10 Surprising Things Siri Can Do

I’ve made two videos now about Siri on the iPhone, definitely check those out if you’ve not already, but there are things that Siri can do that I didn’t mention in those videos, plus a few new things that have been added in recent iOS updates, and so with that in mind, here are 10 things that you can do with Siri on the iPhone.
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0:00 - Intro
0:28 - Use Siri to End a Call
1:48 - Restart your iPhone
2:25 - Take a Photo
4:33 - Relationships
6:00 - Include Emojis when dictating
6:55 - What can I do here?
7:26 - Daily Briefing
8:23 - Longer Siri Pause Times
9:35 - Send Messages Without Confirming
10:27 - Teach Siri Pronunciations

[@ProperHonestTech]

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[@mikldude9376]

Love your tips mate , but just wondering if there is a way to get Siri to turn off the screen without shutting down ? I have tried it sometime in the past and got the response “ I can’t do that “ from Siri . I know the iPhone will turn off on its own in X amount of time , but if you turn your iPhone on and off a lot , it’s handy to save some battery by turning the screen off immediately with a voice command if you are busy. Cheers.

[@ProperHonestTech]

@@mikldude9376 None that I know of unfortunately, only the ability to restart.

[@58016428]

If you say “Hey Siri, lock phone screen” Siri will lock your screen WITHOUT restarting your phone. I use this feature all the time when I drive.

[@mondotv4216]

Not so sure about the sister thing. I have 3 sisters...

[@1BSDjunkie]

Thank you for the video! Found it very informative. Listened to it twice! 🙌🏻👍🏻

[@russellsimpson3673]

Excellent presentation - thanks. Appreciate your down-to-earth delivery, and I'm enjoying learning "new stuff". I've already used some of your great tips. Looking forward to picking up more, PHT. There should be an emoji for that acronym.

[@philipo680]

Love your clear explanations with visuals to follow what you say. Congrats and well done.

[@GrantTarredus]

Extremely helpful, even more so than usually. I adjusted several settings while watching, and I’m very grateful. Thanks!

[@cmacmenow]

Super handy tips, as always! Any chance of covering "Accessibility" and more specifically "Voice Control." I have been using it in the gym and it's just magical!

[@FutureSystem738]

Thanks - always great stuff! I just wish I could remember all your tips and tricks 😅

[@neils.9846]

Very helpful. thank you. Love your weekly newsletter also

[@JunkionMarnot2005]

Wow. This was very informative/useful. Props for the pdf alternative (I understand the member paywall).

[@i.o.3563]

Cheers, mate. Was a good one. Never hesitate with Siri related videos.

[@aai2607]

Amazing way for feeding the information. Thank you so much very informative tech tips

[@patti.j]

A few days ago I found your channel and have learned so much about my phone that I never knew. I’m a senior and love Apple products so knowing how to navigate is wonderful. Thank you.

[@GozoAya]

Brilliant!! These tips eliminate a number of barriers I had with Siri. Time to re-engage!!

[@jaribuaruba6949]

Wow, thanks so much for this great video. I really liked the tips for Siri! I set up at least 5 of them. These are awesome! 😊

[@lisamerriman255]

Great video, as usual. I’ve already changed several contacts to show my relationships. Also, I love the “what’s my update” function!

[@jimalix6270]

Thanks for the video! You've provided some great tips!

[@Jesus.A.Torres83]

This guy is extremely helpful! I have had Apple for over 8 years now and I’m very inclined towards technology and I thought I knew everything with Siri but this guy showed me more than a couple of new things! I’ve subscribed after the first video that I watched. I recommend for everyone to do so!

[@ReineVerran]

Great vid mate, keep up the great work

[@Seanmulligan]

Thanks for some very useful tips

[@WestyC]

Thanks for the info 👍🏻

[@DonQuirin]

Good advice here. Thank you!

[@jeffsmith-ze6wb]

This was helpful I subscribed and liked look forward to more videos!!

[@CherylsCreativeWorld33]

Thank you! Useful as always! I’m going to join your newsletter! :)

[@flyingdoggo316]

1:41 bruhh when he called my phones alarm went off!

[@elisabethlafontaine8979]

Thank you for an excellent Siri video. I really enjoy how clearly you tell us about the action. What’s next? I’ll check out the other two videos!

[@LarryBecker]

I like and appreciate your videos but this one was next level great!! I learned so many helpful things. THANK YOU!

[@MrVeeBlog]

These were great. Thanks.

[@slide7132]

Great video, much appreciated.

[@wackyp]

The contextual relationships tip is GOLD. Thanks!

[@basutripathy]

Very nice and informative. Thank you very much

[@itz4u]

Another banger. thanks

[@georgee3401]

Great tips. Many thanks!

[@martinw.lipworth697]

Thanks for all the hard work producing fabulous, clearly articulated and helpful content! Question: How can one correct unusual words or names that iPhone Dictation, or Siri, continually get wrong? I've tried creating a Contact for such a word and using a Phonetic field, but that doesn't always work for dictated content. Thanks!

[@Txef]

Great video I enjoy a lot your content mate. Thank you so much. Greetings from Spain

[@davidhardwick3816]

Excellent video - THANK YOU!

[@trustnoone270]

helpful!!! thanks

[@kentbyron7608]

You're a world-class communicator. The info you are presenting is begging for you to finally say, "and Bob's your uncle." Why don't you?? Why? 😂Please do! You'll make my day. 😂😁🙏🏼 Gratitude from the USA! You and yours are invited to our Homestead for dinner. 🌞Bravo for your channel. Subscribed. 👏

[@tutubeos]

Wow you’re videos are super useful! 🙏

[@philipTOMPSETT]

Brilliant! Thanks

[@javtimestwo]

Fantastic video. I am using Siri more than before but still neglect Siri a bit much. Learning a new feature or two will only help the experience. I really do prefer Siri confirming a message before sending. Not sure what others tend to do

[@markferrell2470]

Fantastic info thank you so much, going be a game changer for me

[@RichBriere]

Fabulous! Many Thanks!

[@ProperHonestTech]

No worries!

[@kryssygee4814]

Hang up is on iphone 10xr 😍 thanks for all the info!!!

[@sranwill1]

Thanks!

[@frederickcharles3943]

Great video. Thank you!

[@zewduyoseph5928]

Awesome, thank you boss

[@darkside6620]

Very well put content. Even I was able to understand it.

[@sammayet9002]

Thank you for sharing 😂😊

[@lane2063]

Very nice video with terrific ideas. I added the “cheese” shortcut and learned that my watch could take a picture! The phonetic spelling addition is very useful and I can’t wait to implement it.

[@Arsalan_2210]

Great video Tom :)

[@FemaleVillageElder]

Siri tips are my favorite set of videos that you do. As a woman of advanced years, I use Siri a lot, and I have always wished that Apple would put out a continuingly updated set of functions that they have given to Siri, or, as is frequently the case, that they have taken away from Siri. I spent several days searching Apple-centric forums, trying to find out if Apple had actually taken away the feature where Siri could search photos by objects or dates, etc. I finally found somewhere that said that that feature was taken away. After I had spent quite a while looking, because it was a feature that I used very frequently with my over 10,000 photos. Please keep the Siri updates going whenever they come out which admittedly is not often enough. Thanks a lot! 0:06

[@dustyroads834]

After leaving the dark abyss of Android I ventured into Apple world 6 months ago. You have been my go to guy since then. Concise and to the point. Oh. And understandable. I don’t have to stretch my weak comprehension skill to learn from you. Thanks so much !!

[@_Francis]

Thank God you made it out of the dark side!!

[@jsbutterfly11]

New subscriber and I LOVE the way you conduct a KZbin tutorial. I'm learning so much binge watching your content. Just curious .. I can't seem to find the link to the freecodecamp list of emoji names in the description. thanks again for brilliant content.

[@ProperHonestTech]

Thanks! And my bad, I’d forgotten the link, it’s there now (but also here just in case) www.freecodecamp.org/news/all-emojis-emoji-list-for-copy-and-paste/

[@gethbond]

Interestingly enough, I'm using 16.4 and the option "hang out" is not available. I'm in Brazil, though. Maybe it's a setting not available in this region.

[@mikebedford4362]

OMG so helpful. My wife’s name pronounced by Siri is a mess! I’ve now updated it and it’s like she has a new friend! Thanks (I had no idea you could do that!)

[@kzim56]

Useful tips! And I've never known how to correctly pronounce the name Aoife. So that's a bonus!

[@trishamcm7171]

Do you have any helpful hints for turning off my new iPad Air? I end up taking 2-3 photos before I get the thing turned off.

[@lalamanatee]

Danke!

[@onigiri3900]

Thanks for the tip about the relationships. I often use Siri to send messages when i'm driving or walking around with my AirPods, it will make things infinitely easier !

[@boldorboy08]

Love the photo tip. Is there a way to be able to frame your photo before siri snaps it? I tried the preview 'on', but I then have to manually push the 'shutter'.

[@zoohang6963]

Thanks sir

[@nadtheamazing3865]

Nice video, I subscribed!

[@deetrvl4life875]

I wish Siri would do things without having to unlock phone every time. Like when I’m driving and the phone is on the phone holder. I say hey siri text so and so, or look something up and she says “unlock phone”. Btw love your videos!! You go at just the right speed for understanding! I’m on 16.2 iphone8+.

[@dogbonemalone8977]

Same issue here. I mean what's the point of trying to be hands-free if you have to touch the phone to unlock it?

[@arthendrickson4860]

Check out 2 items: Settings, Siri & Search, Allow Siri When Locked and Settings, Face ID & Passcode and scroll down to ALLOW ACCESS WHEN LOCKED. HTH.

[@deetrvl4life875]

@@arthendrickson4860 thank you i hope this fixes it!

[@pullmanreceptie2031]

Same here.Love your work!

[@LeaveNoManBehind1966_]

Use voice control

[@artglue2]

You have the best soothing voice ever!

[@MelissaAtwell]

Thank you for sharing these useful new updates! By the way, you can find out the name of an Emoji by typing it somewhere (Notes, Mail, Pages, etc.), and then highlight the emoji and from the pop-up menu, choose “Speak”. Siri will read the name of the Emoji out loud.

[@janawilliamsharper]

Your videos are helpful! First time I have had this happen where I tried to adjust something from your tutorials and my iPhone 12 is not finding it. It doesn't bring up the Say Cheese shortcut. I am on IOS 16.2 so not sure. I see there is 16.3 available. Maybe I'll update and then try. Keep up the great content!

[@midwaypitt]

great tips

[@TheGuestRoblox.]

I was ask the Siri every time like “hey siri power off the iPad”

[@debistewart5854]

Thanks for a detailed tutorial!1 I followed the steps for adding "say cheese' in my shortcuts, except for my phone will not allow me to switch from take photo with "back" to "front". The little blue arrow is there newt to the word camera but doesn't do anything? I have IOS 16.3. any suggestions?

[@Dulcilady]

Your watch can also start the video camera on your phone as well. I use that a lot and the watch shows a preview so you can be sure the phone is set up in the correct position.

[@DianesPaperArt]

Great info. I set up the Say cheese. It woun't let me change from back to front camera. Any suggestions??

[@TerenceMirabelli]

This is by far the best channel for iOS info. No one comes close. And the Siri functions are amazing, but I do have a question: how do I change the news source from NPR to BBC in the “what’s my update” command? Many thsnks

[@JBK63]

Great video! Anyway you know of to make a correction when dictating? Being able to backspace a word or sentence would be helpful.

[@fernandojubany687]

Thanks for video! Could you improve Siri taking a picture by adding a let's say a 10 second delay before the taking of the photo? Thanks

[@bugjuicer]

1:00 - I've got an iPhone 11, iOS16.3 in NZ, I don't have the hang up feature 🤔 May be region specific?

[@qwincyq6412]

That say cheese shortcut is brilliant!

[@jeffallen9245]

Great video….”Say Cheese” definitely a stress reliever-Many Thanks

[@bridget3027]

OMG. Just today my phone got stuck and I couldn’t send out messages and the touch wasn’t working so I was just trying to reset it and the buttons on the side didn’t work either so I told Siri to do it. Worked like a charm.

[@rambocomando8151]

This guy is like the Michael Jordan of iPhone tutorials.

[@jebaker2]

Really nice list of features! 👍🏻 Though, I must say the "adding relationship" feature is really, really, really, really old. 😊

[@mikldude9376]

Be that as it may , some of us have never seen it before , all tips are welcome, even older ones.

[@AlphaGeekgirl]

I’m glad you brought this up, because I have been using it for years to call my mother and brother

[@1DERProductions]

A useful tip for name pronunciation is try using common words for example Kreizinger ends up sounding like Kreezenjer I tried Cry Zinger and it’s close enough to work for me. The restart iPhone one was useful for a friend that had a weird bug with their power button not responding. 🎉

[@ALToussaint7]

This was so good that I created a playlist called “Tech.” Thanks a lot.

[@bennyaxelsen6716]

how do I change the podcasts that come in What's my Update? Greetings Benny from Denmark

[@anamacklis2355]

this is super cool

[@thomasleeevans]

Great video! Wife and I have been watching for about 2 months now and would like to join the community. I would like to know, does joining allow the Google Family as members or is the membership a single user membership?

[@bullie86]

I don’t have the option for call hangup on my 14pro. I’m running the newest beta iOS, and I have tried changing the language and region. Nothing. What do?

[@coreyellis257]

Do you mind making a photo video using comic book filter please

[@NC-qc7wd]

I got three sisters an seven brothers lol, great video again

[@D3RPFR0G]

I'm an Apple fan and I knew most of these but I actually didn't know about the "What Can I Do Here?" that's actually pretty cool in my opinion! 👍🏻

[@gregsb3454]

Just wondering why you cannot get the say cheese to work with preview ?

[@ARMORXV]

That Restart iPhone feature is a game-changer for me! Too often would I turn off my phone with the intent to turn it back on, but for whatever reason, I get distracted easily and wonder 15 minutes later, "Man, my phone's been quiet" and sure enough it's still off in my pocket or left somewhere in my house

[@vickirushing8298]

I enjoy your info. But, I cannot seem to add my COVID vaccination card to my phone. Help?

[@cgpandre]

Siri on AW used to be able to check battery charge on iPhone & vice versa , lately it doesn’t., is there a fix ?

[@jpjp3873]

How about a volume toggle in the alarm separate from ringer volume?

[@tsmith3139]

Hey Tom- the "say cheese" shortcut does not work on my 13 Pro. It shows the shortcut but does not press the shutter. Thoughts?

[@SD-Maxi]

The shortcut to take a picture is a great idea. Problem is for a selfie one can’t see the image to set it up and Hey Siri doesn’t work in the camera app for some reason

[@marcelbartels8915]

Thank for this great video. Regretfully ‘hang up’ is not available in Dutch although I have IOS 16.2

[@thomastevis8655]

Awesome videos sorry I’m soo late

[@scottdoremus4735]

4:11 probably an unknown setting somewhere but, Siri responds to “Restart my iPhone” with, “Sorry, I can’t do that here”. Tried multiple states of “here”. Same response.

[@DoveBlue]

Very helpful Tips, yep, very useful, each Time you said Siri, it activated Siri on our iPhone…lol, lol, lol