What do you ask Siri?

[kirky29]

I use it a lot for work, we have a racking system, where lots of different things are placed on shelves, so instead of me typing them out, I just ask siri to 'take a note' followed by reading them all out. I'd say 8/10 Siri gets right. Some of things things I might actually be pronouncing wrong!

That and reminders/setting alarms. I work nightshift and like to get a few hours sleep before work, so just incase I oversleep I hold the button down and go "Siri, wake me up at 10" in a real pretentious way

 

[Cockney Rebel]

I use it to make my grocery list. I have a list in reminders called “Grocery List,” and as I realize I need things I’ll say “Add milk to my grocery list,” and then Siri replies, “Ok, I’ve added it to your grocery list.”

Very useful.

Nice one, Mike!

Had a go at this a while back but I didn't realise I had to actually create a new "list" to get it to work.

I was trying to do it with a "shopping list" as a reminder!

Now that I've created a whole new list, called "shopping list" it works superbly.

This, will be so handy ...



Thanks!

 

[TroyBoy30]

I named a reminder "Grocery List" and then asked Siri "to add to Gorcery List reminder" and she responded that I do not have a Grocery List in reminders...

EDIT: ok, I now realize I must title a "List" "Grocery List" and not a "reminder"...

Never mind. I got it to work with notes. Too bad it can't delete an item contained in a note

 

[ET iPhone Home]

I heard a guy at Verizon tell Siri how to hold his crap in when he's got to go bad without any restrooms in sight? Siri said, Release it where your at. I, then, high-tailed it out of there.

 

[mrskullfreak]

Don't use it to often I forget most the time.

 

[From A Buick 8]

These are all great, im really looking forward to my 5 now. Can siri return an message in the facebook message app.

 

[norwegian wood]

The only non-gimmicky actually useful thing siri does is set timers.

"Hi Siri! Remind me to take the bacon out in 15 minutes."

Take the bacon out of what? Dare I ask? Lol

 

[SpyderBite]

I ask Siri "Display non-OCD, unbiased, complaint free posts from macrumors.com".

Unfortunately, her response is always the same, "I'm sorry. I was unable to find anything for you".

 

[Scrub175]

These are all great, im really looking forward to my 5 now. Can siri return an message in the facebook message app.

So far update status that I tried.

 

[reputationZed]

Here are some more

http://www.tuaw.com/2011/10/05/iphone-4s-what-can-you-say-to-siri/


The Wolfram Alpha stuffs kind of a cool way to waste time.

The grocery list idea looks like it may be usefull

 

[Appleseeds]

I am definitely going to utilize the reminder feature.

Siri is the only way to set custom reminders as well

 

[dspalton]

Bit off the mark

Lol

 

[hkfan24]

At first i asked her to call me "Raj" but then i changed it and asked her to call me "sexy"

 

[LiveFreeDie]

To define supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Try it

 

[apierrec]

I use it to make my grocery list. I have a list in reminders called “Grocery List,” and as I realize I need things I’ll say “Add milk to my grocery list,” and then Siri replies, “Ok, I’ve added it to your grocery list.”

Very useful.

I don't shop for groceries, maybe it's time once I pick up my iP5 , thanks.

 

[From A Buick 8]

I use it to make my grocery list. I have a list in reminders called “Grocery List,” and as I realize I need things I’ll say “Add milk to my grocery list,” and then Siri replies, “Ok, I’ve added it to your grocery list.”

Very useful.

Great idea, i can create one for each store I shop at, then use the Geo Fence to make it remind me of the list I created when I am there. So much for my GroceryiQ app

 

[erpetao]

My degree (German and Spanish) starts next week and after experimenting I have found that Siri can give you translations to words, without having to open up a web page.

Ask Siri for example: "what is the Spanish word for party" and it will give you not only the obvious "siesta"

Errmm, you probably mean "fiesta". Siesta means "nap".

 

[MrGimper]

Bit off the mark

Lol

Wow, another resident of Blazingsmoke?

 

[GuitarDTO]

I've been asking her to send texts, and for sports schedules/scores. Nails those things every time so far.

 

[Ntombi]

I use her*, quite a bit, now that I've gotten into the habit.

I guess Siri would be useful for people who are driving and where it would be distracting/dangerous to start tapping on your phone. However, I've yet to see a single person talk to Siri while on the sidewalk or subway since that feature came out.

I use Siri in public, but you can't tell, as it looks like I'm simply talking on the phone.

Great idea, i can create one for each store I shop at, then use the Geo Fence to make it remind me of the list I created when I am there. So much for my GroceryiQ app

Oh, that's a great idea! I like Grocery IQ, but I'm going to try this and see if I like it better.






* yes, I know, but I prefer to anthropomorphize it, thanks

 

[bowlen]

Before I had Siri, and when I first got the iPhone I thought Siri was a bit of a waste of time. After all, actually pressing the touch screen is much faster than telling Siri to do it...BUT, then I realised the magic of driving with headphones in, and being able to get Siri to do everything for me whilst my phone is still in my pocket

Now I love Siri! I get it to type messages or call people mainly

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Siri is the only way to set custom reminders as well

And I believe the only way to set a calendar event that isn't in the 5 minute incremental category. ie 5:37pm appointment etc.

 

[richpuer]

I ask her what is the meaning of life

Lol @ "I give up."

Feel the same sometimes

 

[sulpfiction]

I have to try that.

I can tell her to alert me on October 3rd to buy tickets to a concert?

Settings reminders through Siri is my most used feature. She reminds me about everything.

 

[Gutwrench]

Sports stats. All day. Insanely valuable.

Unfortunately she knows nothing about college wrestling. "Sorry, I don't know anything about that sport."

Blasphemy!

 

[From A Buick 8]

So what is a good blue tooth setup that works well with Siri