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How to use Siri, the voice assistant in iOS 9 for iPhone/iPad

How to use Siri, the voice assistant in iOS 9 for iPhone/iPad

  • To activate ‘Siri’ press and hold down the ‘Home’ button, two beeps will sound and ‘What can I help you with?’ will appear on screen.
  • Start talking by asking ‘Siri’ a question or ask it to perform a task.
  • Some accessibility settings can be turned on/off using ‘Siri’. For example, saying “turn on VoiceOver” will turn on ‘VoiceOver’.
  • NOTE: These voice commands are not currently supported for all accessibility settings.
  • ‘Siri’ is available on the following devices:
    • iPhone 4s or later
    • iPad 3rd generation or later
    • iPad mini
    • iPod touch 5th generation or later

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  • ‘Siri’ can now be activated by saying “Hey Siri”. This allows you to activate ‘Siri’ without having to press the home button.
  • In order to enable “Hey Siri”, go to ‘Settings’ ‘General’ ‘Siri’.
  • Tap the toggle switch for ‘Allow “Hey Siri”’.

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