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Select settings for voice control (Siri)

Using 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.

Apple iPhone 5s (iOS7)
Apple iPhone 5s (iOS7)
Apple iPhone 5s (iOS7)
Apple iPhone 5s (iOS7)
Apple iPhone 5s (iOS7)
  • 1
    Find "Siri"
    • Press Settings.
    • Press General.
    • Press Siri.
  • 2
    Turn on voice control
    • Press the indicator next to "Siri" until the function is turned on.
    • Press Enable Siri.
  • 3
    Select settings
    • The following steps describe how you:
    • Select language
    • Turn voice feedback on or off
    • Select phone owner
    • Turn automatic activation on or off
  • 4
    Select language
    • Press Language.
    • Press the required language.
    • Press Siri.
  • 5
    Turn voice feedback on or off
    • Press Voice Feedback.
    • Press Handsfree Only or Always.
    • Press Siri.
  • 6
    Select phone owner
    • Press My Info.
    • Press the required contact.
    • When you select yourself as the owner of the phone, your phone uses your information for different voice control functions such as navigation to your home address. Remember, you need to create yourself as a contact in the address book.
  • 7
    Turn automatic activation on or off
    • Press the indicator next to "Raise to Speak" to turn the function on or off.
    • If you turn on Raise to Speak, you can turn on voice control by holding your phone to your ear. If you turn off Raise to Speak, you can only activate voice control by pressing and holding the Home key.
  • 8
    Return to the home screen
    • Press the Home key to return to the home screen.