iPhone/iPad: Siri for Timers

Hello, my name is Douglas Walker. Today, we're gonna be using Siri to set a timer. Now Apple likes to call Siri our personal assistant. And with Siri, we're able to do things like set a reminder, check our current weather, place a phone call, or even send a text message. And today, of course, is all about setting a timer. So, let's jump right in and use Siri to set our timer.

Alright, most of the time, Siri is turned on during our setup process. However, if you didn't have a chance to set it up, then check out our resource area just below this workshop. There you'll find step-by-step directions for exactly how to get Siri all set up.

And another note, we currently have voiceover running, which is Apple's built-in screen reader. And this will ensure that we get the most interaction from Siri. And if you're not familiar with voiceover, you're really gonna wanna check out our Listen with VoiceOver series.

All right. To set our timer, all we have to do is to either say Siri or Hey Siri. It all depends on how we've set up our phone. And then we'll just speak the amount of time that we want our timer to be set for. So we'll say something like, set a timer for 30 minutes. And of course, Siri will confirm that our timer is set. Yeah, so how about we go ahead and give that a try. Siri, set a timer for 30 minutes.

Siri: 30 minutes, starting now.

Douglas: Okay. And there you go. Now Siri will continue to listen and we could make another request if we like which is really great. But we'll just go ahead and swipe up to close our Siri screen for now. Okay. Our timer is counting down and we'll begin sounding in 30 minutes. Yeah, that's pretty cool. Now it's good to know that we can cancel or stop our timer if we like, and you've guessed it, we can use Siri to do that as well. So, let's do it. Siri, stop the timer.

Siri: It's cancelled.

Douglas: Yeah, and our timer has been cancelled. Now remember, Siri will continue to listen if we'd like to make another request, which is great. But we'll go ahead and just swipe up to close our Siri screen here. And there you go. That's how we use Siri to start and even cancel our timer.

I tell you, I love using my timer for timing things while cooking, timing my exercise routine, or just a friendly reminder, that it's time to get up and get going. Again, my name is Douglas Walker. Take care, and I'll see you next time.