Siri is a lot more useful in iOS 10, MacOS Sierra and the
Apple TV’s latest update. The iPhone voice assistant work with and control many
non-Apple apps, get improved voice search and will even be baked into your
MacBook or iMac. Siri will also have more predictive features, so you get the
info you need without having to ask for it first. (cnet wrote)
There are many things you can do in iOS 10, but here are few
things, you can do with Siri. Though Siri has many amazing capabilities, people
don’t realize that these small things, which can be handled by Siri can save up
a lot of time. In the iOS 10, Siri has been developed for performing many difficult
tasks, which cannot be done by a search engine by itself.
They have made Siri a lot more intuitive, and with the new
update of iOS 10, your personal assistant Siri will be performing some mind
blowing tasks, which you have never imagined before. The best part is, Siri is
no longer a robot now, You can send a text to your dad by telling ‘shoot a text
to Dad’. Siri has been improved to be human-friendly.
1. Now you can ask
Siri to book Uber cab
Now you don’t need to book Uber from the app or website.
Just speak a line to Siri and the cab will be on the way to pick you up.
Basically, what you need to do is ask Siri to book you a cab by speaking to
your phone saying “Hey Siri, book me an Uber.” Then you will be asked to select
UberGo or UberX, you need to select one of them. After you select it your
location will be detected automatically and Siri will show you the details of
nearest cabs with estimated fair. You can confirm the ride or cancel it.
2. Send a message or
make a call on WhatsApp
Now you can send a WhatsApp message and make a WhatsApp call
with the help of Siri without actually opening WhatsApp. All you need to do is
just activate Siri and tell to make a Whatsapp call or you can also dictate a
message to any of your friend. Basically, what you need to do is, to make a
call and mention your WhatsApp friend’s name and say call James(example James
is my friend), Also you can tell send a message to James. Now if you have two
or more people with the same name, you’ll get an option of a list, select the
appropriate person and that’s it.
3. Siri will tell
who’s calling you
Have you ever installed those advertisements apps to just
listen to your name, when you’re driving? Well, uninstall them right now. Your
personal assistant, Siri will notify you about the caller by telling the name,
when you’re driving. To activate this all you need to do is, go to Settings
> Phone > Call > Announce Calls, and choose if you want Siri to
Announce Calls.
4. Siri’s proactive
suggestions
Siri suggests you things like QuickType suggestions when
you’re typing a text using a built-in keyboard. You will see contacts
suggestions, recent addresses and things like that depending on what you are
writing. Also, Siri will suggest some apps on the bottom of the screen, which
will help you in performing the present task.
5. Siri will be your
perfect partner while driving
Now you can adjust your car temperature or radio settings,
just by a voice command. Siri is much more helpful with car play now. Since it
is integrated with third party apps, now you can make a Skype call.
