5 tips to get more out of Siri

Sometimes, Siri mispronounces a friend's name or can't find a contact based on your voice. To solve this, search your contacts for the right contact.

1. Tap 'Edit' at the top right, scroll down, and choose 'Add field'.
2. Select 'First name pronunciation' and 'Last name pronunciation'. You can also type the phonetic name under 'First name phonetic'. Siri now recognizes the correct pronunciation and makes it easier to call someone by saying their name.

You can activate Siri with your voice and say 'Bas is my brother', for example. Siri then asks you to confirm. Tap 'Save'. Siri's just learned that 'Bas' is your brother. From now on, all you have to do is say 'call my brother' to call Bas faster or 'send my brother a message' to chat faster.

With Siri, you can set reminders based on a location. To do this, activate Siri and say 'remind me to visit Daniel as soon as I arrive at the office', for example. This way, you'll receive a notification to visit him as soon as you get to the the office.

Note: it's important that your location is enabled in the settings. In addition, your home and work addresses in the contacts app must be correct.

With the Siri Shortcuts app, you can come up with commands for a series of actions. This means that Siri perform an action with less steps. Set an assignment for when you leave the house, for example. You want to turn off all the lights and keep the heating temperature low. You can do this in one go with Siri Shortcuts by saying the command.

You can also use Siri without sound. This is useful if you're on the train and want to ask Siri about your appointments for that day, for example. There are 2 options to communicate with Siri silently.

1. Type your question for Siri, so you don't have to talk out loud.
2. When you silence Siri, she doesn't talk back. You can only read her feedback on your screen. You can adjust this by setting your settings to 'Control with Ring Switch'.