To launch Siri, press and hold the home button.
In other words, the big round button under the screen.
Your mobile device must be on, but not necessarily unlocked.
When you hear two beeps, you can release the button and a microphone icon will appear on the screen, followed by the text "What can I do for you?"
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Siri is activated!
Do you have a free hand and a hesitant gesture?
Click on the question mark at the bottom left of your iPhone for examples of what Siri does.
Call with Siri
Siri uses voice control to answer your requests.
The goal ?
Allow you to use smartphone or tablet without hands!
An essential function behind the wheel, among others.
To make a call, state your request in an intelligible voice: "Call Stéphane", for example.
Also, wait a few seconds for the iPhone or iPad to process the request.
If your contacts include more than one Stéphane, Siri will ask you to choose.
You just need to answer out loud.
Be careful, Siri may be disturbed by a musical background that is too sound.
Send messages with Siri
The principle is the same for SMS or emails.
Advertise your request, such as "send Stéphane an email for the evening".
Siri will propose a message to you with "evening" for subject, before claiming the content from you.
Dictate your text in a clear voice: it will be displayed on your smartphone or tablet screen, in the content of the email.
You have the possibility to correct this text before sending, then to validate with a simple voice "yes".
To send an SMS, say "text So-and-so", or "Say hello to X", for example.
Siri will display the SMS ready to send.
All that remains is to correct, then to validate by voice command.
If you are driving, stop to correct it!
Give orders to Siri
Add a contact, get an address, save an appointment or set a new alarm?
Siri accesses most of the functionality of your iPhone or iPad.
Still out loud, ask him to record a note, start a piece of music or the GPS.
If in doubt, it will ask you for confirmation.
And before registering, validation!
As for trick questions, have fun: Siri admits her ignorance or improvises, for colorful answers.
Ask Siri questions
A function as creative as it is useful, the search for information is one of Siri's specialties.
To answer your requests, it launches an Internet search or any necessary application.
Results ?
With a simple voice command, your iPhone or iPad provides you with the weather forecast, the ingredients for a cooking recipe, the results of a match, the TV program or the capital of Peru.
Have fun and be creative!