Typing on a small
screen is for suckers. Say it instead. If you have an iOS device, Siri, Apple's much-improved
digital personal assistant for iOS, can take care of many things faster than
you can through tapping.
With iOS 9, you don't even need to touch your iPhone or iPad to
get things done — just say "Hey Siri" and it will be ready to execute
your command. We know, Siri isn't perfect — it can't access every app you have,
for example, and it requires an Internet connection to do anything — but here
are some ways you should take advantage of its services.
"Find photos I took in
Meerut."
Instead of scrolling through thousands of photos looking for the
ones you took on a specific trip, ask Siri to narrow down the options for you.
As long as you have Location Services enabled for the Camera app, your phone
tags each photo with the place you took it. You can also ask Siri to show you
photos from a specific date, month, or year.
"Remind me about this when I
get home."
Siri has been able to create reminders based on places for a
while, but with the latest iOS, it now can better interpret your reminder
needs. For example, if you're looking at a page and want to remember to look at
it again later, ask it to remind you about "this," and it understands
you mean that page. You can also use a time instead of place.
"Turn on Bluetooth."
The Settings app in iOS buries a lot of features and requires
several taps — if you can even remember which area a setting is located. Just
tell Siri to do it for you. This works for many features, like Do Not Disturb,
but not everything: Siri can't enable your Personal Hotspot, but it can take
you directly to the screen to do so.
"How many teaspoons in a
tablespoon?"
So you spend way too much time trying to figure out common
measurement conversions when cooking. Now simply say, " Hey Siri,"
and let it do the work for you — no mess on the screen. This also works for
math equations.
"Read the most recent
message from Spokes Technologies."
Keep your eyes on the road, your hands on the wheel. If you must
check messages and emails while driving, let Siri find and read them to you.
After speaking the message, Siri then asks, "Would you like to
reply?" You can dictate your response or say "No" to end the
session.
"Make a reservation at a
four-star restaurant."
Not sure where to eat tonight? Siri's almost as good as a
concierge. Using ratings from Yelp, it will display a list of restaurants
meeting your criteria, whether star rating, location, or style. If the
restaurant uses OpenTable and you have the app installed, Siri can book the
reservation for you, too.
"Turn on the upstairs
lights."
If you have HomeKit-enabled smart lights or outlets, Siri can
switch them on for you. You can also set up a series of commands that are
triggered by a keyword; for example, "Goodnight" could turn off the
downstairs lights, turn on the upstairs lights, and lock the doors.
"Set an alarm for 6:30 a.m.
tomorrow."
Your iOS device is also a great alarm clock, but setting the time
and date requires way too many tabs and scrolls. One simple voice command takes
care of it. You can also ask Siri to set a timer for 10 or 15 minutes when you
want to take a break.
"What's the name of this
song?"
It happens a lot: You're in a bar or store and a song comes on
that grabs your attention. Just ask Siri. It engages Shazam to identify the
song and tells you the name and who performs it, then saves it to your "My
Shazams" list if you want to find it again later.
"Play the top songs in
Singer-Songwriter."
Siri can play any music you have in the Music app, and it becomes
much more powerful when you have an Apple Music subscription. Now you have easy
access to 30 million songs, including playlists created by the service.
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