Siri Tips

What is Siri?
Siri is the intelligent personal assistant that helps you get things done just by talking. Siri understands natural speech, so you don’t have to learn specific commands or remember keywords. You can ask things in different ways. For example, you can say “Set the alarm for 6:30 a.m.” or “Wake me at 6:30 in the morning.” 

Either way, Siri gets it.

Siri comes to life with the press of a button.
To start Siri press the 'Home' button until Siri appears. If you didn’t turn Siri on when you set up your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings > General > Siri. You’ll hear two quick beeps, see and hear “What can I help you with?” on the screen. Just start speaking. The microphone icon lights up to let you know that Siri hears you talking. Once you’ve started a dialogue with Siri, tap the microphone icon to talk to it again.

Siri lets you write and send a message, schedule a meeting, place a phone call, get directions, set a reminder, search the web, and much more. Simply talk naturally. Siri asks a question if it needs clarification or more information. Siri also uses information from your contacts, music library, calendars, reminders, and so forth to understand what you’re talking about.
Siri works seamlessly with most of the built-in apps on iPhone, and uses Search and Location Services when needed. You can also ask Siri to open an app for you.
 
Here are some of the things you can ask Siri 
 • Call Doctors 
 • Set my alarm
 • Directions to the nearest Apple store
 • Is it going to rain tomorrow in Derby?
 • Open Passbook
 • Post to Facebook
 • Tweet
 • Play music

Telling Siri about yourself 
The more Siri knows about 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 > General > Siri > My Info, then tap your name.
Put your home and work addresses on your card, so you can say things like “Tell me how toget home.”
Siri also wants to know about the important people in your life, so put those relationships on your personal info card—Siri can help you. For example, if you tell Siri to text your sister, Siri asksyou 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.Tell Siri who's who.
Tell Siri about your relationships, such as “Erin is my wife” or “Rick is my dad.” Then you can say “Text my wife” or “Call dad” and Siri knows who you mean.

How to set an alarm with Siri
Siri can set alarms quickly and easily. To do this press and hold down the Home button to activate Siri. Tell Siri to set an alarm, along with the time. For example: "Set an alarm for 8pm", "Set an alarm for 5 minutes from now", "wake me up at 9am".

Siri will display the alarm widget on the screen. If you change your mind about the alarm, you can simply toggle it to "off". You can also tap the widget to be taken to the Clock app.

Note: Siri can’t set an alarm for more than one day in advance. If you try to use Siri to set an alarm further in advance, you'll be asked if you want to set a Reminder instead.

How to set a repeating alarm with Siri
If you want to repeat a daily alarm to wake you up at the same time every day, Siri can set that up for you. Press and hold down the Home button to activate Siri. Tell Siri to set an alarm, along with the time. For example: "Set an alarm for 6pm every weekday" or "wake me up at 9am ever day".

When Siri displays the alarm widget, the repetition interval is shown above the on/off toggle switch.
 
How to show current alarms with Siri
Over time, you may lose track of all the alarms you've set, especially inactive ones. Siri can show you list of all alarms, and their current status 'on or off'. Press and hold down the Home button to activate Siri. Tell Siri to: "Show all alarms".

You can quickly toggle any of the alarms shown from on to off or vice versa, or ask Siri to change or delete them. (See below.)
 
How to change an alarm with Siri
If you set an alarm, but later need to change it, Siri can handle that for you as well. Press and hold down the Home button to activate Siri. Tell Siri which alarm you want to change, and what time you want to change it to. For example: "Change my 9am alarm to 9:30am."

How to turn off alarms with Siri
Nights get late, meetings get canceled, and plans change. If you no longer need an alarm, you can ask Siri to turn it off. Press and hold down the Home button to activate Siri. Tell Siri which alarm you want to turn off. For example: "Turn off my 8am alarm" or even "turn off all alarms."

Note: Turning off is different than canceling or deleting. When you turn an alarm off, it remains available for you to quickly turn back on at any time, even manually. When you cancel or delete an alarm, it's gone completely and needs to be recreated if you ever want to use it again.
How to cancel alarms with Siri
When turning off alarms isn't enough, and you want them completely gone from your Clock system entirely, Siri a fast way to delete a specific alarm, and an incredibly fast way to delete all of them. Press and hold down the Home button to activate Siri. Tell Siri which alarm you want to cancel. For example: "Cancel my 9:30am alarm" or "cancel all alarms".

How to set a timer with Siri 
Since the Clock app can set timers as well as alarms, Siri can set timers as well as alarms. Whether you're waiting for your yorkshire puddings, or your next soap program to begin, Siri can make sure you're always alerted at exactly the right time. Press and hold down the Home button to activate Siri. Tell Siri to set the timer, and for how long. For example: "Set a timer for 10 minutes".

The Timer widget will remain visible on your screen until the timer goes off, or you leave Siri. Tap the timer widget to launch the Clock app and access the manual controls.

Note: Siri can only run one timer at a time. If you try to set another, Siri will ask you if you want to keep the current one or change to the new one.

How to show, stop or restart a timer with Siri
If Siri is no longer displaying your timer, you can easily ask it to show you the timer again, and to pause/stop or start it whenever you like. Press and hold down the Home button to activate Siri. Tell Siri what you want to do with the current time. For example: "Show timer", "stop timer", "restart timer".

How to find the time in another country with Siri
What if you need to know the time in Dubai so you can call a loved one. Maybe the tme in Melbourne Australia to wish a friend 'Happy Birthday' Just ask Siri. Press and hold down the Home button to activate Siri. Ask Siri the time in any location around the world. For example: "What's the time in Dubai?"

Note: Siri is available on iPhone 4S or later & on iPad 3rd generation or later, and requires Internet access. Siri may not be available in all languages or in all areas, and features may vary by area. Cellular data charges may apply.