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Use Siri

You can control many of the phone functions with your voice. You can call contacts from the address book, dictate messages and search the internet. To use voice control, you need to set up your phone for internet and turn on Siri.

Press and hold the Home key until a tone sounds.
Apple iPhone 5
Apple iPhone 5
Apple iPhone 5
Apple iPhone 5
Apple iPhone 5
Press the Home key to return to the home screen.
  • 1
    Turn on Siri
    • 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".
  • 2
    Use voice control
    • Say, in your own words, what you would like your phone to do.
    • E.g.: CAMERA, CALL [contact], SEARCH THE WEB FOR [information].
    • If an application is open on your phone, such as a Messages, you can also use the functions available here.
    • E.g.: REPLY [text].
    • Say "Help" for more examples.
  • 3
    Return to the home screen
    • Press the Home key to return to the home screen.