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Use Siri The power of Siri is yours for the asking. Summon Siri. Press and hold the Home button, until Siri beeps.
Note: To use Siri, iPad must be connected to the Internet. See Connect to Wi-Fi on page 13. Cellular charges may apply.
Ask Siri anything, from “set the timer for 3 minutes” to “what movies are showing tonight?” understands natural speech, so you don’t have to learn special commands or keywords.
Tap to speak to Siri.
For hints, ask Siri “what can you do,” or tap .
Siri often displays helpful info on your screen. Tap the info to open a related app or get more details. Manually control when Siri listens. As an alternative to letting Siri automatically notice when you stop talking, you can hold down the Home button while you speak, and release it when you’re done. Change Siri’s voice gender. Go to Settings > General > Siri (may not be available in all areas). Talk to Siri using a headset. Connect the headset, then press and hold the center or call button.
37 Tell Siri about yourself If you let Siri know who you are, you can get personalized service—like, “tell me how to get home.” Tell Siri who you are. Fill out your contact card in Contacts, then go to Settings > General > Siri > My Info and tap your contact card.
Be sure to include your home and work addresses, and your relationships.
Note: Location information isn’t tracked or stored outside iPad. If you don’t want to use Location won’t be able to do anything that requires knowing your location.
Make corrections Want to cancel that last command? Say “cancel,” tap the Siri icon, or press the Home button. If Siri doesn’t get something right, you can tap to edit your request.
Or tap again and clarify your request. For example, “I meant Boston.” Don’t bother saying what you didn’t mean.
Siri settings To set options for Siri, go to Settings > General > Siri. Options include:
Language
Voice gender (may not be available in all areas)
Voice feedback
My Info card Prevent access to Siri when iPad is locked. Go to Settings > Passcode. You can also disable Siri by turning on restrictions. See Restrictions on page 32.
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