Siri on iPhone 4S lets you use your voice to send messages, schedule meetings, make phone calls and more. Ask Siri to do things just by talking the way you talk. Siri understands what you say, knows what you mean, and even talks back. Siri is so easy to use and does so much, you’ll keep finding more and more ways to use it.
See how Siri works:
It understands what you say.
Talk to Siri as you would to a person. Say something like “Tell my wife I’m running late” or “Remind me to call the vet” or “Do I need an umbrella?”, and Siri answers you. It does what you say and finds the information you need. And then it hits you. You’re actually having a conversation with your iPhone.
It knows what you mean.
Siri not only understands what you say, it’s smart enough to know what you mean. So when you say “Meet Andrew for coffee at 4 o'clock today”, Siri will reply “All right, the meeting with Andrew is on your calendar for today”. Then you can say “Remind me to call him as soon as I get to the office”. Siri remembers that you were just talking about Andrew, so it can set the right reminder. And Siri is proactive, so it will question you until it finds what you’re looking for.
It helps you do the things you do every day.
Ask Siri to text your dad, remind you to call the dentist or find directions, and it figures out which apps to use and who you’re talking about. It finds answers for you from the web. Using Location Services, it looks up where you live, where you work and where you are. Then it gives you information and the best options based on your current location. From the details in your contacts, it knows your friends, family, boss and coworkers. So you can tell Siri things like “Text Ryan and tell him I’m on my way” or “Remind me to make a dentist appointment when I get to work” or “Call a taxi”, and it knows exactly what you mean and what to do.
It has so much to tell you.
When there’s something you need to do, just ask Siri to help you do it. Siri uses almost all the built-in apps on iPhone 4S. It writes and sends email messages and texts. It searches the web for anything you need to know. It plays the songs you want to hear. It gives you directions and shows you around. It places calls, schedules meetings, helps you remember and wakes you up. In fact, ask Siri what it can do — it even speaks for itself.
Ask for a reminder.
You can say “Remind me to call Mum when I get home” and Siri sets a reminder for you.
Ask to send a text.
Say something like “Tell Bronwyn I’m running late”. Siri writes and sends the text.
Ask about the weather.
If you ask “Do I need an umbrella?” Siri gives you the forecast for where you are.
Ask to set a meeting.
You can tell Siri “Meet Kristen for lunch at noon” and Siri puts it on your calendar.
Ask to send an email.
If you say “Email Sandy: Can you send me those photos?” Siri writes and sends the email.
Ask for a number.
Tell Siri “Look up Kyle's number” and Siri finds it for you in your contacts.
Ask to set an alarm.
“Set an alarm for 6 am” is all you need to say. Siri sets as many alarms as you need.
Ask to set the timer.
Say “Set the timer for 10 minutes” and Siri starts keeping time.
Ask Siri about Siri.
Ask “What can you do?” and Siri tells you everything you need to know.
iPhone 4S
takes dictation.
Here’s another amazing way to get things done: just use your voice. Instead of typing, tap the microphone icon on the keyboard. Then say what you want to say and iPhone listens. Tap Done, and iPhone converts your words into text. Use dictation to write messages, take notes, search the web and more. Dictation also works with third-party apps, so you can update your Facebook status, tweet, or create and
send Instagrams.
