With the introduction of iOS7, Siri is finally out of beta. Apple rarely ever slaps BETA on to anything. Since the launch of the iPod, their legacy has been to deliver finished products. Now that Siri is out of BETA, it’s more powerful and faster than before. There are a huge list of things Siri can now do. Take a look at some of them below.
Phone
- Call (name)
- Call (name) home
- Call (name) on his work phone
- Call (number)
- Call home
- Get my call history
Facetime
- Facetime (name)
- Make Facetime audio call
App Launching
- Launch photos
- Play Infinity Blade II
- Open Facebook
Messaging
- Tell (name) I’ll be right there
- Send a message to (name)
- Send a message t0 (name) saying ‘How about tomorrow?’
- Send message to (number)
- Text (name) and (name), ‘where are you?’
Calendar
- Set up a meeting at (time)
- Set up a meeting with (name) at (time)
- Meet with (name) at (time)
- Set up a meeting about (description & time)
- Move 3pm meeting to 4:30
- Reschedule appointment with (name) to (date)
- What does the rest of my day look like?
- What’s on my calendar?
- Cancel (event)
- When is my next appointment?
Sports
- Did (team name) win?
- How did (team name) do last night?
- What was the score last time (team name) played (team name)?
- Show me the football scores from last night
- When do (team name) play next?
- What does the Premier League table look like?
- Who is the highest goal scorer in the Premier League?
Navigation
- Navigate to (destination)
- Navigate home
- Navigate to work
- Walking directions to (destination)
- What’s my next turn?
- Are we there yet?
- What’s my ETA?
- Find (place)
- Show me (place)
- Where is the closest (store)?
- Tweet (whatever you would like to tweet)
- Tweet (whatever you would like to tweet) with my location
- Search Twitter for (your search terms)
- Show me my tweets
- What’s trending on Twitter?
- Post to Facebook (whatever you would like to post)
Movies
- Where is my closest cinema?
- What’s playing at my closest cinema?
- Show me reviews for (film)
Music
- Play (name of song)
- Play (artist)
- Play (album)
- Play (playlist
- Play
- Pause
- Skip
- Play iTunes Radio
- Play more songs like this one
- Don’t play this song again
Reminders
- Add (whatever you want) to (name of list)
- Remind me to call (name) at (time)
- Remind me to take my medication at (time)
- Read my to-do list
- Remind me to call (name) when I get (destination)
- Email (name) about (whatever you like)
- New email to (name)
- Check email
- Any new emails from (name)
- Reply to (name)
Weather
- What’s the weather for today?
- What’s the weather for tomorrow?
- How’s the weather in (place)?
- What’s the weather for this evening?
- Is it windy?
- When is sunrise/sunset?
Clock
- Wake me up at (time)
- Set an alarm for (time)
- Turn off alarm
- Delete alarm
- What time is it in (place)
- What is today’s date?
- What’s the date this Saturday?
Timer
- Set time for five minutes
- Show timer
- Pause timer
- Resume timer
Contacts
- What’s (name) address?
- What is (name) number?
- When is my wife’s birthday?
- Show (name)
- My mum is (name)
- My brother is (name)
- Call mum
Notes
- Note (whatever you’d like to note)
- Find meeting notes
- Show my notes from last week
- Read my last note
Settings
- Turn on airplane mode
- Turn on bluetooth
- Make screen brighter
- Go to Twitter settings
- Show me privacy settings
- Enable Wi-Fi
- Open mail settings
- Turn on Do Not Disturb
This list is not comprehensive and there are a lot more commands that Siri will respond to. If you know of any such commands, do let us know in the comment section below.