What can I ask Siri? · JordanTBH Technologies

We thought we'd share the following Apple-supplied examples for using Siri. It's only a partial list, but it gives a great flavour of what Siri can do. Stand-out new features include the sports, movies and restaurant categories recently announced by Apple. But there's a lot more too.

Siri now supports arbitrary relationships. You can say "Lee Evans is my favorite all time comedian" and Siri will add that relationship. You can launch applications by saying "Launch Angry Birds" and post to Twitter and Facebook by voice. Siri also now lets you dismiss her (or him) by voice. Say "Goodbye Siri" and Siri will close the interaction window.

The examples that follow below only scratch the surface of what you can do with Siri. We're having a ton of fun discovering all Siri' new improved capabilities.

Contacts

What's Jordan's address?
What is Jordan's phone number?
When is my wife's birthday?
Show Jordan's home email address
What's my brother's work address?
Show Brian Conway
Find people named Park
Who is Jimmy Patrick?

Establishing Relationships

My mum/mother is Susan Park
Jimmy Patrick is my brother
Call my brother at work

Opening Apps

Open Photos
Play Angry Birds
Launch PayPal

Events

Set up a meeting at 9
Set up a meeting with Jimmy at 9
Meet with Emily at noon
Set up a meeting about hiring tomorrow at 9 am
New appointment with Susan Park Friday at 3
Schedule a planning meeting at 8:30 today in the boardroom
Move my 3pm meeting to 4:30
Reschedule my appointment with Dr. Patrick to next Monday at 9am
Add Emily to my meeting with Brian
Cancel the budget review meeting
What does the rest of my day look like?
What's on my calendar for Friday?
When is my next appointment?
When am I meeting with Jimmy?
Where is my next meeting?

Alarms

Wake me up tomorrow at 7am
Set an alarm for 6:30am
Wake me up in 8 hours
Change my 6:30 alarm to 6:45
Turn off my 6:30 alarm
Delete my 7:30 alarm

Clock

What time is it in Berlin?
What is today's date?
What's the date this Saturday?

Timer

Set the timer for ten minutes
Show the timer
Pause the timer
Resume timer
Reset the timer
Stop it

Emails (Sending)

Email Emily about the trip
Email Lindsey about the change in plans
New email to Susan Park
Mail Dad about the rent check
Email Dr. Patrick and say I got the forms, thanks
Mail Emily and Brian about the party and say I had a great time

Emails (Checking)

Check my emails / Check for emails
Any new email from Jimmy today?
Show new mail about the lease
Show the email from Emily yesterday

Emails (Replying & Resounding)

Reply Dear Susan sorry about the late payment.
Reply to Jimmy D with Dear Jimmy sorry can't make it tomorrow.

FaceTime

FaceTime Brian
Make a FaceTime call to Susan Park

Facebook (Setup required)

Post to Facebook headed to the new Pixar movie
Write on my wall just landed in San Jose!

Twitter (Setup required)

Post to Twitter another beautiful day in Cupertino
Tweet with my location great concert
Tweet meeting up with Brian Conway for lunch today
Tweet the new iPad looks insanely great! hashtag Apple Keynote

Find My Friends

Where's Brian?
Where is my sister?
Is my wife at home?
Where are all my friends?
Who is here?
Who is near me?
Let me know when Jimmy leaves home
Let Susan know when I leave work

Lock-screen

Read my notifications
Do I have any new messages?
Do I have any new emails?

Maps (We recommended Google Maps)

Show me the Golden Gate Bridge
Show me a map of 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino California

Maps Navigation (We recommended Google Maps)

How do I get home?
Directions to my dad's work
Get me directions from London to Chatham
What's my next turn?
Are we there yet?
What's my ETA?
Find a florist along my current route

Local Businesses (US Only)

Find coffee near me
Where's the nearest cheese cake factory?
Find a gas station near work

Messages (Sending)

Tell Susan I'll be right there
Send a message to Brian Conway
Send a message to Emily saying how about tomorrow
Tell Lindsey the show was great
Send a message to Susan on her mobile saying I'll be late
Send a message to 408 555 1212
Text Brian and Emily where are you?

Messages (Reading)

Read my new messages
Read it again

Messages (Replying & Resounding)

Reply that's great news
Tell him I'll be there in 12 minutes
Give her a call

Movies / Films

Find Disney movies
What comedies are playing?
Who starred in Tron Legacy?
Who directed Finding Nemo?
What is Toy Story 3 rated?

Movies / Films (Searching)

I want to see the new Pixar movie
What's playing at the movies tomorrow?
What's playing at Main Street Cinema

Find A Cinema

Find a Cinema near my office
Find a Cinema near my current location
Find a Cinema near my location

Movies / Films Reviews

Show me the reviews for Toy Story 3

Music

Play Walk by Foo Fighters
Play Little Broken Hearts shuffled
Play Norah Jones
Play some blues
Play my party mix
Shuffle my road trip playlist
Play
Pause
Skip

Notes

Note that I spent £12 on lunch
Note to self: check out that new Norah Jones album
Find my meeting notes
Show me my notes from June 25

Phone

Call Brian
Call Emily's mobile
Call Susan on her work phone
Call 408 555 1212
Call home
FaceTime Emily

Reminders

Add artichokes to my grocery list
Add skydiving to my bucket list
Remind me to call mum
Remind me to call my mum when I get home
Remember to take an umbrella
Remind me take my medicine at 6am tomorrow
Remind me to pick up flowers when I leave here
Remind me when I leave to call Brian
Remind me to finish the report by 6
Victor Agreda is my hairdresser
Kelly Guimont is my colleague

Scores

Did Man U win?
How did Kansas City do?
What was the score the last time the Tigers played the Red Sox?
Show me the football scores from last night

Weather

What's the weather for today?
What's the weather for tomorrow?
Will it rain in Cupertino this week?
Check next week's forecast for Burlington
What's the forecast for this evening?
How's the weather in Tampa right now?
How hot will it be in Palm Springs this weekend?
What's the high for Anchorage on Thursday?
What's the temperature outside?
How windy is it out there?
When is sunrise in Paris?

Web Searching

Search the web for polar bears
Search for vegetarian pasta recipes
Search the web for best cable plans
Search Wikipedia for Abraham Lincoln
Bing Foo Fighters (We know, we feel your pain)

Wolfram Alpha

What does repartee mean?
How many calories in a bagel?
What is an 18% tip on £86.74 for four people?
Who's buried in Grant's tomb?
How long do dogs live?
What is the Gossamer Condor?
What's the square root of 128?
How many dollars is €45?
How many days until Christmas?
How far away is the Sun?
When is the next solar eclipse?
Show me the Orion constellation
What's the population of Jamaica?
How high is Mt. Everest?
How deep is the Atlantic ocean?
What's the price of gasoline in Chicago?

Additional Notes

Some Siri features require a certain version of iOS. If you're running the latest version of iOS (7.1.1) you should be good.

This article applies to the following:

iTunes – Everything you need to be entertained.
Apple iOS - iOS 7 with 200+ new features on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

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Updated 19/05/14 @ 19:21 PM Daniel D, Editor