Hey Siri iOS8; User Guide, How To Activate And Use The New Siri In iOS8?

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Before the only way to get Siri activated is through iOS 8 through pressing and holding the iPadn or iPhone's home button for 2-5 seconds. The popular double-beep would ding and then Siri would wait for the users to talk. However, the iOS 8 Apple launched a new element to Siri that makes her easier to use and smarter. It is called "Hey! Siri," and lets users to get Siri activated with their own voice.

There are a few ways that users need to do before activating the new Sir, The voice activation settings should be enabled, in order to do this:

Got to the app's settings in the Apple device

Tap General

Tap Siri

Toggle the ON and OFF switch To turn it ON, it will change to green,

The steps above will activate Hey Siri, however the hand free mode will only work with iOS device is capped into a power resource, this could be a USB port on a laptop or a wall charger. If the Apple device is not capped in, the new Siri app will not function. Fans are asking WHY. It is because the new Siri needs Apple device to continuously be hearing the users' voice commands, which is using extra power of the device battery. Restricting "Hey Siri," to tap in iOS gadgets assures users are not going to consumer batter quickly in the entire day.

How to Use "Hey, Siri..."

Once the app is enabled and iOS gadget is already plugged in, users can just say, HEY SIRI!, request could follow instantly, like "Hey Siri, check the weather for me, please!" Requests are unlimited; users just need to activate Siri by touching the app in "Hey Siri Mode." They could even ask Siri to set reminders, check emails and check their favorite online stores.

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