the recipe caps off" will be processed as "Can I Get the Recipe".
   • Say " all caps " to write the word (which comes after the command) in all capital letters. For example, the " I all caps hate bugs " statement or command will be processed into " I HATE bugs ".
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