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Working with Siri

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In this chapter, you learn about all the great things you can do with your iPhone by speaking to it. Topics include the following:

Getting started

Setting up Siri

Understanding Siri’s personality

Learning how to use Siri by example

Using Siri with shortcuts

Using dictation to speak text instead of typing

Siri is Apple’s name for the iPhone’s and iPad’s voice recognition feature. This technology enables your iPhone to “listen” to words you speak so that you can issue commands just by saying them, such as “Send text message to Sam,” and the iPhone accomplishes the tasks you speak. This technology also enables the ...

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