Apple IPhone IOS 51 User Guide

If Siri doesn’t respond when you bring iPhone to your ear, start with the screen facing you, so your 
hand rotates on the way up.
Cancel a requestSay “cancel,” tap , or press the Home button .
Stop a phone call you started  
with SiriBefore Phone opens, press the Home button . If Phone is already open, 
tap End.
Telling Siri about yourself
The more Siri knows you, the more it can use your information to help you. Siri gets your 
information from your personal info card (“My Info”) in Contacts.
Tell Siri...

Onscreen guide
Siri gives you examples of things you can say, right on screen. Ask Siri “what can you do” or tap  
when Siri first appears.
Handsfree Siri
You can use Siri with the Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic that came with your iPhone, or 
with other supported headphones and Bluetooth headsets.
Talk to Siri using earphones:  Press and hold the center button.
Talk to Siri using a Bluetooth headset:  Press and hold the call button.
To continue a conversation with Siri, press and hold the button...

Location Services
Because Siri knows locations like “current,” “home,” and “work,” it can remind you to do a certain 
task when you leave a location or arrive at a location. Tell Siri “Remind me to call my wife when I 
leave the office,” and Siri does just that.
Location information isn’t tracked or stored outside the phone. You can still use Siri if you turn 
Location Services off, but Siri won’t do anything that requires location information.
Turn off Location Services for Siri:  Go to Settings >...

Noisy environments
In a noisy environment, hold iPhone close to your mouth, but don’t talk directly into the bottom 
edge. Continue to speak clearly and naturally. Tap 
 when you finish speaking.
You can also try holding iPhone to your ear to speak to Siri.
Network connection
Siri might tell you it’s having trouble connecting to the network. Because Siri relies on Apple 
servers for voice recognition and other services, you need to have a good 3G or 4G cellular or  
Wi-Fi connection to the Internet....

So that Siri knows who you’re referring to when you ask to make a call, make sure to introduce 
yourself to Siri. See “Telling Siri about yourself” on page 41 . 
Stop a phone call you started  
with Siri Before Phone opens, press the Home button . If the phone call is in 
progress, tap End.
Music
Ask Siri to play a song, album, or playlist. Pause playback, then resume. Set the mood by asking for 
a certain type of music.
Or just say “Play” and let Siri choose for you. If you don’t recognize the song, ask...

To see or hear messages you’ve received, you can say:
Read me my messages Â
Show my new texts Â
Read it again Â
If you’ve just received a text message or if you’re reading one that you received earlier, you can 
simply say:Reply that’s great news
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Tell him I’ll be there in 10 minutes Â
Call her Â
Siri understands the context and knows who to address the reply to.
Before sending a message you’ve composed, Siri displays it or reads it back to you to make sure 
it’s right. When Siri asks if you want to...

To create an event:
Set up a meeting at 9 Â
Set up a meeting with Michael at 9 Â
Meet with Lisa at noon Â
Set up a meeting about hiring tomorrow at 9 a.m. Â
New appointment with Susan Park Friday at 3 Â
Schedule a planning meeting at 8:30 today in the boardroom Â
To change or cancel an event:
Move my 3 p.m. meeting to 4:30 Â
Reschedule my appointment with Dr. Manning to next Monday at 9 a.m. Â
Add Lisa to my meeting with Jason Â
Cancel the budget review meeting Â
To ask Siri about events:What does the...

Including location info lets Siri remind you about the item when you approach or leave a location. 
A location can be your current location (“here”), or an address in Contacts. To let Siri know about 
your home and work locations, see “Telling Siri about yourself
” on page 41 .
Remind me to call my mom when I get home
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Remind me when I get to the office to call my wife Â
Remind me to pick up flowers when I leave here Â
Remind me to check the time when I get back here Â
Reminders are added to the...

Find coffee near me Â
Find some burger joints in Baltimore Â
Find a gas station within walking distance Â
Good Mexican restaurants around here Â
If you ask about a location, Siri displays it on a map. Sometimes Siri goes directly to Maps, but you 
can tap the map to open the Maps app if Siri doesn’t open it.
Siri might respond with a list of choices. For example, if you ask about burger joints, Siri looks for 
hamburger restaurants in the vicinity and sorts the list by proximity. If you ask for the best...

Email Dr. Manning and say I got the forms, thanks Â
Mail Lisa and Jason about the party and say I had a great time Â
To check your mail:
Check email Â
Any new email from Michael today? Â
Show new mail about the lease Â
Show the email from Lisa yesterday Â
To respond to email:Reply Dear Susan sorry about the late payment
 Â
Call him at work Â
Before sending an email, Siri displays or reads it back to you so you can make sure it’s right. When 
Siri asks if you want to send the email, you can say:Change it...