Six things you can now do with Siri that are actually really useful
With Apple's new ioS 9 and iPhone 6s comes an abundance of new features to make everyone feel like their current phone is SO outdated… even though it's only a year old.
Naturally, we're obsessed with the better camera and battery life, but this time however, we're also excited about Siri.
Beyond silly questions about the meaning of life and how to divide 2 by 2, the limited scope of Siri's abilities included voice calling (which inevitably was misunderstood and you'd end up calling the wrong person) or info questions that Siri would direct you to a Safari page. In other words, Siri was, for all intents and purposes, useless.
But not anymore. Siri has gone to school, learned a few new social skills and stepped up it's game to become your brilliant personal assistant.
Search for photos by date and time or location
No more scrolling endlessly to find the picture you want from your friends birthday three months ago! Yipee! Oh, and did we mention you can specify to search for selfies too?
Activate Siri without pressing the home button
Now, you can call out to Siri without the restrictions of buttons or power cables. Lost your phone among a mass of sheets and pillows? No worries, all you have to do is simply say, "Hey Siri!."
Find out your ETA
Good to know, even if you do still tell your friends you'll be there in 5!
Teach Siri how to pronounce names correctly
A skill Siri has definitely struggled with in the past – often with disastrous results. "Call dad"… "Calling your ex-boyfriends mothers sister".
Suggest IDs for unknown numbers
Siri will search through your Mail and Messages to find out who that unknown caller might be. Screening calls the smart way.
Get reminders to read your emails and texts
Because we're all guilty of saying we'll respond the minute we get home, only to forget the second we're through the door.
