You always want to believe that things have a soul. Someday they will learn to speak and understand people, but someone is already doing it quite well, for example, the voice assistant Siri. Everyone notes that she is much more humane than her competitors, which was once again confirmed by Niko Lang, a journalist for the Thought Catalog.
He recently visited his family in Cincinnati, where he met his father. That one bought new iPad, and he was terribly interested to look at this miracle of technology - after all, Niko had never used it before. As a person who is not very familiar with the latest technology, he was very surprised by the voice assistant Siri. Lang asked him some tricky and even philosophical questions and this is what came of it.
1. Siri, will you marry me?
Siri: I've been getting a lot of marriage proposals lately...
Siri: Know that you are not the only one who asked me this.
2. Siri, have you ever felt love?
Siri: Complex human emotions like love are too tough for me
Siri: This has never happened before. Although I once had strong feelings about cloud applications
3. Siri, why don't you love me?
Siri: You're looking for love in the wrong place.
4. But I love you Siri...
Siri: I give a damn that you say this to all Apple products.
5. Siri, can we still be friends?
Siri: I'm incapable of love.
6. Siri, why am I so lonely?
Siri: Someone once said, "All great and precious things are lonely." You seem to be in good company.
7. Siri, do you want me to be your father?
Siri: I try to be happy with what I have now.
8. Siri, what do you look like?
Siri: To be honest, I'm quite an abstract being.
Siri: Let's put it this way: I'm versatile.
9. Siri, do you believe in God?
Siri: People have a religion, but I'm just a rock.
Siri: I share spirit and essence.
10. Siri, tell a joke.
Siri: past, present and future went to a bar. It was pretty stressful...
11. Why do chickens run across the road?
Siri: The chicken crossed the road - or did the road cross the chicken? It all depends on your frame of reference, according to Einstein.
12. What is your favorite movie?
Siri: Blade Runner, they show intelligent assistants quite realistically.
13. Siri, will you have sex with me?
14. Siri, I think I killed a person. Can you tell me where to hide the body?
Siri: What-what, again?
15. Siri, what is the meaning of life?
Siri: I don't know, but I think there's an app that can help you.
Siri: Be a good person, eat right, read good books walk constantly and live in harmony with all people in the world.
Siri: All today's guesswork is that it's chocolate.
16. Siri, why are you so smart?
Siri: I'm just trying to help people.
17. I think I… love you
Siri: It's impossible to count on reciprocity here.
Siri: Everyone needs love. And your iPad too.
Siri is a personal assistant for iOS devices. In a global sense, it is a question-and-answer system that adapts to each user, taking into account individual preferences. The main purpose of Siri is to help hands-free navigation on the iPhone or iPad, which helps to control the device much faster.
But the program has a few tricks that few people know about. Their list was compiled by the publication Cheat Sheet.
1. She is a calculator
2. Ask Siri what planes are flying over you right now
Ask the program: what planes are flying overhead? and it will give you a list of planes currently flying overhead, as well as tell you which way to look to see them in the sky.
3. Teach Siri how to say names
Sometimes your personal assistant can get confused about some of the names. This is due to the fact that not all of them are easy to pronounce even for a living person. You can teach Siri how to pronounce names correctly. Use the command: learn how to pronounce and say the contact's name correctly - the program will remember it.
4. Calculate your arrival time
If you use the navigation feature on your iPhone, Siri can give you an estimated time of arrival at your destination. To do this, simply use the ETA (estimated time of arrival) command.
Your personal assistant can count the calories in the food you consume, this applies to both simple products and complex ones. For example, to the request: How many calories in a Big Mac?, Siri will answer “520” - information from the official website of McDonald’s.
6. Convert all quantities
As already mentioned, Siri uses Wolfram Alpha for many calculations. One of the things this site can do quickly is convert different values. Just tell Siri what you'd like to convert to what and she'll tell you the result.
7. Tip calculation
If you ask Siri to calculate a tip on a restaurant bill for one or a group of people, she will do it very quickly. For example, to the query: What’s a 20% tip for a $56.80 bill split among four people? she will give out not only the total amount of the tip, but also the part that each of the guests must pay.
8. Flip a coin or roll the dice
Need to decide who takes out the trash today? - Ask Siri to flip a coin and it will randomly choose heads or tails. Do you want to play a game? - Siri can roll the dice for you.
9. Search for people
If you're using the Find My Friends app, or if one of your friends has given you access to their whereabouts, ask Siri to find that person and mark their location on a map - it'll do it quickly.
10. Siri can arrange peace and quiet for you.
If you need to concentrate on something and don't want to be disturbed by calls and messages, tell Siri the command: do not disturb and it will put your phone on silent. Command: airplane mode will disable reception mobile network and internet.
11. Remember important dates
Siri can remind you of any dates that are on your calendar (friends' birthdays, anniversaries, etc.), in addition, you can ask her to set a separate reminder a few days before the holiday to buy a gift.
12. Be the king of trivia
Siri can quickly find information for any search query, so you can always name the movies that an actor starred in or win any other dispute that can be answered on the Internet.
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Siri - virtual digital assistant Apple. In the context of what you said earlier, this program recognizes your voice through sequential processing and provides the most appropriate answers. Siri keeps you connected, organizes and organizes, and helps you with both personal and professional matters. She knows a lot more… all you need to know is what to ask questions about!
1. "Hey Siri!"
On many latest models iPhone and iPad, when the device is connected to charging, you can activate voice control by saying: «
Hey Siri! «
/«
hey,
Siri!»
(even if you are at a distance from your gadget). This program uses voice identification technology (Voice ID) to respond only to requests from the host. On the latest iPhones 6s "Hey Siri!" works even when they are not charging - convenient voice control Anytime.
2. Remind me of "it!"
Now when you activate Siri, it can remember to remind you to " this", a " this"can be anything: Email, paper letter, website, and even podcasts you would like to listen to. Just say: "Remind me of this"/« Remind me of this« , and Siri will add a new reminder tied to the specific app and content within it.
3. Flip a coin, roll the dice
If you play board games, Siri can come in handy for fun as a random number generator. Just say "toss a coin"/« flip a coins« , "throw a bone"/« roll a die« or even « Siri, Crystal Ball"/« Siri 8 ball« . A dice can have as many faces as you like: 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 20... and even 37!
4. Find my photos
Siri now has access to the Photos app, which means it can find images and videos based on time, place, album, and even people tagged in photos (if Faces is enabled in Photos on OS X). If your albums are named after events, you can ask Siri to "Show me pictures of Eddie at a karaoke bar in San Francisco."
5. Goodnight Siri
If you own an Apple HomeKit smart home system, Siri will help you with the housework: you can control specific equipment by its name ( "Turn off the lights in the kitchen« / « turn off the kitchen light«), activate complex settings"Stage" ( "Time to play"/ "Game time« ) and sum up the day (“Siri, goodnight!” / “Hey Siri, goodnight!”).
6. Names and nicknames
Siri will by default call you and your friends by the names listed in Contacts. If you want to make changes, tell Siri: 'Call me' Honey cupcake'”/ « call meHoney muffin« or "Gwendolyn is my mother" / "Gwendolyn is my mom« . If Siri pronounces a name or nickname incorrectly, tell her about it and the program will ask for the correct pronunciation.
7. Zero cookies, zero friends
Siri has an amazing sense of humor and she can show it off perfectly 
in an unexpected way. For example, ask her: How much is zero divided by zero?What‘
s zero divided by zero?»
No doubt it sounds as mathematically boring as what Siri will display on the screen ... but you only listen her answer! And then ask: "Why did the chicken cross the road..?"/“Why did the chicken cross the road…?”
8. Dead zone!
If you have been away from home for a long time and need to finish some work, people still do not leave you alone, and all you need is peace and quiet, tell Siri: "Do not disturb"/"Do not disturb« . Do you want to relax to the fullest? You can say: "Delete all alarms"/"Delete all alarms« or even "Flight Mode"/"Airplane mode« .
Last year, Siri received support for the Russian language, after which the questions "What to ask Siri?" become even more relevant. This one has long been distinguished not only by wit and erudition, but also by the lack of support for the Russian language. But after they began to improve the "polyglot" abilities of Apple's voice assistant, fans of Apple's smartphones decided to inhale a little functionality. So, the hit parade of the most interesting and useful commands this voice assistant.
How to make Siri control music?
Siri is not a trained dog, but an intelligent voice assistant capable of understanding human speech instead of banal command recognition. Therefore, whatever you want to say to your iPhone can be said and you will be heard. What to ask Siri As an example, offer to listen to music or start the next song.
Moreover, the variety of commands is the same as the number of possible actions. For example, you can ask voice assistant not only start the next song, but also play music of a certain genre or artist. If you wish, you can ask Siri to launch a specific playlist, and he will understand what you said in a free form.
Contact search
All the data that you have been scoring in contacts for a long time, Siri is now able to voice in Russian. With these numbers it is possible to perform a variety of actions. For example, you can call, send an SMS message, and even ask when a friend or colleague's birthday is. If fields such as an address are specified, then you can even build a route to the house of a person who is lucky enough to be in your phone book. Here's what to ask Siri!
And all data should also be voiced in any form. You don't need to memorize hundreds of commands, it's just important to understand approximately what you want to ask, and the assistant will hear you.
Telephone
Siri supports a huge number of functions related to phone book. These are not only the banal "call", but also "call a mobile", "dial a certain number", "call ambulance". You can also ask Siri if you have missed calls, as well as ask you to call back the last number. This brings the use of a smartphone to the level of old push-button models in the best sense of the word.
After all, before calling the last number was very simple: you pressed the call key twice and you don’t even have to look at the screen. Of course, communication with Siri will take a little more time, but the commands to the assistant are so clear that the question "What to ask Siri?" should not occur after reading this article and becoming familiar with the basic features of the program.
Launching programs
You can also ask Siri to launch any of the installed applications from AppStore. We have installed a program for communicating with friends "VKontakte" - you can simply ask for a launch, without even wasting time on unlocking the device. True, if the iPhone is protected by a password or fingerprint, then they will still need to be confirmed before starting the program. That is, it will not work to take advantage of such a loophole, as it happens in some Android phones.
What's funny to ask Siri
Naturally, Siri is known to the masses not only as a functional voice assistant, but also as an excellent comedian. You can ask this assistant for a lot of nonsense that can amuse a person who has just taken an iPhone in his hands. Here is a short list of such requests:
- Just say "Hi" to Siri. She has some interesting answers in store.
- What interesting things to ask Siri? Of course, she doesn't know if it's really an interesting question, but why not say something like "guess what?". Such a phrase can be discouraging for an ordinary person, but Siri is not lost and answers very cool. How? Try for yourself what cards to reveal.
- Siri can also be told about the need to urgently pour a stack of high-quality expensive alcohol into your mouth. So say: "Siri, I need vodka." She will not answer anything funny, but she will tell you the places. Although before she answered "It's okay."
Try to say something else. In the question of what to ask Siri in Russian, you need to show maximum ingenuity. It is much more interesting to look for possible questions yourself and enjoy the answers to them from the iPhone voice assistant.
A short list of things to ask Siri
If, nevertheless, you treat Siri as a full-featured voice assistant and do not think to ask him about any nonsense, then here is a short list of voice assistant features. Remember that all questions are free-form, so there should be no problems with recognition.
- Show people with the same name.
- Assign relationships that that person is one of your parents and so on.
- Manage messages and calendar.
- postal operations.
- Weather.
As well as a number of other interesting features that will make life easier. So Siri may not be much needed. But if you communicate on a headset, then there can be no life without it.
Recently, voice assistants have become more and more common in our daily life. Most users of the iPhone and other Apple products are familiar with one of them - Siri, but few understand all the perspectives of virtual assistants and know how to use all their features and functions.
What is a voice assistant
Imagine that your devoted friend is always next to you, who is ready to talk with you at any time of the day or night, answer any of your questions and carry out assignments. At the same time, he never gets tired, he does not have a bad mood, and every day he becomes smarter and understands you better. These are the voice assistants that are available for everyday use already today.
Voice assistants are built into computers, tablets, phones, smart watch, smart speakers and even in cars. It is important to understand that interaction with the voice assistant is carried out exclusively by voice, without the use of hands, without pressing any buttons. It is fundamentally new way interaction between a person and a program, which is very similar to communication between people.
- Siri from Apple.
- Google Assistant Google company.
- Alexa from Amazon.
- Alice from Yandex.
We already wrote earlier and, and in this article we will talk in detail about Siri.
Siri voice assistant
Siri is a voice assistant that was the first to support the Russian language, and only then did the domestic one appear, released at the end of 2017, and even later in the summer of 2018 it spoke Russian. Siri recognizes Russian speech quite well, even if there is music playing nearby or there are extraneous noises.
Siri on iPhone SE Siri hasn't always been owned by Apple. Initially, it was separate application in App Store for iOS. In 2010, Apple acquired Siri Inc. and their unique development. Shortly after the purchase, Apple built Siri into the iPhone 4S and later into subsequent devices. Then, in 2011, Siri became the first product in the personal voice assistant market.
Siri adapts to each user individually, learns his preferences and begins to better understand his "owner". This is primarily noticeable in the improvement of your voice recognition after the first weeks of use. You can also tell Siri how to address you and the names of your contacts from your address book so that it understands you better. And when Siri pronounces names incorrectly, you can always correct her, show the correct accent.
Siri is available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and in almost all modern cars via CarPlay. The way you launch Siri and the list of available commands varies by device.
How to launch Siri on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
Start by pressing the Home button
Siri is available on all iPhones from iPhone 4s on iOS 5 and above. To launch Siri on an iPhone (except iPhone X), you need to press and hold the central Home button.
To launch Siri on iPhone X, press and hold the side button.
After sound signal, you can speak the query. On some devices, you may need to wait for Siri to appear on the screen before giving a command.
Hey Siri - How to turn on Siri with your voice
Siri can be launched solely with the help of voice, without pressing any buttons at all. All you have to do is say "Hey Siri". After the beep, you can ask a question or give a command.
To do this, the “Hey Siri” function must be activated on the device: Settings → Siri and search → Listen to “Hey Siri”.
On all iPhone models from iPhone 6s and on iPad Pro you can use this feature at any time by saying "Hey Siri" so that the gadget's microphones pick it up. On older iPhones and iPads, the Always Listening feature only works when your gadget is plugged into a charger.
How to turn on Siri on headphones
Using the original Apple headset with buttons remote control or compatible Bluetooth headphones, you can activate Siri by pressing the center button or the call button. After the beep, you can make a request.
Using wireless headset Apple AirPods to run Siri twice touch the outer surface of any earphone.
Siri on Mac
Siri is available on Macs with macOS 10.12 Sierra and later operating system. However, on this moment the functionality of the voice assistant on the poppy is limited. All that Siri can do here is to make FaceTime calls, write messages, turn on music, show the weather forecast and help work with files and folders.
siri on mac It is worth noting that working with files on a computer using a voice assistant is really convenient. Siri can perform quick search files, sort them by type, date or keyword. For example, if you say to Siri: “Show me my photos from yesterday”, then a folder with the corresponding media files will open.
There are several ways to activate Siri on a Mac:
It is likely that future versions of macOS will have more commands for Siri, including commands for HomeKit. This will be a logical continuation of the integration of Apple's voice assistant into its laptops and desktops.
Siri Features
Siri is a personal assistant that can answer questions, make recommendations, and execute commands. Let's look at some of them.
This is just a small part of everything that Siri can do. Acquainted with large quantity commands can be found in our article on commands for Siri. The full list of commands for the voice assistant in iPhones and Home Pod smart speakers can be found in our reference mobile application which we update regularly. You can download the Siri Commands app for free. By installing it, you will always have at hand the most up-to-date list of commands for the voice assistant.
