Use Siri
You can control many of the tablet functions with your voice. You can dictate messages, search the internet and more. To use voice control, you need to set up your tablet for internet and turn on Siri.
![Say, in your own words, what you would like your tablet to do, e.g.: CAMERA, CALL [contact], SEARCH THE WEB FOR [information].](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/1211024-f-c164bcf0-316b-4796-8576-b9b7751f8d07.png?width=408&height=544 "Say, in your own words, what you would like your tablet to do, e.g.: CAMERA, CALL [contact], SEARCH THE WEB FOR [information].")
![If an application is open on your tablet, such as a Mail, you can also use the functions available here, e.g.: REPLY [text].](http://wmstatic.global.ssl.fastly.net/ml/1211024-f-2fdf74e9-2609-4973-a698-3405d052c425.png?width=408&height=544 "If an application is open on your tablet, such as a Mail, you can also use the functions available here, e.g.: REPLY [text].")
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1Turn on Siri
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Press and hold the Home key until a tone sounds.
If you've turned on automatic activation, you can activate voice control by saying "Hey Siri".
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Press and hold the Home key until a tone sounds.
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2Use voice control
- Say, in your own words, what you would like your tablet to do, e.g.: CAMERA, CALL [contact], SEARCH THE WEB FOR [information].
- If an application is open on your tablet, such as a Mail, you can also use the functions available here, e.g.: REPLY [text].
- Say "Help" for more examples.
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3Return to the home screen
- Press the Home key to return to the home screen.