Siri Commands in iOS available on iPad, iPad Mini, & iPhone

Contacts

• “What’s Michael’s address?”
• “What is Susan Park’s phone number?”
• “When is my wife’s birthday?”
• “Show Jennifer’s home email address”
• “Show Jason Russell”
• “Find people named Park”
• “Who is Michael Manning?”

Relationships

• “My mom is Susan Park”
• “Michael Manning is my brother”
• “Call my brother at work”

Siri Commands for Calendar

• “Set up a meeting at 9″
• “Set up a meeting with Michael at 9″
• “Meet with Lisa at noon”
• “Set up a meeting about hiring tomorrow at 9am”
• “New appointment with Susan Park Friday at 3″
• “Schedule a planning meeting at 8:30 today in the boardroom”

Ask Siri to change events

• “Move my 3pm meeting to 4:30″
• “Reschedule my appointment with Dr. Manning to next Monday at 9am”
• “Add Lisa to my meeting with Jason”
• “Cancel the budget review meeting”

Ask Siri about your events

• “What does the rest of my day look like?”
• “What’s on my calendar for Friday?”
• “When is my next appointment?”
• “When am I meeting with Michael?”
• “Where is my next meeting?”

Time and Alarm Functions

Ask Siri to set Alarms

• “Wake me up tomorrow at 7am”
• “Set an alarm for 6:30am”
• “Wake me up in 8 hours”
• “Change my 6:30 alarm to 6:45″
• “Turn off my 6:30 alarm”
• “Delete my 7:30 alarm”

Ask Siri to check the time

• “What time is it?”
• “What time is it in Berlin?”
• “What is today’s date?”
• “What’s the date this Saturday?”

Ask Siri to use a Timer

• “Set the timer for ten minutes”
• “Show the timer”
• “Pause the timer”
• “Resume”
• “Reset the timer”
• “Stop it”

Siri Email Commands

Ask Siri to Send Email Messages

• “Email Lisa about the trip”
• “Email Jennifer about the change in plans”
• “New email to Susan Park”
• “Mail Dad about the rent check”
• “Email Dr. Manning and say I got the forms, thanks”
• “Mail Lisa and Jason about the party and say I had a great time”

Ask Siri to Check Email Messages

• “Check email”
• “Any new email from Michael today?”
• “Show new mail about the lease”
• “Show the email from Lisa yesterday”
• “Do I have any new messages?”

Ask Siri to Respond to Email Messages

• “Reply Dear Susan sorry about the late payment”
• “Call him at work”

Ask Siri About Messages

“Read my notifications”

Ask Siri to Locate Friends and Family

• “Where’s Jason?”
• “Where is my sister?”
• “Is my wife at home?”
• “Where are all my friends?”
• “Who is here?”
• “Who is near me?”

Ask Siri for Maps and Directions

• “How do I get home?”
• “Show 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino California”
• “Directions to my dad’s work”
• “Show my current location”
• “Show me the Statue of Liberty”
• “Show me directions from Washington DC to Philadelphia Pennsylvania”

Ask Siri about Local Businesses

• “Find coffee near me”
• “Where is Starbucks?”
• “Find some burger joints in Baltimore”
• “Find a gas station within walking distance”
• “Good Mexican restaurants around here”

Ask Siri to Send Text Messages (SMS)

• “Tell Susan I’ll be right there”
• “Send a message to Jason Russell”
• “Send a message to Lisa saying how about tomorrow”
• “Tell Jennifer the show was great”
• “Send a message to Susan on her mobile saying I’ll be late”
• “Send a message to 408 555 1212″
• “Text Jason and Lisa where are you?”

Ask Siri to Read Text Messages (SMS)

• “Read my new messages”
• “Read it again”

Ask Siri to Reply to Text Messages

• “Reply that’s great news”
• “Tell him I’ll be there in 10 minutes”
• “Call her”

Siri Commands: Music and Videos

• “Play The Light of the Sun”
• “Play Trouble”
• “Play Taking Back Sunday shuffled”
• “Play Alicia Keys”
• “Play some blues”
• “Play my party mix”
• “Shuffle my roadtrip playlist”
• “Play”
• “Pause”
• “Skip”

Ask Siri to Create and Find Notes

• “Note that I spent $12 on lunch”
• “Note: check out that new Alicia Keys album”
• “Find my restaurant note”
• “Create a reading list note”
• “Add Tom Sawyer to my reading list note”

Ask Siri to make a Phone Call

• “Call Jason”
• “Call Jennifer Wright mobile”
• “Call Susan on her work phone”
• “Call 408 555 1212″
• “Call home”
• “FaceTime Lisa”

Ask Siri to make a FaceTime Call

• “Make a FaceTime call to Michael”
• “FaceTime Mom”

Ask Siri to set a Reminder

• “Remind me to call mom”
• “Remind me to call my mom when I get home”
• “Remember to take an umbrella”
• “Remind me take my medicine at 6am tomorrow”
• “Remind me to pick up flowers when I leave here”
• “Remind me when I leave to call Jason”
• “Remind me to finish the report by 6″

Ask Siri to check Stocks

• “What’s Apple’s stock price?”
• “What is Apple’s PE ratio?”
• “What did Yahoo close at today?”
• “How is the Nikkei doing?”
• “How are the markets doing?”
• “What is the Dow at?”

Ask Siri about the Weather

• “What’s the weather for today?”
• “What’s the weather for tomorrow?”
• “Will it rain in Cupertino this week?”
• “Check next week’s forecast for Burlington”
• “What’s the forecast for this evening?”
• “How’s the weather in Tampa right now?”
• “How hot will it be in Palm Springs this weekend?”
• “What’s the high for Anchorage on Thursday?”
• “What’s the temperature outside?”
• “How windy is it out there?”
• “When is sunrise in Paris?”

Ask Siri to search the Web

• “Search the web for Bora Bora”
• “Search for vegetarian pasta recipes”
• “Search the web for best cable plans”
• “Google the war of 1812″
• “Search Wikipedia for Abraham Lincoln”
• “Search for news about the World Cup”
• “Bing Alicia Keys”

Ask Siri to Launch an App

• “Play Angry Birds”
• “Open Music”

Ask Siri to Post to Facebook

• “Post on Facebook ‘On my way to the beach’”
• “Write on my wall ‘Having a great time in Florida’

Ask Siri to Post to Twitter

• “Post to Twitter ‘Windows Tablet PC Blog is great!’”
• “Tweet ‘Who are you voting for this election’ hashtag politics”
• “Tweet my location ‘Having fun at the beach!’”

Ask Siri about Movie Theaters

• “What movies are coming out this weekend?”
• “What movies are playing near me?”
• “Find movie theaters near my office”
• “What are the best movies playing right now?”
• “What R-Rated movies are playing?”
• “What action movies are playing”

Ask Siri about Movies

• “Show me reviews of the movie ‘Finding Nemo’”
• “When was the movie ‘Saving Private Ryan’ released?”
• “Who starred in the movie ‘Saving Private Ryan’?”
• “What movie won best picture in 1998?”

Ask Siri about Restaurants

• “Show me reviews for Cheesecake Factory in Arlington”
• “Show me good seafood restaurants near me”
• “Table for four in Washington DC Friday Night”

Ask Siri about Sports

• “Show me football scores from Sunday”
• “When do the Philadelphia Eagles play next?”
• “Which NFL team has the most yards?”
• “Show me the roster of the Denver Nuggets”
• “Show me career statistics for Peyton Manning”

Ask a question using Wolfram Alpha

• “How many calories in a bagel?”
• “What is an 18% tip on $86.74 for four people?”
• “Who’s buried in Grant’s tomb?”
• “How long do dogs live?”
• “What is the Gossamer Condor?”
• “What’s the square root of 128?”
• “How many dollars is €45?”
• “What was the Best Picture of 1983?”
• “How many days until Christmas?”
• “How far away is the Sun?”
• “When is the next solar eclipse?”
• “Show me the Orion constellation”
• “What’s the population of Jamaica?”
• “How high is Mt. Everest?”
• “How deep is the Atlantic ocean?”
• “What’s the price of gasoline in Chicago?”

Apple's Siri FAQ