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Set up Siri

Set up Siri

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Set up Siri

- [Garrick] In this chapter, we're going to get to know Siri, the voice control technology that lets 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 the sound of your voice. Now, one important thing to know right from the start is that in some cases, Siri does require an internet connection to work, whether it's through Wi-Fi or through your wireless provider's network. Now, back with the release of iOS 15, Apple was able to make it so a lot of Siri's functionality could be used on modern iPhones and iPads without an internet connection, and that does make Siri work a lot faster, but you'll still need an internet connection on older devices. And if you want to be able to use Siri for web-related activities like looking up movie times or asking about the…

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