7 little-known features Siri, which everyone should know

Apple voice assistant is familiar to all users of iOS-devices. To date, Siri provides many opportunities, but we suggest you read it with some little-known tricks.

Find setting

Siri can not just "turn off Bluetooth», but also find other settings, if you do not know, they are in a tab. Try the following phrases: "Shange the font size» (change the font size) or «Adjust the screen brightness» (Tune the screen brightness) or «Edit Safari settings» (Change Settings Safari), - and immediately Siri will direct you to the desired page, saving you from its prolonged Search.

Flying aircraft

Ask Siri: «What planes are above me right now?» (What aircraft are now over me) - and you will immediately get an answer to your question. Voice Assistant is integrated with Wolfram Alpha and takes the information from the database of the US Federal Aviation Administration. Unfortunately, at the present time, this trick only works in the United States, but if you're on the other side of the ocean, will be able to try it in action.

Nap

You can tell Siri: «Wake me in 40 minutes» (Wake me in 40 minutes), - and the device will wake you up through a strictly allotted time. This addition to the standard alarm settings, which can be set at a specific hour. If you are tired after your journey and want to take a nap for an hour, Siri sure to take care of this issue.

Movie Review and Time

Siri borrows information and Rotten Tomatoes website, which is dedicated to the movies. And if you ask him: «How good is The Dark Knight Rises?» (How good is "The Dark Knight Rises") - get an answer, based on hundreds of comments left. You can also specify: «? How long is The Lego Movie» (how long is "Lego. Film ") - and find out how much you need to buy popcorn to be enough until the end of the movie.

Information about the World Cup

If you are interested in football, of Siri can now tell you about the next matches the World Cup taking place in Brazil. Ask: «? When is England vs Italy» (When will the match England vs Italy) or «When does the World Cup end?» (When will the World Cup) - and get an answer to your question. You could even try: «? Who will win the World Cup» (Who will win the World Cup) - and get a table of the results already played matches.

Food and beverages

You can ask Siri not only the location blizlezhayshih restaurants and cafes, but also to find some food and drinks. Ask Siri «find a whiskey» (find whiskey), and you will get information on the bars, where the drink is listed in the menu. This is very handy if you passionately want to drink or eat something special.

What is happening now on Twitter

Now Twitter and iOS are best friends, and you can use this to your advantage. Ask: «? What's trending on Twitter» (What is now popular in Twitter), - or ask to find interesting accounts - Siri will help in this matter. But for this, of course, you definitely will need to allow Siri access to Twitter on your iOS-device, if you have not yet managed to do so.

If you also know of any interesting tricks of Siri, please write to us about it in the comments!

via Gizmodo