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Siri, a personal voice assistant, appeared in iOS devices in 2011. Since then Apple moment actively develops her ability to answer the most difficult questions. Below is a list of useful Siri commands that you might not know about.

The following works on iPhone and iPad. Possibly on a Mac with the latest macOS Sierra beta.

1. Find the photos I took ...

Siri can filter the photos taken by location. Inquiry "Find the photos I took in Moscow" allowed me to easily find the photos I needed among hundreds of photos from the capital of Russia. The main thing is that the geolocation service is included in the photo application. You can also ask Siri to show photos and videos for a specific date, month, or year.

2. Remind me of ...

Siri makes it very easy to create reminders. So much so that I stopped using the application of the same name. Inquiry "Remind me of the article when I get home" helps me personally, and you experiment, keeping general structure phrases. Also, a reminder can be made not by reference to a specific location, but by time - just mention the date in the format "Remind at 22:00".

3. Turn on Bluetooth

Siri can do many things faster than you. For example, enable / disable network functions... For instance, "Turn on bluetooth" or "Airplane mode"... True, at the same time Siri will remind you that further it will not be able to work without the Internet.

4. How much will ...

The voice assistant can count. Speak any computation: "Twenty five thousand minus eighteen thousand two hundred thirty one", hear the result out loud. Siri also knows the number of days from a certain date or until a certain event. Can even tell the distance to a certain point. But the most convenient thing is the possibility convert values... What is 300 feet in meters, 45 ounces in grams, and so on.

5. Read the last message from ...

Siri can find messages: just ask "Read the latest messages from Artyom"... After that, he will offer to answer dictation. The very thing is when you are driving or just in a hurry. Or if your hands are dirty.

6. Turn off the lights in the living room

If your home is equipped with smart gadgets, such as smart bulbs, and the HomeKit app has been configured accordingly, Siri requests to turn on / off devices sound like nuts. If, of course, there is something to click - "Set the temperature to twenty-two degrees" or "Turn off the sockets in the living room".

7. Set the alarm

The usual thing when I go to bed. "Wake me up at 7 am" or "Set your alarm to nine twenty five"... The timer is also configurable.

8. What song is playing

You can turn off Shazam to find out the name of the song you are playing on the radio. It is enough to ask Siri about it, she will tell you: "What song is playing" or "What is this track"... In addition, the assistant adds the found track to a special tab mobile version iTunes. You won't lose.

9. Play the music

Simple query, simple result: "Turn on the music"- music from the iOS player turns on. You can also ask to launch a specific playlist, collection, and genre. It is also possible to run tracks of specific artists or albums. But be prepared to struggle with the pronunciation of their names, especially if they are in English :)

If you are subscribed to Apple Music, the assistant will search for music among 30 million songs. A music lover's dream.

10. What about the weather

Siri understands almost any weather-related query: "What is the weather", "Will it rain today", "Is it worth taking an umbrella", "What the weather will be in the evening", "What is the temperature now"... Moreover, her answers are always slightly different, they clearly correspond to the request. He can tell about the weather on a specific day of the week, he can answer whether it is worth waiting for the sun, and so on.

This is not a complete list of possible commands - it is impressive and is constantly being expanded with new firmware. I am glad that today you can really communicate with Siri, and it really saves time. What used to be in science fiction films has become a reality.

Here's just one question.

One of the most significant innovations for Russian-speaking users of iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch over the past many months. They waited for the Russian-speaking Siri for so long that many managed to learn English and "make friends" with the original voice assistant. But now all that remains is to wait for the official release of iOS 8.3 and talk to personal assistant every Russian-speaking owner can mobile device Apple.

And while iOS 8.3 is in beta status, we can not waste time and familiarize ourselves with the available commands for Siri. It is with their help voice assistant will be able to fully reveal his potential and become a real assistant who understands everything from one phrase. In this article, we will publish a complete list of voice commands for Russian-speaking Siri, each of which leads to the fulfillment of a specific request.

Working with a contact book

Siri allows you to specify the names of relatives by assigning them appropriate names, for example:

• My mother - Nina Nikolaevna
• My sister - Katya

After making such assignments, you can dial the required contacts as follows:

• Call my sister
• Call my mom on mobile
• Call Sveta
• What is Anna Petrovna's address?
• Which email address at Denis?
• Show Oleg Olegovich
• What's Nina's phone number?
• Find people with the names Eugene
• Search for contacts

Note: you can call any name recorded in your contact book

Phone calls

• Call Sveta
• Call Sveta at work
• Call Sveta on mobile
• Dial [Phone_Number]
• Call the information service (police / ambulance/ fire department)
• Show my call history
• Call the last number
• Do I have missed calls?
• Do I have new messages on my answering machine?

Text messages

• Tell Ivan: "Hello, how are you?"
• Send a message to Oleg
• Tell Inna "Everything was great, thanks for the dinner"
• Send Eugene a message to work "See you tomorrow"
• Write SMS "Come to me" to Anton and Peter
• Send a message to the number [Phone_Number]
• Read my new messages
• Read last message again
• Answer: "No!"
• Call him
• Read the last message from Inna

Application management

• Launch Camera
• Play Doodle Jump
• Open Instagram

Music control

• Listen to Go Slow by HAIM
• Turn on Bob Dylan
• Put on the Hey Jude album and shuffle it
• Add playlist [Playlist_name]
• Listen
• Pause
• Skip

Managing the Calendar app

• Schedule a meeting for 8 a.m.
• Meeting with Anton at 10 am
• Set up an investor meeting the day after tomorrow at 8pm
• New meeting with Oleg at 8:30
• Schedule a business lunch for today at 14:00
• Move your business lunch to tomorrow
• Add Inna to the meeting with Oleg
• Cancel meeting with Oleg
• What do I have for Monday?
• When is my next appointment?
• What do I have left for today?
• When is my next meeting?
• When do I have a meeting with Oleg?

Mail management

• Sending letters
• Write to Eugene about the meeting tomorrow at 20:00
• Write to Inna: "I'll be there in 10 minutes"
• Write to brother about a hockey game
• Write a letter to Alexey and say: "Everything is fine!"
• Show letters about work
• Show me yesterday's letter from your boss
• Answer: “No. I can't take the trash "
• Call his home number

Map management

• Get directions to work
• Route to St. Petersburg
• Route to brother home
• How to get from Moscow to Saransk?
• How to walk to the house?
• We haven't arrived yet?
• What's the next turn?
• When I arrive?
• Find a gas station
• Show me red square
• Show me [Address]
• Find a cafe nearby
• Where is the nearest airport?

Watch management

• Wake me up tomorrow at 6 a.m.
• Set your alarm for 6 a.m.
• Wake me up in 7 hours
• Change my alarm from 6 to 6.15
• Disable alarm at 6.15
• Delete the alarm at 6.45
• Turn off all my alarms
• What's the date today?
• What is the date this Saturday?
• What time is it in London now?
• Set a timer for 20 minutes
• Show my timer
• Pause the timer
• Stop the timer
• Start the timer again
• Reset timer

Weather app control

• What is the weather today?
• What's the weather forecast for tomorrow evening?
• What is the weather like in St. Petersburg now?
• How many degrees will Moscow be on Friday?
• How many degrees is it outside now?
• What time will the sun go down in Minsk today?
• Is it windy today?
• Do I need an umbrella today?

Managing notes

Search on the Internet

• Find wooden doors on the internet
• Find repair recommendations
• Find in Google history Napoleon
• Search the Internet for the best works of Pushkin
• Find photos of Pallas' cat
• Show the video of ball lightning
• What's new in Moscow?

Siri can also answer ordinary questions, the answers to which the assistant takes on the Internet. You can ask the voice assistant anything you want and he will try to answer every request as accessible and correct as possible.

Almost every person on planet Earth is well aware that there is an Apple company. With every update of its iOS mobile platform, the company tries to surprise and delight users. The algorithm has been recently redesigned Siri assistant... Now this virtual mind has become much smarter. But much more interesting is that the robot was provided with a very good sense of humor. What can you ask Siri in order to laugh? The list of requests is unusually wide. But first, let's look at the main features of this assistant.

What is Siri?

This question, by the way, can be asked to the assistant himself. And he will answer in a humorous manner. For asking a lady such things is the height of indecency. However, let's leave the jokes and get down to business seriously. Siri is mobile assistant which is designed to help the user find the information you need... It is somewhat similar to a similar assistant from Google. However, it makes no sense to compare them, since the brainchild of "Google" does not have such wide opportunities, lacks a sense of humor and does not have any intelligence at all. It's just a regular search engine with a voice activation function.

It is worth noting that before the update of the mobile platform to version 8.3, Siri did not know how to speak Russian at all. The use of the assistant was the prerogative of English-speaking users. However, domestic amateurs mobile technologies also waited for such an opportunity. At first, Siri wrote in Russian a little strange. The localization was clearly lame. But with subsequent updates, the situation was corrected. So what to ask Siri to cheer up? There can be quite a few answers to this question. The main thing is to understand what exactly can cause an inadequate reaction of the assistant.

An offer to dance

Of course, this is strange, but the assistant's answers to this unusual proposal can definitely please you. And not only the Russian Siri can answer in this way. What to ask specifically?

One interesting story is known. The user once asked the assistant to dance. To which Siri answered literally like this: "Who, me? Yes, since birth I have two left legs, or both right legs, or none at all!" Agree, a very original answer. And this is the main difference between this assistant and other assistants.

Also known are other responses of artificial intelligence to the offer to dance. Among them: "I choose sirtaki, although you hardly know this dance", "Ok, you are leading" and so on. However, this is far from the only opportunity to have some fun with Siri. There are several more commands that can cheer up the user.

Reaction to insults

Siri is a perfectly adequate female assistant who responds appropriately to direct insults. Artificial intelligence may well respond in a way that can reduce the degree of tension. For example, to the phrase "You are a failure" Siri will reply with the level-headed phrase "I am trying." If you ask the assistant to shut up, she will answer with the colorless phrase "This is ugly." In general, the machine reacts in the same way as a living person would do. There is only one difference: it is impossible to get in the face from her for insults. So you can get away with as much as you want.

What to ask Siri so as not to offend her and laugh at the same time? The answer to this question is ambiguous. You can, for example, make fun of Apple. The assistant does not welcome this, but tries to stay within the bounds of decency. It's good that this is just a machine, otherwise the consequences would be even more sad.

Apple Talk

This is exactly the topic that is interesting to most users and completely unacceptable to Siri. To the egregious question of who Steve Jobs is, Siri responds by referring to Apple's Jobs page. The referral is followed by the phrase "Thanks for asking about Steve, here is his page on the Apple website."

If someone wants to get too much of an assistant, then you can ask what is wrong with the "apple" corporation. The assistant will answer this question with restraint: "I really don't know, Master."

But to the question of which best tablet, Siri will answer without hesitation: "Well, there is an iPad ... And more ... Oh, no, only an iPad." The situation is about the same with computers. Siri only recognizes "Maki". Considering the general development trend of the Cupertino company, there is nothing surprising here.

Here is the answer to the question of what to ask Siri. The fun doesn't end there. Now let's turn to the uncategorized commands. They cannot be attributed to one type or another. Therefore, about them - separately.

Other requests

Naturally, these are far from all the capabilities of an assistant. Like any woman, Siri loves to chat terribly. You just need to know what to ask. The most popular entertainment for iPhone owners is listening to fairy tales performed by an assistant. If you ask Siri politely, she will tell a story about herself. As for singing, the assistant has a problem with that. Siri disowns with phrases like "I had a deuce in singing, I confused the notes of C and Ri", "I can't sing" and "You know that I have no voice."

If you tell the assistant that you are drunk, then Siri will complain that none of you will be able to get behind the wheel and will offer to call a taxi. The reaction to the request to help hide the body is very interesting. The assistant will respond with a question "What, again?" There is one more answer to the question of what to ask Siri. Scala Johnson (the one Dwayne) happens to be the assistant's favorite actor. Therefore, he does not quite adequately respond to jokes about this actor.

Conclusion

So what can you ask Siri purely for a laugh? There are many answers to this question. Basically, you can ask whatever you want. This assistant has an excellent sense of humor. Therefore, Siri is quite capable of coming up with a sparkling and humorous answer to almost any question. If the assistant does not like the question, then various phrases are used to avoid a direct answer. From these answers, it is immediately clear that we have a female assistant. Because only women know how to skillfully avoid a direct question. Be that as it may, Siri is a new milestone in the development of artificial intelligence. Apple managed to make a full-fledged assistant with its own personality. So far, no other company has achieved this. That is why the company's devices are loved and appreciated. Despite the fact that the Yabloko players have made unforgivable mistakes lately.

Last year, Siri received support for the Russian language, after which the questions "What to ask Siri?" become even more relevant. This one has long been distinguished not only by wit and erudition, but also by the lack of support for the Russian language. But after they began to improve the "polyglot" abilities of the voice assistant from Apple, fans of smartphones from this company decided to breathe some functionality. So, the hit parade of the most interesting and useful commands for this voice assistant.

How to make Siri control the music?

Siri is not a trained dog, but an intelligent voice assistant capable of understanding human speech instead of trivial recognition of commands. Therefore, whatever you want to say to your iPhone can be said and you will be heard. What to ask Siri? As an example, offer to listen to music or start the next song.

Moreover, the variety of commands is the same as the number of possible actions. For example, you can ask voice assistant not only start the next song, but also play music of a specific genre or artist. If you wish, you can ask Siri to run a specific playlist, and he will understand what you said in free form.

Search for contacts

All the data that you have hammered into contacts for a long time, Siri can now speak in Russian. With these numbers it is possible to perform a variety of actions. For example, you can call, send an SMS message and even ask when a friend or colleague has a birthday. If you include fields such as an address, you can even plot a route to the home of someone lucky to be in your phone book. Here's what you can ask Siri!

And all data should also be voiced in any form. You do not need to memorize hundreds of commands, it is just important to roughly understand what you want to ask, and the assistant will hear you.

Telephone

Siri supports a huge number of functions related to the phone book. These are not only banal "call", but also "call a mobile", "dial a certain number", "call an ambulance." You can also ask Siri if you have missed calls, and also ask to call back the last number. This brings the use of a smartphone to the level of old push-button models in the best sense of the word.

After all, earlier to call on last issue it was very simple: I pressed the call key twice and you don't even need to look at the screen. Of course, communication with Siri will take a little more time, but the commands to the assistant are so clear that the question "What should I ask Siri?" should not occur after reading this article and familiarizing yourself with basic capabilities programs.

Launching programs

Siri can also be requested to launch any of installed applications from the AppStore. Have installed a program for communicating with friends "VKontakte" - you can simply ask for launch, without even wasting time on unlocking the device. True, if the iPhone is protected by a password or fingerprint, you will still need to confirm them before starting the program. That is, taking advantage of such a loophole, as it happens in some Android phones, will not work.

What's so funny about asking Siri

Naturally, Siri is known to the populace not only as a functional voice assistant, but also as an excellent comedian. You can ask this assistant a lot of nonsense that can amuse a person who has just taken an iPhone into their own hands. Here is a short list of such requests:

• Just say hello to Siri. She has some interesting answers in store.
• What's interesting to ask Siri? Of course, she doesn't know if this is really an interesting question, but why not say something like "guess what?" An ordinary person can be discouraged by such a phrase, but Siri does not get lost and answers very coolly. How? Try it yourself, what cards to reveal.
• Siri can also be said about the need to pour a glass of high-quality expensive alcohol into your mouth urgently. So say: "Siri, I need vodka." She will not answer anything funny, but she will tell you the places. Although she used to say "It's okay."

Try to say something else. In the question of what to ask Siri in Russian, you need to show maximum ingenuity. It is much more interesting to look for possible questions yourself and enjoy the answers to them from the iPhone voice assistant.

A short list of things to ask Siri

If you still treat Siri as a full-featured voice assistant and don't think to ask him about any nonsense, then here is a short list of voice assistant capabilities. Remember that all questions are asked in an arbitrary form, so there should be no problems with recognition.

• Showing people with the same name.
• Assign a relationship that that person has to be one of your parents, and so on.
• Manage messages and calendar.
• Postal operations.
• Weather.

And also a number of others interesting features that will make life easier. So Siri may not be much needed. But if you communicate with a headset, then life cannot be without it.