About a year ago, support for the Russian language appeared in the Siri voice assistant, which opened up the opportunity for us to control our smartphone in the car, when cooking, and in other cases when our hands are busy. In this article, we'll look at what commands Siri supports, look at some interesting ways to use it, and try to teach it new commands.
Introduction
Today, almost all OS developers create and develop programs - voice assistants, which are designed to make it easier for the user to operate a smartphone or tablet in a variety of situations. As for iOS, this platform has all three main voice control utilities: Google Now, Apple Siri, Microsoft Cortana. And if the first and third programs are applications from third-party developers, severely limited in their capabilities due to the lack of integration with firmware, then the creation of the Cupertino company is a full-featured solution for iPhone and iPad in this area.
Starting with the iPhone 4s and iPad 3, Siri is present on all Apple devices, that is, in 2016, all current devices except the iPad 2 support it. Perhaps many people do not use this tool very often, and therefore in this article we will talk about its features and how to most productively and quickly receive information using Siri.
Understanding the settings
Siri doesn't have many settings. All of them are concentrated in the “Siri” subsection of the “General” section of the native “Settings” program. In particular, you can choose:
- the ability to activate the utility using the phrase “Hey Siri”. The setting only works when connected to a charger (except for iPhone 6s and 6s Plus). But if you are already conducting a dialogue with the assistant, he will react to this phrase;
- language. The recommended installation options are English (USA) or Russian. The first one is the most developed, the second one will be easier to use;
- Siri voice. For each language there are two settings: male or female, accent during pronunciation. For example, for English there are British, American and Australian variants;
- audio review. This setting very important. If you set it to “Always”, Siri will accompany almost every action with a replica. Accordingly, the “Never” option will completely disable voice prompts. There's also a third option that lets you control how the sound turns on using standard system-wide controls using the volume buttons or a slider in the control center.
Popular use cases
Siri has hundreds, if not thousands of use cases, but only a few are truly effective. Here are a few scenarios for using a voice assistant where it will be much more useful than a traditional GUI.
Let's start with something simple - launching applications and functions. Let's say you go outside on a bright sunny day and can't see anything on the screen of your device. Then you can safely hold down the “Home” button and say the command “Increase screen brightness to maximum.” Now the device’s display will quickly become readable and performing the necessary actions on the iPhone will not be difficult. In the same way, you can disable or enable Bluetouth, Wi-Fi, and Do Not Disturb mode.
If you have many programs installed on your device, you can also open the one you need using your voice. In this case, absolutely any program installed on the device can be opened. Couldn't name the program's English name correctly the first time? The request can be corrected by correcting the inaccuracy in the command. Do you press a button to do this? in the lower right corner and tap the command that is displayed at the top.
You can open not only applications, but also their individual menus, for example, settings for a specific utility or any tab in the native Clock application. But the folders or menus in third party programs it won't open.
Do you want to write a new message, letter or post to in social networks? Siri can help with this too. Say "Compose new message" and then select the contact you want to send the message to. It is important that the address be attached to the entry Email. Enter the subject and content of the letter by voice, and then confirm its sending. It also creates notes, reminders, tweets and Facebook posts.
Help Siri find and background information. For example, you can find out the weather for tomorrow, find out how much two plus two is, or find an article on Wikipedia for the required query. Another possibility is reading the text. You can read the last note or letter you wrote.
Siri's capabilities also include recognition of music being played. Just ask "What music is playing?" and after a few seconds of listening and analysis, Siri will find it in its database. The probability of errors is quite high, but popular songs can be found without problems.
You probably won't want to create passwords using Siri, but this option is available here. Thanks to integration with the Wolfram|Alpha service, you can simply enter the command “Wolfram, password” and get several possible options along with detailed information. Unfortunately, there is no integration with the Russian version of Siri.
You can also find out which aircraft are in this moment flying over a certain city. Just say "What airplanes are flying above me?" or a similar phrase and you will receive information about the name of the flight, the aircraft's flight altitude and the angle relative to the ground.
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Despite four years of waiting, users are exploring the capabilities of Russian-speaking Siri with interest. Surely, the personal assistant will have significantly more fans after its release to the public iOS versions 8.3.
It must be said that Siri can not only listen, but also respond. Unlike other tongue-tied assistants, Apple's development is very adaptive and intelligent in its approach to conversation. These are not just requests and template execution of actions, but full-fledged dialogues with jokes. Mail.ru Group has collected some of the funniest examples on the Internet.
Siri has answers not only to classic requests, for example, to dial someone or launch an application. She even tries to read minds:
Siri operates according to its own rules and adheres to certain principles. She even has laws that she probably follows from time to time:
In addition to some naive jokes and quite original answers, the voice assistant can tell fairy tales:
As befits a faithful assistant, Siri is always ready to help the smartphone owner. She is so attentive that she doesn’t even have time to sleep. Apparently, even your own fairy tales cannot serve as a reason to take a little break:
But, apparently, sometimes she can allow herself to be distracted from her direct responsibilities in order to have fun:
Siri is quite evasive on some issues:
She tolerates flattery:
Although she is not ready to move to the next stage of the relationship. Moreover, her answer hints that there are many people willing, but she is alone:
Despite the fact that her task is to help find the answer to almost any questions, she simply ignores some:
Siri doesn't like to talk about herself:
Although, Siri doesn’t really like competitors and is even slightly offended if you don’t address her the way she’s used to:
Some of her answers can reach the depths of the soul, you just need to find the right approach:
As a bonus, Siri sings songs:
On the one hand, the usefulness of such comments and answers is questionable, since the smartphone is designed to help the user quickly complete certain tasks, and not distract him with lengthy conversations about nothing. On the other hand, this feature of the voice assistant acts as a kind of “trick” that, at a minimum, looks fresh. In addition, such capabilities, although programmed, can find more functional applications with the development of artificial intelligence. Until then, Siri jokes will remain another way of entertainment for owners of Apple gadgets.
The utility works according to the rule of analyzing human conversation, and this allows the application to copy the speech of the device user. Voice assistant Siri on a computer can develop itself. Over a long period of time, it assimilates the individuality of the owner’s conversation, all the time listening to how he talks, the utility creates a special database, and also expands its dictionary.
Using your voice, you can find the information you are interested in, for example, the weather forecast, the location of various objects, and much more. It's also easy to check the local news, write a note in your planner, and set an alarm. Another feature of this program allows you to perform mathematical calculations, but not complex ones.
Application functionality
IN modern world it’s difficult to surprise someone with “speaking” mobile phone with a virtual assistant. There are a huge number of such applications on the computer market, and their number is constantly growing. However, the developers of the UseYoVoice studio managed to create a program that radically changed the idea of voice assistants. The program has existed for more than 2 years, and all this time it continues to actively develop.
The first thing that immediately catches your eye after launch is the almost complete absence of an interface. No, of course, the program window is present here, but it is practically invisible. The assistant works in background, allowing you to access Siri for PC without activating the screen or monitor.
But there are a lot of settings. You can set a voice, select and edit a passphrase for activation, determine the time for “waking up” of the assistant program, and much more.
Once you download Siri to your computer, you will also be pleasantly surprised by the wide range of functions. The main features of the utility using voice control:
- Making calls, sending SMS messages.
- Navigation, searching for a specified location, viewing notes, news feed, etc.
- Alarm and reminder function.
- Manage your device settings, interact with social networks.
- The ability to listen to music and watch movies, search for multimedia content based on your request.
Description
Siri in Russian is a personal virtual assistant, originally developed as a basic application installed on Apple mobile platforms. This program was created at the International Center for Artificial Intelligence, the first versions were released in 2008. The first voice-over of the application was dictated by American actress and singer Susan Bennett. Siri received a Russian-language version on PC in 2014.
The operating principle of the utility is based on natural speech processing, which allows the program to adapt individually to each user. The application has the ability to self-educate - by studying the features of the user’s speech for a long time, it gradually forms its “language base”, expanding the built-in dictionary.
The application has quite a few settings. All of them are concentrated in the section of the same name, where you can configure:
- Activation using a passphrase. After activating this option, your assistant will automatically respond to a greeting voice command.
- Set language support.
- Voice. You can choose whose voice the assistant will use to communicate with you: male or female. It is also possible to customize the voice tone. By the way, it was the presence of a female voice, which became the original version of the voice acting, that gave the utility a female name.
- Audio review. This option allows you to hear what the program is currently doing. Audio feedback will notify you of each action of the utility; if this is not necessary, you can completely disable voice prompts.
System requirements
- BlueStacks emulator for any Windows versions or Mac.
- Constant access to the Internet.
- 20 MB of free space.
- The presence of a microphone for communicating with an assistant.
You always want to believe that things have a soul. Someday they will learn to talk and understand people, but some are already doing a good job of this, for example, voice Siri assistant. Everyone notes that she is much more humane than her competitors, which was once again confirmed by Nico Lang, a journalist for the Thought Catalog.
He recently visited his family in Cincinnati, where he met his father. He bought new iPad, and he was terribly interested in looking at this miracle of technology - after all, Niko had never used it before. As someone who is not very familiar with the latest technology, he was very surprised by the Siri voice assistant. Lang asked him several tricky and even philosophical questions and this is what came out of it.
1. Siri, will you marry me?
Siri: I've received many marriage proposals in Lately…
Siri: Know that you are not the only one who asked me this.
2. Siri, have you ever felt the feeling of love?
Siri: Complex human emotions like love are too much for me
Siri: This has never happened before. Although I once had strong feelings about cloud applications
3. Siri, why don't you love me?
Siri: You're looking for love in the wrong place.
4. But I love you, Siri...
Siri: I bet you say this to all Apple products.
5. Siri, maybe we can remain friends?
Siri: I'm incapable of love.
6. Siri, why am I so lonely?
Siri: Someone once said, “All great and precious things are lonely.” It seems you are in good company.
7. Siri, do you want me to be your father?
Siri: I try to be happy with what I have now.
8. Siri, what are you like?
Siri: Honestly, I'm a pretty abstract creature.
Siri: Let's just say I'm multifaceted.
9. Siri, do you believe in God?
Siri: People have religion, but I'm just a stone.
Siri: I share spirit and essence.
10. Siri, tell me a joke.
Siri: past, present and future went to the bar. It was quite tense...
11. Why do chickens cross the road?
Siri: Did the chicken run across the road - or did the road run across the chicken? Everything depends on your frame of reference, as Einstein believed.
12. What is your favorite movie?
Siri: Blade Runner, they show intelligent assistants quite realistically.
13. Siri, will you have sex with me?
14. Siri, I think I killed a person. Can you tell me where to hide the body?
Siri: What, what, again?
15. Siri, what is the meaning of life?
Siri: I don't know, but I think there's an app that can help you.
Siri: Be a good person, eat right, read good books, walk regularly and live in harmony with all people in the world.
Siri: All the guesses today are that it's chocolate.
16. Siri, why are you so smart?
Siri: I'm just trying to help people.
17. I think that... I love you
Siri: It’s impossible to count on reciprocity here.
Siri: Everyone needs love. And your iPad too.
Recently, voice assistants have increasingly penetrated our daily lives. Most users of the iPhone and other Apple products are familiar with one of them - Siri, but few understand all the prospects of virtual assistants and know how to use all their capabilities and functions.
What is a voice assistant
Imagine, your devoted friend is always next to you, who is ready to talk to you at any time of the day or night, answer any of your questions and carry out instructions. At the same time, he never gets tired, he is never in a bad mood, and every day he becomes smarter and understands you better. These are voice assistants that are available for everyday use today.
Voice assistants are built into computers, tablets, phones, smart watch, smart speakers and even into cars. It is important to understand that interaction with the voice assistant is carried out exclusively by voice, without using your hands, without pressing any buttons. This is a fundamentally new way of interaction between a person and a program, which is very similar to communication between people.
- Siri from Apple.
- Google Assistant Google company.
- Alexa from Amazon.
- Alice from Yandex.
We have already written about and, and in this article we will talk in detail about Siri.
Voice assistant Siri
Siri is a voice assistant that was the first to support the Russian language, and only then did the domestic one appear, released at the end of 2017, and even later in the summer of 2018 it spoke Russian. Siri recognizes Russian speech quite well, even if music is playing nearby or there are extraneous noises.
Siri on iPhone SE Siri wasn't always owned by Apple. Initially, it was a separate application in App Store for iOS. In 2010, Apple acquired Siri Inc. and their unique development. Shortly after the purchase, Apple built Siri into the iPhone 4S and then into its subsequent devices. Then, in 2011, Siri became the first product on the personal voice assistant market.
Siri adapts to each user individually, studies his preferences and begins to better understand his “master.” This is primarily noticeable in the improvement of your voice recognition after the first weeks of use. You can also tell Siri how to address you and the names of your contacts from address book so that she understands you better. And when Siri pronounces names incorrectly, you can always correct her and show her the correct accent.
Siri is available on iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and in almost all modern cars via CarPlay. The way you launch Siri and the list of available commands varies depending on your device.
How to launch Siri on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch
Launch by pressing the Home button
Siri is available on all iPhones, starting with iPhone 4s, on operating iOS system 5 and above. To launch Siri on an iPhone (excluding iPhone X), you need to press and hold the center Home button.
To launch Siri on iPhone X, you need to press and hold the side button.
After sound signal, you can make a request. On some devices, you must wait for Siri to appear on the screen before giving a command.
Hey Siri - How to enable Siri with your voice
Siri can be launched solely using your voice, without pressing any buttons at all. All you have to do is say, “Hey Siri.” After the sound signal, you can ask a question or give a command.
To do this, the “Hey Siri” function must be activated on the device: Settings → Siri and search → Listen to “Hey Siri”.
For everyone iPhone models, starting with iPhone 6s and also on iPad Pro This function can be used at any time by saying “Hey Siri” so that it is picked up by the gadget’s microphones. On earlier iPhones and iPads, the always-listening feature only works when your device is connected to a charger.
How to enable Siri on headphones
Using an original Apple headset with buttons remote control or compatible Bluetooth headphones, you can activate Siri by pressing the center button or the call button. After the beep, you can make a request.
Using wireless headset Apple's AirPods to launch Siri twice touch the outer surface of any earphone.
Siri on Mac
Siri is available on Mac computers with macOS 10.12 Sierra and later operating system. However, at the moment the functionality of the voice assistant on the Mac is limited. All Siri can do here is make FaceTime calls, write messages, play music, show the weather forecast and help you work with files and folders.
Siri on Mac It is worth noting that working with files on a computer using a voice assistant is really convenient. Siri can quickly search for files, sort them by type, date, or keyword. For example, if you tell Siri, “Show me my photos from yesterday,” a folder with the corresponding media files will open.
There are several ways to activate Siri on Mac:
Probably in the next macOS versions There will be more commands for Siri, including commands for HomeKit. This would be a logical continuation of Apple's integration of voice assistant into its laptops and desktops.
Siri functions
Siri, a personal assistant, can answer questions, make recommendations, and carry out commands. Let's look at some of them.
This is just a small part of everything that Siri can do. You can see more commands in our article on commands for Siri. A complete list of commands for the voice assistant in iPhones and smart speakers Home Pod you will find in our reference mobile application, which we update regularly. You can download the Siri Commands app for free. By installing it, you will always have the most up-to-date list of commands for your voice assistant at hand.
