User's Guide

TellSiriaboutarelationship
Saysomethinglike“HeySiri,ElizaBlockismywife”or“HeySiri,AshleyKaminismymom.”
KeepwhatSiriknowsaboutyouuptodateonyourAppledevices
Oneachdevice,gotoSettings ,thensigninwiththesameAppleID.
IfyouuseiCloud,yourSirisettingsstayuptodateacrossyourAppledevicesusingend-to-end
encryption.IfyousetupHeySiri,asmallsampleofyourrequestsalsostayuptodateusingend-to-
endencryptiontoimprovepersonalizedHeySirirecognitiononeachdevice.
TopreventSiriinformationfrombeingupdatedbetweeniPadandyourotherdevices,gotoSettings>
[yourname]>iCloud,thenturnoffSiri.
Note:SiriusesLocationServiceswhenyourrequestsrequireknowingyourlocation.WhenLocation
Servicesisturnedon,thelocationofyourdeviceatthetimeyoumakearequestissenttoAppleto
improvetheaccuracyofresponsesfromSiriandDictation.SeeControlthelocationinformationyou
shareoniPad.
AnnouncecallswithSirioniPad
WithAnnounceCalls,SiriidentifiesincomingFaceTimecalls,whichyoucanacceptordeclineusing
yourvoice.AnnounceCallsalsoworkswithsupportedthird-partyapps.
1. GotoSettings >Siri&Search>AnnounceCalls,thenchooseAlways,Headphones&Car,or
HeadphonesOnly(supportedheadphones).
2. Whenacallcomesin,Siriidentifiesthecaller.
AskSiri.Saysomethinglike:“HeySiri,answerthecall”or“HeySiri,declinethecall.”Learn
howtoaskSiri.
IfiPadisconnectedtosupportedheadphones,Siriasksifyouwanttoanswerthecall.Say“yes”
toacceptthecallor“no”todeclineit(iPadOS14.5orlater).
AddSiriShortcutsoniPad
Someappsoffershortcutsforthingsyoudofrequently,soyoucanaskSiritodothemforyou.For
example,atravelappmightletyouviewyourupcomingtripeventjustbyaskingSiri“WhereamI
goingnext?”
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