From the course: iOS 13 and iPadOS: iPhone and iPad Essential Training

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Siri settings

Siri settings

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Siri settings

- [Instructor] In this chapter we're going to get to know Siri, the voice control technology that let's you speak commands to your phone to have it 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 with the sound of your voice. Now 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. So you definitely need an internet connection for Siri to work. Now to use Siri, first go into Settings, to Siri & Search, and here make sure the Press Side Button for Siri switch is enabled. If you have an older iPhone or…

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