With iOS 14, Siri, Apple’s “private digital assistant,” expands its information, helps discover solutions from throughout the web, and may now ship audio messages. Keyboard dictation runs on gadget when dictating messages, notes, electronic mail, and extra. This stays true in iOS 16.
Siri has additionally gotten a face elevate. As a substitute of filling your complete display screen for a question, iPhone customers will see Siri as a smaller graphic on the backside of the display screen when it’s summoned.
However, wait, there’s extra! Previous to iOS 14, Siri outcomes stuffed the display screen. Now a notification seems on the high of the display screen, offering the important notes of the end result and, generally, hyperlinks to web pages you may want to try.
To make use of Siri, your iPhone have to be related to the Web. When you didn’t arrange Siri while you first arrange your iPhone, go to Settings > Siri & Search, then do any of the next:
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If you wish to summon Siri along with your voice: Activate Hear for “Hey Siri.”
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If you wish to summon Siri with a button: Activate Press Residence for Siri (on an iPad with a Residence button) or Press High Button for Siri (on different iPad fashions).
To make use of Siri:
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Say “Hey Siri,” then ask Siri a query or to do a activity for you.
For instance, say one thing like “Hey Siri, how’s the climate at the moment?” or “Hey Siri, set an alarm for 8 a.m.” -
To ask Siri one other query or to do one other activity, say “Hey Siri” once more or faucet the Siri icon.
Word: To stop an iPhone from responding to “Hey Siri,” place your iPad face down, or go to Settings > Siri & Search, then flip off Hear for “Hey Siri.”
You can too say “Hey Siri” to summon Siri whereas sporting AirPods Professional or AirPods (2nd era).
If you summon Siri with a button and your iPhone is muted, Siri responds silently.
1. Do one of many following:
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On an iPhone with a Residence button: Press and maintain the Residence button.
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On different iPhone fashions: Press and maintain the highest button.
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EarPods with Distant and Mic: (Accessible individually) Press and maintain the middle or name button.
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When Siri seems, ask Siri a query or to do a activity for you.
For instance, say one thing like “What’s 18 p.c of 225?” or “Set the timer for 3 minutes.” -
To ask Siri one other query or to do one other activity, faucet the Siri icon.
You can too summon Siri with a press and maintain or a double faucet on AirPods.
To make a correction if Siri misunderstands you:
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Rephrase your request: Faucet the Siri icon, then say your request differently.
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Spell out a part of your request: Faucet the Siri icon, then repeat your request by spelling out any phrases that Siri didn’t perceive. For instance, say “Name,” then spell the particular person’s identify.
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Change a message earlier than sending it: Say “Change it.”
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Edit your request with textual content: When you see your request onscreen, you may edit it. Faucet the request, then use the onscreen keyboard.
When you want to sort a Siri request as a substitute of talking:
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Go to Settings > Accessibility > Siri, then activate Kind to Siri.
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To make a request, summon Siri, then use the keyboard and textual content area to ask Siri a query or to do a activity for you.
(This how-to is predicated on my experiences and data on Apple’s help pages — the place the photographs generally come from.)
