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Siri

  • 05-12-2015 03:18PM
    #1
    starlit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,349 ✭✭✭✭


    I am wondering about Siri on the new iphone 6S for those that bought one, is it easy to turn on/off?, As the android phone I have currently has a habit of going off and can't turn it off easily.


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  • #2
    Zcott
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,204 ✭✭✭Zcott


    Sure, you can disable Siri entirely in settings if you want. FWIW I've only had one instance of it going off, and that was when someone said 'hey Siri' in a podcast I was listening to.


  • #3
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,060 ✭✭✭✭biko


    Siri can be disabled in Settings as said, and "Hey Siri" is only available if phone is charging at the time.
    There is a Hey Siri workaround, but will drain the battery.


  • #4
    Sad Professor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,713 ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    biko wrote: »
    Siri can be disabled in Settings as said, and "Hey Siri" is only available if phone is charging at the time.
    There is a Hey Siri workaround, but will drain the battery.

    On the 6s it's always on.


  • #5
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,060 ✭✭✭✭biko


    So you can just say "Hey Siri" at any time and Siri wakes up, even when on battery?
    You don't have to press a button first?


  • #6
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,060 ✭✭✭✭biko


    iOS 9’s new always-on “Hey Siri” feature promises to be a game changer for iPhone 6s-owning users of Apple’s AI assistant. For the first time ever, these owners won’t have to plug in their handsets in order to use Siri’s new voice activation tech.

    Ahead of tomorrow's special event, AppleInsider has learned that Apple's iPhone 6s will boast always-on "Hey Siri" voice activation, meaning users can invoke the virtual assistant even when their device is unplugged.
    Interesting, I didn't know this.


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  • #7
    starlit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,349 ✭✭✭✭starlit


    Is there not a way to disable siri on an iphone 6s? You can do it on the other iphones before it though is that right?

    Thanks for your help.


  • #8
    Sad Professor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,713 ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    doovdela wrote: »
    Is there not a way to disable siri on an iphone 6s? You can do it on the other iphones before it though is that right?

    Thanks for your help.

    Yes you can disable Siri on any iPhone if you wish.


  • #9
    starlit
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,349 ✭✭✭✭starlit


    Sad Professor wrote: »
    Yes you can disable Siri on any iPhone if you wish.

    Ya but how can you disable it on iphone 6s if siri is meant to always be on??


  • #10
    Sad Professor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,713 ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    doovdela wrote: »
    Ya but how can you disable it on iphone 6s if siri is meant to always be on??

    Yes, you can disable Hey Siri if you want and manually activate Siri by holding the home button when you wish.


  • #11
    FourFourRED
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,495 ✭✭✭✭FourFourRED


    doovdela wrote: »
    Ya but how can you disable it on iphone 6s if siri is meant to always be on??

    Go into the settings of your iPhone. Choose general and then find Siri. Turn it off.


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