iPhone For Dummies, 2024 Edition

Chapter 4

Using Control Center and Siri

IN THIS CHAPTER

Controlling your iPhone with Control Center

Calling Siri

Typing to request Siri

To get the most out of your iPhone, you’ll want to use Control Center and Siri to the full. Control Center is a handy tool that gives you instant access to many of the most widely useful settings; Siri is the voice-activated personal assistant that Apple has built into the iPhone, the iPad, macOS, and even Apple Watch.

Controlling Control Center

Control Center is a quick-access panel for the controls, apps, and settings you frequently change. Control Center enables you to change settings swiftly and easily without having to visit the Settings app, but it also provides shortcuts to the relevant screens in the Settings app when you need to display them to take actions Control Center itself doesn’t offer.

To access Control Center on iPhone models with Face ID, swipe down from the upper-right corner of the screen. On models with a Home button, swipe up from the bottom of the screen. Figure 4-1 shows Control Center. On a smaller-screen iPhone, you need to scroll down to see the controls at the bottom.

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