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Top 50 actually useful Siri commands in 5 minutes

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By now, everyone's familiar with Siri and some of the cool things she can do. But when it comes to actually using Siri on a daily basis, a lot of us fall short. We end up just asking Siri to tell us a joke whenever we're bored out of our minds. So here's a list of interesting and actually useful Siri commands you can use on a daily basis.

"Hey Siri, show photos of my motorcycle." Note that the iPhone 10 can take portrait mode selfies.

"Okay, show my photos from Memorial Day."

"Call Max on speaker." "Calling Max."

"Hurry up on speaker."

"How far away is Seattle?" "Seattle is about 228 miles away as the crow flies."

"Play my last voicemail." "Choose your voicemail message from +15."

"What's the Apple stock at?" "Apple stock is way up to one hundred sixty-two dollars and seventy-eight cents."

"Show me the latest Apple Insider podcast." "Searching podcasts for Apple Insider."

"Play 'Alone' by Alan Walker." "Playing 'Alone' by Alan Walker."

"After this, play 'Requiem for a Dream' by Clint Mansell." "Got it. I'll put on 'Lux Aeterna' by Clint Mansell and Kronos Quartet."

"How much did I tip for $26.43?"

"Read my last message from Max." "I found your most recent message from Max."

"Hey Siri, yes."

"Convert five dollars to euros." "Five dollars is four euros and thirty-one cents."

"How many inches is in 18 feet?" "216 inches."

"Set a timer for 20 minutes." "Okay, 20 minutes and counting."

"Navigate to the Space Needle." "Getting directions to Space Needle."

"Text Mom saying 'We're on our way'." "Your message to Mom says 'We're on our way'."

"When's the next football game?" "The Vikings take on the Browns on Sunday at 6:30 a.m."

"Show my last email from Apple." "I found an email message from Apple."

"Where am I?" "You're on 7818 North Turnoff."

"Turn off Bluetooth." "Okay."

"Define 'inevitable' as an adjective." "It means certain to happen, unavoidable."

"Do not disturb." "Okay."

"Play Hillsong." "Okay, here's some music by Hillsong UNITED."

"Add this song to my favorites."

"Check my meetings." "You have 22 meetings from today."

"Where's the nearest Starbucks?" "The closest one I found."

"Yeah, take me there." "Getting directions to Starbucks."

"Open Apple Insider."

"What's 75 degrees Fahrenheit in Celsius?" "75 degrees Fahrenheit."

"Spell Fahrenheit." "Fahrenheit. F-A-H-R-E-N-H-E-I-T."

"Wake me up in one hour." "The alarm set for 1:35."

"Set an alarm at 6:00 a.m. tomorrow." "Okay."

"Turn off all my alarms." "Okay, all your alarms have been turned off."

"When's the sunset?" "Sunset will be at 5:39 p.m. today."

"Search the App Store for the best free games." "Okay, here are some games on the App Store."

"How many ounces are in a gallon?" "One gallon is 128 fluid ounces."

"What song is playing?" "Let me listen. I know this."

"FaceTime with Max."

"Find iPhone 10 in my notes."

"Okay, navigate to Cupertino." "Getting directions to Cupertino."

"How is the weather in Cupertino?" "It's currently clear and 80 degrees in Cupertino."

"What movies are playing nearby?" "Here's a few movies playing in theaters."

"I have a doctor's appointment at 5 p.m. tomorrow." "I didn't find any appointments about 'doc'. It's on your calendar for 5 p.m. tomorrow."

"Remind me to pay my bills at 6 p.m. tomorrow." "Okay."

"Take me home." "Getting directions to home."

"What else can I ask you?" "See you later. Until next time."

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