12 GENUINELY USEFUL Siri Commands You Probably Didn’t Know (2023)

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I’ve made quite a bit of content about Siri here on the channel, and I’m very aware that it lags behind a lot of the voice assistant competition, especially as AI is starting to become more widely adopted, but for better or worse, Siri is the tool that over 1.3 billion of us have access to, so we might as well try and get the most out of it.
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Chapters;
0:00 - Intro
0:37 - Send a voice note
1:22 - Locate emails
2:09 - Show passwords
4:22 - More detailed weather
5:17 - How do you say?
6:18 - Call via Speaker
6:51 - Find My
7:57 - Share location
8:51 - Screenshot and send
9:18 - Work out a tip
10:07 - How long until?
10:53 - Am I free?
11:27 - End

[@ProperHonestTech]

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[@kuwaitinfo]

Siri how do you

[@tmangamingx]

How do you stop siri from mis pronouncing my city? Its spelled Cairo and pronounced Karo

[@rajibsarker3729]

Please make a video on iCloud Backup. This is quite confusing for some people including me sometimes.

[@ProperHonestTech]

You mean using iCloud to backup your device? Sure, this is something I could look into.

[@wrinklesandsprinkles]

@@ProperHonestTech That would be awesome!

[@erinhills4290]

Thanks so much! Could you also do a video on how to delete unwanted info from iCloud?

[@terminatorman619]

Yes in and out of icloud info like if we can delete multiple backups, or like if delete the photo on iCloud then will it be deleted from the photos app confusing stuff like that

[@traceybartlam7737]

@@erinhills4290 I’d love to empty iCloud to free up space as I won’t pay 😂

[@lindahealey6992]

I think one reason these videos are so useful is because you model exactly how to make a specific request. I find that unless I know the words to use, I get bogged down. I often think it’s the panic that comes from knowing some entity is waiting for a clear request. May be an odd reaction, but I wonder if others experience it too!

[@jinvid]

Same here. I just freeze up sometimes when making a big request.

[@Ninurtha1]

Just ask it as if it was a very intelligent person willing to help you .

[@HarminderSingh-wl9xk]

Another useful feature of Siri when your hands are busy & your phone is ringing at a distance, you can say : “hey Siri answer the call on speakerphone” Very handy !!

[@Hear-MeoutTwo2]

You are right about that. Many time my hands are full of grit and grime and I wouldn't dare touch the phone.

[@SassyCriticBeauty]

I didn’t know that!!! That will be very useful when I’m cooking. Thank you!

[@onazram1]

Thank you sir, that will be a big help to me!!

[@the_real_mister_ed]

Yes! An excellent share that I recently learned by trial and error, I believe!

[@yssacvlogs1147]

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[@JeffPom]

I have to say I truly appreciate your videos. Not only for the clear teaching manner you have about them, but man - the professional look and editing. Extremely well done videos with effects, transitions, synced up videos… Impressive.

[@triggerrules]

Totally agree! Your videos are extremely helpful, professional and your teaching method with on screen graphics etc are great!

[@the_real_mister_ed]

I must agree. As a student hobbyist of videography, I do like your work. I hope to be as talented one day.

[@debbiecharles7912]

I use Siri quite a lot and find her quite helpful most of the time. All the tips to use Siri I got from this channel or I would not have known! I always use Siri to turn on/off my torch with the command “Lumos “/“Nox” - from Harry Potter 😊 Again PHT told me this command. Love this channel 💜

[@Grazilla52]

A VERY helpful video! The tips about passwords & the Tip function on the Watch Calculator app are brilliant. Thanks so much!

[@thesparrowsnest8343]

Lots of great information. Thanks for sharing. 😊

[@bluehannah8696]

This was so good. I barely use Siri because in the past it was so limited. Now I’m really gonna try to start using it again. Thank you so much.

[@fan_of_brent_terhune_comedian]

This is awesome and exactly what I needed! THANK YOU!😊

[@hound3kz]

Your videos are always very informative! Sometimes you give me new ideas about how to get better use of the little tricks for my IPhone. I also love your style - as if you were sharing it with a friend ❤ Thanks for all you do to make our lives a little less frustrating 😅

[@rocksinger45]

Thank you ~ Very helpful

[@mikebedford4362]

Wow, I ALWAYS get value from your videos. Thank you and please keep them coming 👍

[@jdambat]

Excellent video. Thanks for these original tips. Have never come across them before. Keep up the good work. Subscribing

[@bubblegirl6265]

I learned so much from this video! Thank you so much.

[@RobJagerPlumProductions]

This was fantastic. I learned several things in this video. As always, great job and thank you.

[@mgweir3252]

Thanks for all the great tips!

[@franpost9800]

Excellent video…the best information I have found for my iPhone and my watch. I have subscribed. Glad I found you.

[@rjs51259]

I appreciate all of your videos. Always explained in an easy to understand manner. The graphics are great.

[@pmhgeneral]

Al your videos are great thank you.

[@msklvr5078]

Yes! A video on iCloud back up would be very helpful. Thank you for all your tips and tricks. VERY useful!! 😊

[@rgolianeh]

Thank you very much. As always very helpful.

[@hettytravels]

Excellent video. Always learn something new. And I still use PIA and love it.

[@Teresa-K]

You have the best videos. I always learn new useful ways to use Siri from you and other valuable information. Thanks for all you do to bring us worthy content. Kindness, Teresa

[@CherylsCreativeWorld33]

Brilliant! I actually didn’t know any of this. My VPN finishes in December and I’m definitely swapping over, so thank you for that!

[@SusanBeaubien]

Very helpful. Thank you very much.

[@jimcoon]

Great information, as usual. Thank you!

[@a.mariedixon-jenkins]

Great Siri video! I use many of the things you mentioned that Siri can do often. There were a couple of things I didn’t know but will start using them. I didn’t know that Siri will pronounce words when asked. There is a music instrument in the Bible I didn’t know the correct pronunciation of it. I asked Siri and it gave me the British pronunciation and also the American pronunciation. Kudos to Siri! Thanks

[@joseabad2552]

Great lessons keep up the excellent work ❤

[@patriciaenglish1027]

I’m so glad you don’t rush what you are saying so that I can follow! Good videos

[@corporaljd]

Great vid!

[@CameraGirl011]

Excellent & helpful tips!

[@mikldude9376]

I always learn something from your videos mate , thank you.

[@multibusa]

Proper Honest Tech, hey fella I can honestly say you have one of the clearest and easiest voices to listen to and understand. You definitely come across as extremely professional in my opinion.

[@bobcohen629]

Thank you very interesting and very helpful

[@georgee3401]

Excellent tutorial. I learned some new tips from this video. Many thanks!

[@uprayup]

Thank you very much!

[@malcolmh5736]

Great tutorial, thanks 🙏🏻

[@AM-mb1gv]

👍 Great info thanks

[@karehijo]

This was quite helpful. Thank you.

[@sammayet9002]

Thank you, really appreciate your useful tips , I enjoy every bit of your info ❤❤❤❤

[@joebuegar876]

Thanks for the knowledge ✌️✌️

[@martinw.lipworth697]

Great, easy-to-understand and follow info, explained slowly and clearly! PS. How do you get Siri to consistently capitalize the first letter of a word?

[@jacko601]

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[@zurvey]

That was a very smart introduction! Thanks for this video.

[@rakshaandreassen5472]

Great info. Thank you

[@mstrathmore]

Thank you, great video!

[@husamejle]

super helpful thank you

[@pczarn]

Nice and informative video. Thank you.

[@wmbrice]

Very helpful! Liked & subbed.

[@HughD]

"Genuinely Useful" indeed!!! Thank you!!!!

[@bhh54]

Great practical info

[@cleme2558]

The email search is the best for me! I wish I saw this video two days ago! I was searching for a specific email, and iPhone does not have the search option….now I know it does! Awesome

[@leesapollo]

Didn’t think I’d learn anything new with Siri but all of these were pretty decent. Thanks.

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[@johnmiller5630]

Very useful thanks Tom.

[@arialdejeune5354]

Thank you. Really helpful again. I really enjoy your posts. My friends think I'm a genius because I'm so tech savvy. I tell them about you.

[@neilmcgivern2759]

I love the password one. I know it’s a first world problem but I find it tedious making my way to passwords the traditional way 👍🏽

[@Niiixxxx]

Lol, I didn't even know there was a passwords section in Settings and when I went there I had no saved passwords. Are they only for Websites ?

[@samanthawilson3239]

This was so useful, thank you! I swapped Samsung for iPhone & I've used Siri for some of the basics but this has been incredibly helpful. I'm also looking for another VPN provider so I'll take a look at PIA.

[@SteveSpeirs]

Great tips!

[@macgeekgrl]

Great video - thank you! I knew some of these, but there were several helpful surprises! :-)

[@willhandy5345]

Thanks. I didn’t know most of these. I rarely use Siri, not because I dislike the assistant, but because I’ve never gotten around to learning it. I’m likely to actually use some of these!

[@Vonstar29]

I don’t know why, but from my very 1st iPhone I ever had think around 2012 ……I always set Siri to the Australia version, it was a Nicer voice, (I live in the UK)………her real name is Karen Jacobsen. Then a few years ago I happened upon 2 Australia guys hosting a radio show on instagram, taking about Siri and “Karen” actually phoned in to speak to them, they thought it was a wind up, but it was real, and the story of how she came to be the ACTUAL voice of Siri Australia …. Was an interesting story. She is very helpful 😂 … great channel …… thanks

[@peacepatrickpjc8321]

Thank you again

[@FemaleVillageElder]

Once again another brilliant Siri video. These are just so very helpful. I use Siri for just about all my queries all day every day, and yet again, you have surprised me with functionality that I was unaware of. Thank you so much for the Siri videos.. I’m really hoping that Apple will absolutely deliver with new Siri features. Siri doesn’t have to be chat GPT, but she could be so much better. Siri ought to know everything on your device and be able to help you with it all.

[@justinedge4834]

That’s why Google is better

[@mikldude9376]

@@justinedge4834 google does do some very good things Justin , but google is far from perfect mate , and in some other ways behind . If you compare google , bixby ,Siri , all three of them have strengths and weaknesses in certain areas. And at times all of them get even the most rudimentary tasks wrong , none of this Ai stuff is fool proof , even if it is still very cool.

[@triggerrules]

Am not a google fan at all for the personal assistant and will choose Siri each and every time. However, I think google is really great for other things.

[@suzanner3894]

Another great video. The “am I free” worth the watch alone.

[@raidraid6672]

Hello, and thank you once again for excellent and informative videos done in such a calm and concise manner. I wonder if you can help with a very annoying situation when it comes to invoking hey Sir by a voice command.i..Say I want to have Siri start recording a a voice memo, but it keeps saying: "you will have to unlock your iPhone first", despite its being allowed when the phone is locked. This is particularly annoying whilst one is driving.

[@DanteVelasquez]

Excellent thanks so much

[@garethwilliams6518]

Very interesting. Thanks for this video. Put my mind at ease about my battery

[@InspiredInsights4U]

One thing I find helpful, especially having multiple Apple devices is the ability to put the phone face down and Siri will not respond on this device that works so that I can use Siri on my iPad. For example or so many other Apple devices are on my home just a helpful to know when you might have to make a change in your settings to make it work if it doesn’t work for me Attley.

[@TimothyHalkowski]

good stuff - thanks.

[@quadimus]

Thank you. Very thorough and easy to understand. Could you do a video on how to transfer data to a new apple device from an old one? Like an Ipad for example.

[@ProperHonestTech]

I'll definitely explore the option and see if I can make a useful video about it.

[@quadimus]

@@ProperHonestTech I would VERY much appreciate that. Thank you 🙂

[@FlaminpieSpain]

Good video again, thanks

[@ickess]

I love the “tip” feature on my watch. Use it every time I eat out haha

[@abhishekpanthangi8878]

Hey bro.. Thank you so much for the informative videos you do on Apple. I have one question, please assist me on this Q: When you use Apple Maps when driving, it will mirror the directions on my Apple watch as well, I would like to stop mirroring driving directions on the watch, please help me with this, thank you.

[@markcooley8737]

Another GREAT video👍

[@jayceetan8113]

Any way to make the AirPods pro2 more comfortable. I already tried the comply tips

[@carlupthegrove262]

Very helpful so many things I did not know Siri could do

[@Epcotfans54]

Great video. I saved it so I can go back and study it.

[@officialprince5997]

This was very helpful. I am a visually impaired and I use Siri every day. I learn something new in your video once again, this is so helpful. 11:57

[@pumpymelonwastaken]

I always say to siri "hey siri, tell me a joke"

[@travisconnell]

Omg the using Siri to show you passwords is next level 🔥🔥

[@harveycohen5949]

Amazingly informative, as always. Thanks for the information. Curious though, you keep mentioning (apart from AI), there are better voice-assistants. What might it/they do that SIRI doesn’t? It’s hard to compare when one only has what one has. Thanks!! 😊. ALSO, what Apple HAS to do one of these days, is permit someone to ‘unlock’ without physically doing so. Perhaps a special password that also requires voice recognition?? Thanks!!

[@BarrieBrown]

The Toronto Dominion Bank (Canada) uses voice recognition to access your account, why not Apple?

[@Davidb67]

I’ve got a few smart plugs for lamps and such around the house. Until recently, whenever I instructed “Siri, turn on bedside lamp” - I’d get a spoken acknowledgement from Siri that it had been turned on or off etc” (or more frequently - “not responding…”). This has changed to s simple tone now - I’ve been all through the settings having followed lots of vids on KZbin- Siri settings are set to announce calls when I have AirPods in - which it does, “Prefer spoken responses” is ticked etc, but still no luck - any thoughts?

[@ARTOFFICIVL]

"long in the tooth" is hilarious

[@GJSsongsmith]

This is great 👍 subscribed ok 👌

[@rogerrobbins4773]

Thanks!

[@ProperHonestTech]

Thank you very much!

[@missbilbybadinage1199]

1:23 Yay! My email app was driving my nuts with it’s constant blinging when junk mail arrived while waiting for a specific email (bill).

[@BlooStorm1]

I’m accessing your videos on an iphone 11 Pro. you mentioned I need 16.6.4 to access a lot of these features, but my phone says I’m up to date with 16.6 only. I don’t have the ability to get an additional patch for what you have. Is it because you have a newer device? LOVE how you can find your car’s exact location, but I can’t since my screen doesn’t come up with features you’re mentioning. Why is this?

[@MrNobleTV]

Great Video 😎👍

[@chriswharton]

Thank you very much. Appreciated.

[@3824rick]

Great video. One question. My watch doesn't show the 'tip' icon when I open the calculator app on my Watch (series 8 latest software). and for some reason the calculator doesn't show on my available apps on my iPhone although it shows on the watch. Is it to do with regions as I'm in Australia ?

[@josephfortier5450]

Love your Videos , always learn something. Love the email and where am I.

[@vaildes410]

Good morning, I have iPhone 14 and it's using iOS 16.6 and notice in my MAPS app I don't have the “show parked location”. Does this have anything to do with my Beta Updates off? Thank you.

[@adamr4198]

The screenshot tip is cool.

[@williambunting803]

That is really helpful. I love that Siri no longer needs “Hey”, just Siri works. Siri has become more like Kaylee in “Why Him”, more conversational. You mentioned a computation, but did you know Siri will do running computations, ie Siri what is 45 times 438 ?, she responds, then you can ask, what is that answer divided by 3.142? Siri gives the answer. The fact that Siri now stores a value or item, I am expecting that I can ask, Siri, remember I need to pay the rent, or remember that the mail is in the kitchen. You covered where am I, but I need for Siri to remember this location. A number of times I have been driving and seen buildings I want to go back to later. When I am being guided by Maps, I don’t necessarily know where I am or how I got there. Siri store this trip will be useful. I suddenly hold out great hopes for Siri, especially as you have opened my awareness to Shortcuts App, and GoodLinks App. I live on a boat where there is an elevated level of domestic automation, and Siri can do a lot in this environment.

[@lawrencefearon6830]

Siri show me mail is an especially useful discovery.

[@technickr]

Can you send a voice note to yourself or is there any other option to capture voicerecorder like voicenotes with siri w/o touching the phone?

[@Will-Parr]

I’m having trouble with iCloud not syncing my “Notes” between my iPhone and iCloud. Same Apple ID. Any suggestions? Thanks. I enjoy your videos and just subscribed.

[@GregStew]

Thanks very much for sharing. I too am anticipating that Apple will announce a major update to Siri. Hopefully they’ll surprise and delight us! 😊✨