Chapter 7
Taking the iPhone Siri-ously
In This Chapter
Calling Siri
Determining what you can say
Editing mistakes
Dialing by voice
How could you not love Siri? The intelligent voice-activated virtual personal assistant living like a genie inside the iPhone 4S and iPhone 5 not only hears what you have to say, but also attempts to figure out the intent of your words. Siri then does her darnedest to respond to your wishes. She — yes, it’s a female voice (at least when you choose U.S. English as the default language) — can help you dictate and send a message, get directions, call a friend, discover who won the ball game, tell you when a movie is playing, arrange a wake-up call, search the web, find a decent place to eat, and lots more. Siri talks back, too, sometimes with humor and other times with attitude. When Ed told Siri he was tired, she responded with, “That’s fine. I just hope you’re not doing anything dangerous.”
Siri used to be available as a free third-party app; Apple bought the startup company behind this neat technology and incorporated the magic inside the iPhone 4S and ...
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