What is Siri and how does Siri work?
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(Pocket-lint) – Siri is Apple’s voice-activated personal assistant and she or he has been around for several years now. The wizard first appeared on the iPhone 4S but Siri is also available on iPad, iPod touch, Apple Watch, AirPods, HomePod and Mac ( macOS Sierra and later) – see our guide to Siri on macOS .
Siri has grown with age. His intelligence grew and his abilities developed. She also had to keep up with Amazon’s Alexa and Google Assistant.
So what’s special about Siri? What is it capable of, how does it do it, and how can it help you if you are an Apple user? Here’s everything there is to know about Siri.
What is Siri?
As we mentioned, Siri is a built-in voice-activated personal assistant available for Apple users. The idea is that you talk to her like you would a friend and she aims to help you get things done, whether it’s booking a dinner party or sending a message.
Siri is designed to give you a seamless way to interact with your iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple Watch, HomePod, or Mac by talking to it and responding to you to find or do what you need. You can ask him questions, tell him to show you something, or give him commands to perform on your behalf, hands free.
Siri has access to all the other built-in apps on your Apple device – Mail, Contacts, Messages, Maps, Safari, etc. – and will use these applications to present data or search their databases whenever it needs it. Ultimately, Siri does all the work for you.
How to start Siri
You can ask Siri to perform a task by simply saying “Hey Siri” to your iPhone, AirPods, connected Bluetooth headsets, Apple Watch, HomePod, or HomePod mini.
You can also call Siri using buttons. If you have an iPhone Touch ID (iPhone 6S or later), press and hold the Home button, then say what you need. For Face ID iPhones (iPhone X and newer), press and hold the side power / wake button. On some devices, you may need to wait for Siri to appear before making your request.
On HomePod and HomePod mini, you can press the home button at the center of the top of the device.
On Apple Watch, hold down the Digital Crown or say “Hey Siri” a few seconds after raising your wrist. From there, you can instruct Siri to perform various tasks and it depends on what you ask about Siri’s response on the Apple Watch.
For example, if you ask her to direct you somewhere, she will display the map on your watch and you will only have to press start to get started.
Ask a more complicated question that requires a longer answer, and Siri will open on your iPhone to complete the task.
Things like opening an app, setting an alarm, calling your mom, or finding your favorite team’s score can all be done from the watch and Siri also offers on-device translation and message support. announcement.
What can Siri do?
Siri can do a lot. She’s pretty darn smart and sometimes she’s pretty funny too. If you want to make Siri laugh rather than ask her to do something serious, check out our guide to the best Siri Easter Eggs.
Alternatively, Siri can help you on the go, in the car if you have a CarPlay compatible car, with sports and entertainment information, phone calls and messages, organization, tips and tricks and of course, giving you some answers.
At a glance, she’ll read your latest email, text your friend to let them know you’re late, shuffle your road trip playlist on Apple Music, notify you of movies playing today, find a table for three in London or will call your father at work.
It can also tell you where a good restaurant is nearby, toss a coin, find books by a specific author, set an alarm, give you directions, and even set a reminder that will only activate when it recognizes that you are or are away. have on the left, a certain place (“resume dry cleaning”, when you leave work, for example).
That’s not all, in fact, it’s probably not even half. She’ll tell you what the weather is like tomorrow, move meetings, tell you when the next game is for your team, and you can even make them roll a dice, as well as a variety of other things like teaching them to pronounce your name or telling them which ones. of your contacts are family members. We told you she was pretty smart.
How does Siri work?
Siri is based on the fields of Artificial Intelligence and Natural Language Processing and consists of three components: a conversational interface, personal context knowledge and service delegation.
Conversational UI is all about how Siri understands you in the first place. The general operation of direct word-for-word speech recognition should be good to hear what you are saying, but deciphering the meaning depends on statistics and machine learning, this is where the Personal Context Awareness System comes in.
There is a huge amount of work in Siri that can predict where you want to go based on the keywords you use, as well as your general habits and choice of language. It is designed to adapt to your individual preferences over time and personalize the results.
The service delegation system is unlimited access to all integrated iPhone applications and their internal workings. This access is how Siri does what it does. Without the access, Siri would be a pretty trash assistant.
Does Siri speak my language?
Siri can speak and understand English (Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, Singapore, UK, US), Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Norwegian, Cantonese, Swedish, Danish, Dutch, Russian, Turkish, Thai and Portuguese.
How to change Siri’s gender and accent?
If you want to change Siri to male or female, you’ll need to go to Settings> Siri & Search on iOS or Apple Menu> System Preferences> Siri on macOS Sierra or later. You can change Siri settings on HomePod in the Home app and Apple Watch in the Watch app.
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Siri Voice options for genre and dialect depend on the language you choose.
In these Siri settings, you can also allow or disallow the “Hey Siri” command, as well as show Siri shortcuts and decide if you want to allow Siri when your device is locked.
Written by Britta O’Boyle. Originally published on .