From the course: iOS 15 and iPadOS: iPhone and iPad Essential Training

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Set up Siri

Set up Siri

- [Instructor] In this chapter, we're going to get to know Siri, the voice control technology that allows you to speak commands to your iOS device so it can do things like dial phone numbers, add appointments to your calendar, look up directions, compose text messages, play music, and a slew of other tasks all with just the sound of your voice. One important thing to know right from the start is that Siri requires an internet connection to work, whether it's through wifi or through your wireless provider's network. Basically when you speak a command, your command is sent to Apple servers, processed, and then the proper response is sent back to your phone, at which point it will reply to your command. To use Siri, first go into settings, and select Siri and search. In here, make sure the press side button for Siri switch is enabled. If you have an older iPhone or iPad, you'll see a press home for Siri switch. So to…

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