How does Siri work? Explained in a simple and understandable way

You will find the Siri voice assistant on every current iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch. We'll show you how Siri works and what commands you can use.

Siri: How does Apple's voice assistant work?

• Hold your finger on the home button of your iOS device and wait a moment. Then Siri starts and waits for your command.
• If this is not the case, open the "Settings" app and select the "Siri" item under the "General" category.
• There you can not only switch Siri on and off, but also start Siri with the command "Hey Siri". The voice can also be changed here.

• Siri can now deeply intervene in other apps. With commands "Do I have an appointment on Friday at 12 noon" or "Enter an appointment for tomorrow afternoon", the voice assistant can do a lot of work for you.
• Siri can also surf the net. With commands such as "Search for XYZ" or "What is XYZ" a web search or in the best case the Wikipedia definition is displayed directly. Commands like "Poste XYZ" on Facebook are also no problem.
• Siri even functions as a hands-free device. You can also use Siri in the car with commands such as "read my SMS before", "send an email" or "call XYZ to".
• Siri is getting smarter every year. If you think Siri can do a useful job for you, just give it a try. More commands can be found when you activate Siri and are silent for a moment.

In the next practical tip, we will show you the five funniest commands for Siri.