Calls and Texts
Everyday Tasks
Music
Home
Knowledge on the Go
More Powerful Tasks
Calls and Texts
Siri lets you stay connected without lifting a finger.
Siri can make calls or send texts for you whether you are driving, have your hands full, or are simply on the go.1 It can even announce your messages on your AirPods.2 It also offers proactive suggestions — like texting someone that you're running late for a meeting — so you can stay in touch effortlessly.3
I have AirPlay speakers all over the house and I would like to be able to tell Alexa or Google Assistant to play a given song in my living room or my kitchen or in my office—or any combination of those locations—but that's just not possible today. This was the biggest of the complaints I wrote about last week in my comparison of Echo and Home. Developers at U.S. Digital consultancy Rain have created a little-known app called Reverb that allows users to access Amazon's Alexa virtual assistant from their Mac desktop or iOS device. In addition, Alexa v2 is being used in this case, enabling more functions such as news flashes, alarms, timers, audiobooks, and more. Unfortunately, music control isn't supported due to Amazon placing restrictions in the way of accessing their Music services within third-party apps, but you still have all the other functions of Alexa nonetheless.
Siri can announce your incoming messages on your AirPods.
'Message Teri ‘I'll be there in 30 minutes' on WhatsApp'
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Everyday Tasks
Siri is a faster, easier way to do all kinds of useful things.
Set alarms, timers, and reminders. Get directions. Preview your calendar. Siri can do it all without your ever having to pick up a device. Based on your routine, Siri can even anticipate what you might need to help you breeze through your day. And with Siri Shortcuts, you have an even faster way to access apps.
See apps that support Siri ShortcutsSiri lets you know when to leave based on traffic.
'Remind me to pick up the dry cleaning when I leave work'
Create shortcuts from your favorite apps for the tasks you do all the time.
Siri Shortcuts let you interact with apps naturally, just like a conversation.
Music
Siri can find the song you want to hear. Just ask.
Apple Music and Siri work together beautifully.4 Which means you can ask Siri to find a new song you'll like. Put on a favorite album. Or even answer questions about bands you love. Siri can also suggest your favorite playlist when you arrive at the gym or start your drive home. Just tap to play.
Learn more about Apple MusicSiri recognizes individual voices for a more personalized music experience on HomePod.
Siri suggests the playlists you want. Right when you want them.
Alexa For Mac App
Home
Siri is a smart way to
run your smart home.
Now you can control your smart appliances, check their status, or even do a bunch of things at once — using just your voice. In the Home app, for example, you can create a scene named 'I'm home' that opens the garage, unlocks the front door, and turns on the lights.
Learn more about the Home appSiri suggests scenes based on your routine. Tap to turn the lights off and the heat down.
Siri learns and recognizes family members' voices for personalized responses related to Messages, Calendar, and more.
Knowledge
on the Go
Siri has answers to all kinds of questions.
Quickly check facts, do calculations, or translate a phrase into another language. It's as simple as asking. Even when you don't ask, Siri works behind the scenes like a personal assistant. A great example is the Siri watch face, which serves up events, news, suggestions, and more right when you need them. And the new Siri voice uses advanced neural text‑to‑speech technology to sound incredibly natural, particularly when speaking longer phrases, like when reading the news or answering knowledge questions.
Stay on top of stocks, scores, your schedule, your Activity rings, and more with the Siri watch face.
'What's the score of the Clippers game vs the Spurs?'
Siri gets you answers even before you finish searching in Safari.
Neural text-to-speech technology helps Siri sound natural, especially for longer phrases.
More Powerful Tasks
Siri can search, send, and book faster than you can.
It's amazing how quickly Siri can find photos of your kids, locate your parked car, get you a ride, or unearth what you're looking for from massive numbers of files. And the capabilities of Siri are optimized for each device, so you get the right kind of help, anywhere you are.
'Open the presentation I was working on yesterday'
When Siri recognizes events in apps like Mail or Messages, it suggests adding them to your calendar.
Shortcuts can do multiple things across multiple apps.
Adobe premiere pro 2 0 video formats. Now built into iOS 13 and iPadOS, the Shortcuts app gives you a library of
useful shortcuts to choose from, like
'Heading home.' Just say the words and Siri will text your ETA, start a playlist, and find the fastest route home — all at once. You can also create your own shortcuts to streamline tasks you do all the time.
Siri is always learning how to be even more helpful.
Machine learning is constantly making Siri smarter. And you can personalize Siri to make it even more useful. Choose to have Siri speak one of 21 different languages. Teach Siri who your family members are. And spell out unusual words so Siri can recognize them
in the future.
Siri keeps your information private and secure.
Siri is designed to do as much learning as possible offline, right on your device. Searches and requests are not associated with your identity — so your personal information isn't gathered to sell to
advertisers or other organizations. And end‑to‑end encryption ensures that data synced between your devices can't be accessed, even by Apple.
Machine learning is constantly making Siri smarter. And you can personalize Siri to make it even more useful. Choose to have Siri speak one of 21 different languages. Teach Siri who your family members are. And spell out unusual words so Siri can recognize them
in the future.
Siri keeps your information private and secure.
Siri is designed to do as much learning as possible offline, right on your device. Searches and requests are not associated with your identity — so your personal information isn't gathered to sell to
advertisers or other organizations. And end‑to‑end encryption ensures that data synced between your devices can't be accessed, even by Apple.
You can activate Siri hands-free just by saying 'Hey Siri.'Or simply press a button. Whatever you need, Siri is there to help. On every Apple device.
See how to use Siri on your Apple devicesSiriKit lets Siri work with all your favorite apps.
SiriKit and Siri Shortcuts enable developers to build Siri capabilities into their iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS apps. So more of the things you already love to do on your devices can be done simply by asking Siri.
Learn more about SiriKit