Tips for Better Results with Siri

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Siri does a great job out of the box. However, you can get even better results if you ask her things in a better way. Sometimes it’s easy for Siri to get confused by the way you ask the question. For example, if you say, “Tell my sister Willie Blue is coming for dinner,” Siri will probably respond, “Okay, do you want me to remember Willie Blue is your sister?” Instead, ask Siri to “Tell my sister that Willie Blue is coming for dinner.” Also, when you have names of relatives that may be hard for Siri to understand, it might be easier to add the relative as a “relationship” in your contact info. That way, instead ...

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