Those who are proud owners of the iPhone are not getting the most out of their device if they are not using Apple's digital assistant. Sure, there's a good chance you ask Siri to look something up, like nearby restaurants while driving or feeling too lazy to do the Googling yourself, but chances are, she is left just waiting to be needed.
The truth is, Siri can come in handy in various situations and can pretty much do everything from writing down something important in Notes to reading your text messages.
While she has more use than users just saying, "Hey, Siri" to ask some silly question, what you really need is a cheat sheet to know exactly what all of her functionalities are and how to put them to use.
That's where this website comes in.
Hey-Siri.io is the site that serves as a guide to all of the useful commands you can give Siri to help you get things done.
All of the commands are neatly organized into categories that include things like "Apps & App Store," "Contacts & Calls" and "Messaging."
You may already be familiar with many of these commands, such as saying, "Hey, Siri. Take a photo" or "Download Snapchat," but with more than 1,000 variations of 433 commands, there is a good chance you will learn something new.
This includes using Siri to decrease your iPhone brightness and enable low power mode. Simply hold the mouse over any particular command that includes highlighted text to see different command variations, such as Home Kit users telling Siri to "turn on the radio" or "turn off the light."
If you thought you used Siri to the best of her ability when it comes to your contacts, just wait until you read the list of commands in that category. Users can have Siri learn the relationship you have with a specific contact, such as having her know that, "Thomas is my brother," along with telling you when a contact's birthday is, having her call the nearest restaurant, have her check to see if there are any missed calls and see what time a contact called.
Another great hack to know is that Siri can be used to tweet with your location, or simply post an update to Facebook hands-free. Also, make sure to use the voice assistant to do your scheduling, such as setting an alarm clock by saying, "wake me up at" with the time, or "wake me up every Monday at" and the time, along with having Siri "set up a meeting with [Name] for [day] at [time]."
Here are examples of a few commands listed:
– What's 20 percent of 115?
– How many days until Christmas?
– Search for productivity apps
– Hold my calls
– HomeKit > Movie night
– Read my notifications
– Locate my sister
– Show me the email from [contact] [date]
– Where is my next meeting?
– Remind me to [task]
– Take me home
– What time is it in [place]
– Do I need an umbrella for [date]
– Translate [word] from English to [language]
– What's this song?
– Show my selfies
– Tell me a joke
The list goes on and on.
Additionally, since Siri is coming to macOS this fall, these hacks are good to know now so that users can get better acquainted with having a personal assistant. The website allows the user to switch between iOS and macOS commands by clicking on Settings and selecting macOS Sierra (beta).
Source: iMore
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