Apple IPhone IOS 51 User Guide
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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 who you are: Go to Settings > Siri > My Info, then tap your name. Put your home and work addresses on your card, so you can say things like “How do I get home?” and “Remind me to call Bob when I get to work.” Siri also wants to know about the important people in your life, so specify those relationships on your personal info card. Siri can set those up for you. For example, the first time you tell Siri to call your sister, Siri asks you who your sister is (if you don’t already have that info on your card). Siri adds that relationship to your personal info card so it doesn’t have to ask next time. Create cards in Contacts for all your important relationships, and include information such as phone numbers, email addresses, home and work addresses, and nicknames you like to use. 41Chapter 4 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 each time you want to talk. When you use earphones or a headset, Siri speaks its responses to you. Siri reads back text messages and email messages that you’ve dictated before sending them. This gives you a chance to change the message if you want. Siri also reads back the subjects of reminders before creating them. Context Siri pays attention to where you’re at and what you’re doing, so it understands context. If you just received a text message from Bob, just say “Reply” and Siri knows to send a text message to Bob. Say “Call him” and Siri knows to call Bob instead. Siri always lets you know what it is about to do. Setting options for Siri Turn Siri on or off: Go to Settings > General > Siri. Note: Turning Siri off resets Siri, and Siri forgets what it’s learned about your voice. Set options for Siri: Go to Settings > General > Siri. Language: Select the language you want to use with Siri. Voice Feedback: By default, Siri speaks its responses only when you hold iPhone to your ear or use Siri with earphones or a headset. If you want Siri to always speak its responses, set this option to Always. My Info: Let Siri know which card in Contacts contains your personal info. See “ Telling Siri about yourself ” on page 41 . Raise to Speak: Talk to Siri by bringing iPhone to your ear when the screen is on. Allow or prevent access to Siri when iPhone is locked with a passcode: Go to Settings > General > Passcode Lock. You can also disable Siri by turning on restrictions. See “Restrictions ” on page 166. 42Chapter 4 Siri
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 > Location Services. Accessibility Siri is accessible to blind and visually impaired users through VoiceOver, the screen reader built into iOS. VoiceOver describes aloud what’s onscreen—including any text in Siri’s responses—so you can use iPhone without seeing it. Turn on VoiceOver: Go to Settings > Accessibility. Turning on VoiceOver causes even your notifications to be read aloud for you. For more information, see “VoiceOver ” on page 143 . Correcting Siri If Siri is having trouble Siri may sometimes have trouble understanding you. Noisy environments, for example, can make it difficult for Siri to hear what you’re saying. If you speak with an accent, it can take Siri some time to get used to your voice. If Siri doesn’t hear you exactly right, you can make corrections. Siri shows what it heard you say, along with its response. Correct what Siri hears you say: Tap the bubble showing what Siri heard you say. Edit your request by typing, or tap on the keyboard to dictate. For information about using dictation, see “Dictation” on page 55 . If some of the text is underlined in blue, tap it and Siri suggests some alternatives. Tap one of the suggestions, or replace the text by typing or dictating. Correct Siri by voice: Tap , then restate or clarify your request. For example, “I meant Boston.” When correcting Siri, don’t say what you don’t want—just tell Siri what you do want. Correct a mail or text message: If Siri asks if you want to send the message, say something like: “Change it to: Call me tomorrow.” “Add: See you there question mark.” “No, send it to Bob.” “No.” (to keep the message without sending it) “Cancel.” To have Siri read the message to you, say “Read it back to me” or “Read me the message.” If it’s correct, say something like “Yes, send it.” See “Mail ” on page 49 and “Messages” on page 45 . How Siri learns Siri works right from the start without setup, and gets better over time. Siri learns about your accent and other characteristics of your voice, and categorizes your voice into one of the dialects or accents it understands. As more people use Siri and as it’s exposed to more language variations, recognition will improve and Siri will work even better. 43Chapter 4 Siri
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. Siri and apps Siri works with most of the built-in apps on iPhone 4S, and uses the apps it needs to help you with your requests. Siri knows when you’re using an app, so you can refer to elements on the screen. For example, when reading a message in Mail, you can say “Reply, I like it.” Phone Use Siri to make a phone call or start a FaceTime call. You can refer to your family, friends, and associates in Contacts, or say which phone number to use. For example: Call Jennifer Wright mobile  Call Susan on her work phone  Call 408 555 1212  Call home  FaceTime Lisa  Saying both the first and last name usually makes it clear who you want to call, but you can say just one or the other and let Siri figure it out. Siri first checks your Favorites, and if a match is found, calls that number. Next, Siri checks all your contacts. If there’s more than one person with the same name, Siri asks which one you want to call. Siri also asks which phone number to use if there’s more than one listed. You can also ask Siri to call a business in your contacts. 44Chapter 4 Siri
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 Siri “What’s playing?” Here are some ways you can play music with Siri: Play The Light of the Sun  Play Trouble  Play Taking Back Sunday shuffled  Play Alicia Keys  Play some blues  Play my party mix  Shuffle my roadtrip playlist  Play  Pause  Resume  Skip  To hear similar songs to the one you’re listening to, say “Genius.” (Siri creates a temporary Genius playlist, but it’s not saved.) Messages You can send text messages, have Siri read new messages to you, and respond to messages you receive. Include the name of the person to text, or wait for Siri to ask who you want to send it to. You can text to a phone number, and you can text more than one person at once. To send a text, say things like:Tell Susan I’ll be right there  Send a message to Jason Russell  Send a message to Lisa saying how about tomorrow?  Send a message to Susan on her mobile saying I’ll be late  Send a message to 408 555 1212  Text Jason and Lisa where are you?  45Chapter 4 Siri
To see or hear messages you’ve received, you can say: Read me my messages  Show my new texts  Read it again  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  Tell him I’ll be there in 10 minutes  Call her  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 send the message, you can say:Change it to: Call me tomorrow  Add: See you there question mark  No, send it to Bob  No (to keep the message without sending it)  Cancel  Want to tag your message with a smiley face? Say “smiley face,” of course. :-) Editing messages If you’re creating a text message with Siri but it’s not exactly what you wanted to say, you can ask Siri to change it. If it’s pretty close, you might want to edit it instead. When Siri displays the message for your review, tap the message bubble to open it in the Messages app. Then you can edit the message by typing or dictating. See “Dictation ” on page 55 . Calendar Add new events to your calendar, change existing events, or find out what’s on your schedule. When you create an event, you can specify a time, a place, a title, and the people you want to invite. 46Chapter 4 Siri
To create an event: Set up a meeting at 9  Set up a meeting with Michael at 9  Meet with Lisa at noon  Set up a meeting about hiring tomorrow at 9 a.m.  New appointment with Susan Park Friday at 3  Schedule a planning meeting at 8:30 today in the boardroom  To change or cancel an event: Move my 3 p.m. meeting to 4:30  Reschedule my appointment with Dr. Manning to next Monday at 9 a.m.  Add Lisa to my meeting with Jason  Cancel the budget review meeting  To ask Siri about events:What does the rest of my day look like?  What’s on my calendar for Friday?  When is my next appointment?  When am I meeting with Michael?  Where is my next event?  When you create, change, or ask about an event, Siri displays information about the event. To get more information, tap the event. Reminders Siri’s a great way to set up a quick reminder. To create a reminder, say things like:Remind me to call mom  Remember to take an umbrella  Remind me take my medicine at 6 a.m. tomorrow  Remind me when I leave to call Jason  Remind me to finish the report by 6  Siri asks for information it needs in order to create the reminder, including date, time, and location. 47Chapter 4 Siri
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  Remind me when I get to the office to call my wife  Remind me to pick up flowers when I leave here  Remind me to check the time when I get back here  Reminders are added to the default reminder list. Set the default list for Reminders: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Default List. To keep a list without setting a specific time or location to be reminded: Remember to buy milk  Add eggs to my groceries list  If Siri asks when you want to be reminded, you can say “never.” If you have a list visible in Reminders, you can add to it just by saying “Add”:Add eggs  When you create a reminder with Siri, Siri displays it for you to confirm. You can confirm, cancel, or let Siri know you want to change something: Change the time to 7  Make it Tuesday instead  Change that to: Get the car washed and waxed  Move it to my Work list  Move it to my Personal list  Once you confirm the reminder, you can tap it to open the Reminder app and see the reminder and its details. Maps Use Siri to find a location, get directions, and see traffic conditions. For example: How do I get home?  Show 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino California  Directions to my dad’s work  What’s the traffic like getting home?  48Chapter 4 Siri
Find coffee near me  Find some burger joints in Baltimore  Find a gas station within walking distance  Good Mexican restaurants around here  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 burger joint around, Siri sorts by rank. To sort the list another way, just ask “which is the best?” or “which is the closest?” Mail With Siri, you can send mail, check your mail, and respond to mail you’ve received. A mail message requires at least one recipient, a subject line (say “about”), and message text. But don’t worry about getting it all down in one breath—Siri will ask for what’s needed to complete the email. To email someone:Email Lisa about the trip  New email to Susan Park  Mail Dad about the rent check  49Chapter 4 Siri
Email Dr. Manning and say I got the forms, thanks  Mail Lisa and Jason about the party and say I had a great time  To check your mail: Check email  Any new email from Michael today?  Show new mail about the lease  Show the email from Lisa yesterday  To respond to email:Reply Dear Susan sorry about the late payment  Call him at work  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 to say: Check’s in the mail  Add John (to include another recipient)  Change subject to: This weekend  Editing email If you create an email with Siri but it’s not exactly what you want to say, ask Siri to change it. If it’s pretty close, you can edit it instead. Tap the message to open it in the Mail app, then edit it by typing or dictating. See “Dictation ” on page 55 . Weather Use Siri to get weather information. If you don’t give a location, Siri assumes you mean your current location. If you don’t give a time, Siri shows today’s forecast, but you can ask about the weather anytime in the coming week. What’s the weather for today?  What’s the weather for tomorrow?  Will it rain in Cupertino this week?  What’s the forecast for this evening?  How’s the weather in Tampa right now?  How hot will it be in Palm Springs this weekend?  What’s the high for Anchorage on Thursday?  What’s the temperature outside?  50Chapter 4 Siri