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Siri Requests: A Taste Of What Siri Can Do | iPadOS 15 GuideSiri RequestsA Taste Of What Siri Can Do Tom Rolfe March 29, 2022 Tips & TricksSiri can be used to send messages to friends, create a reminder, call contacts, set an alarm, and... Read more
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Meet Siri: Your Very Own Personal Assistant | iOS 15 GuideMeet SiriYour Very Own Personal Assistant Tom Rolfe February 10, 2022 Tips & TricksSiri is a virtual assistant and can be used to control certain functions on the phone using voice... Read more
Personalize Siri: Teach Siri About Yourself | iPadOS 15 GuidePersonalize SiriTeach Siri About Yourself Tom Rolfe January 6, 2022 Tips & TricksOnce Siri knows who you are, it can set up reminders at addresses associated with your entry in... Read more
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Siri in iOS 15 – Apple quietly cuts its functionalitySiri in iOS 15Apple quietly cuts its functionality Tom Rolfe July 29, 2021 NewsWhen iOS 15 is released to customers later this year, Siri won't be quite as capable as it... Read more
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Siri’s new skills – iOS 14 brings a smarter, smaller assistantSiri's New SkillsiOS 14 brings a smarter, smaller assistant Jon Mundy October 29, 2020 Tips & TricksSiri has learned some useful new skills for iOS 14. It's a lot more discrete, yet a lot... Read more
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Meet Siri: Your Very Own Personal Assistant | iPadOS 15 GuideMeet SiriYour Very Own Personal Assistant Tom Rolfe February 10, 2020 Tips & TricksIf Siri wasn’t activated while setting up your iPad, you can activate it by opening Settings, pressing Siri & Search... Read more
You’re saying it wrong! Teach Siri new words and pronunciationsYou're saying it wrong!Teach Siri new words and pronunciations Jon Mundy December 12, 2019 Tips & TricksSiri's ability to understand what you're telling it and respond in a natural way is often uncanny, but... Read more
Siri’s privacy concerns – Apple suspends quality control programSiri's privacy concernsApple suspends quality control program Tom Rolfe August 2, 2019 NewsApple has put a temporary halt to a quality control program that involves employees listening to Siri recordings... Read more
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Siri’s iOS revolution: why Apple is finally opening up SiriSiri's iOS revolutionWhy Apple is finally opening up Siri Craig Grannell August 8, 2018 FeaturesIn iOS 12, you get to decide what Siri can do. Sort of An accusation often leveled at... Read more
Siri Shortcuts: add your own custom commands | iOS 13 GuideSiri ShortcutsAdd your own custom commands Tom Rolfe July 14, 2018 Tips & TricksIt's possible to add custom "shortcut" phrases to Siri's repertoire of commands. This can save time by allowing you... Read more