iOS Siri and Dictation Command List

Updated: iOS 9

Listed below are some common commands which can be used with Siri in iOS 9.

Accessibility

• "Show Accessibility Settings"
• "Turn on Voice Over"
• "Turn on Invert Colors"
• “Turn on Guided Access”
• "Turn on Assistive Touch"
• "Show me the Accessibility Settings"
• "Open VoiceOver settings"

Phone

• "Call Randy"
• "Call my wife on her iPhone"
• "Call home"
• "Call my Mom at work”
• "Call 816 555 1212"
• "Redial last number"
• "Return missed call"
• "Call back my last missed call"
• "Siri, should I call David?"
• "Get my call history"
• "Call 911"
• "Call the Fire Department"
• "Check my voice mail"
• "Do I have new voice mail?"
• "Play my last voice mail"
• "Play the last voicemail from Scott"
• "Play voice mail from Julie"

FaceTime

• "FaceTime Angela"
• "FaceTime audio Angela"
• "FaceTime video Angela"
• "Make a FaceTime call to Angela"

Contacts

• "When is my wife’s birthday?"
• "What’s Henry's address?"
• "What is my father’s phone number?"
• "Who is Jack Stevens?"
• "Show Allison's home email address"
• "Show Emily Jackson"
• "Find people named Smith"
• "Learn how to pronounce my name"
• "Learn how to pronounce my mom's name"

Relationships

• "Call me Thomas"
• "My wife is Angela Smith"
• "My brother is Michael Smith"
• "Carol Smith is my mom"
• "My boss' name is David Connery"
• "My dad is Scott Smith"
• "Zach Smith is my son"
• "John Smith is my uncle"
• "Randy Dalton Smith is my brother-in-law"

Messages

• "Send a message to Michael"
• "Send a message to Michael saying I'' be home in about 20 minutes”
• "Send a message to Karen on her mobile saying That sounds great. I'll see you soon"
• "Text my mom and dad saying Let’s have dinner tomorrow evening"
• "Text Sharon and Becky saying Where are you?"
• "Send a message to 816 555 1212"
• "Read my new messages"
• "Read it again"
• "Reply See you tomorrow"
• "Reply Be there in 15 minutes"
• "Tell her I'll be there in 15 minutes"
• "Call her on her iPhone"

Mail

• "New email to Jenniffer Palmer"
• "Email Jeff and Mary and say I'll meet you at Magic Kingdom tomorrow"
• "Email mom about the trip"
• "Mail Scott about the baseball tickets"
• "Check email"
• "Read my last email"
• "Do I have any new messages?"
• "Any new email from my boss today?"
• "Show the email from Kevin yesterday"
• "Show new mail about the soccer game"
• "Reply Hey Jessica, let’s go to the movie tonight!"
• "Call him at work"
• "Respond to her eMail"

Calendar

• "Schedule a meeting with Mark tomorrow at 4PM"
• "Schedule a conference call with Jamie today at 2PM"
• "Schedule a meeting about the new staff at 10AM"
• "schedule meeting about vacation at 1PM tomorrow in the conference room"
• "Set up a meeting at 9AM"
• "Set up a meeting with Lisa at 10AM"
• "New appointment with Matthew Friday at noon"
• "Meet with David at 7"
• "Reschedule 3PM meeting to 7PM"
• "Reschedule my 11AM meeting today"
• "Reschedule my appointment with Dr. Cleveland to next Tuesday at 10am"
• "Move my 3pm meeting to 5:30PM"
• "Add Thomas to 2:30 meeting"
• "Add Michael to meeting with Scott"
• "Cancel the new vacation meeting"
• "What’s on my calendar today?”
• "What’s on my calendar tomorrow?”
• "What’s on my calendar for Thursday?"
• "When is my next meeting"
• "Where is my next meeting?"
• "When is my next appointment?"

• "When am I meeting with Larry?"

  Reminders

• "Remind me about this"

• "remind me about this in an hour"
• "Remind me about this when I get home"
• "Remind me about this when I get to the car"
• "Remind me about this email Friday at noon"
• "Remind me about this place when I get in the car"
• "Remind me to check the dog"
• "Remember to stop by the store"
• "Remind me to call mom at 8PM"
• "Remind me to turn on the crockpot at 8am tomorrow"
• "Remind me to leave work at 3PM"
• "Remind me to water the grass when I get home"
• "Remind me to stop by the grocery store when I leave work"
• "Remember to pick up girl scount cookies next Wednesday"
• "Remind me to call Angela when I leave"
• "Remind me to call Coby when I get to work"

Notes

• "Create note: Garage keypad code is 3970"
• "Note that I spent $15 on lunch"
• "Create grocery list note
• "Find my grocery list note"
• "Add eggs to my grocery list note"
• "Show my note from June 25th"
• "Read my grocery list note"

Notifications

• "Read my notifications"

Find my Friends

• "Where is my wife?"
• "Is my wife at home?"
• "Where is Julie?"
• "Where are all my friends?"
• "Who is near me?"
• "Let my husband know when I leave work"
• "Let me know when my son gets home"
• "Who is here?"
• "Is my daughter at home?"

Social Media (Facebook and Twitter)

• "Post on Facebook On my way to the Magic Kingdom"
• "Write on my wall Having a great time in Florida"
• "Tweet I love AppleVis hashtag AppleVis"
• "Tweet visit AppleVis.com"
• "Post to Twitter AppleVis is awesome!"
• "Tweet my location Having fun in Orlando!"
• "Search Twitter for best VoiceOver tips"
• "What’s trending on Twitter"
• "Show me my tweets"
• "What are people saying about Apple"

Clock

• "What time is it?"
• "What day is it?"
• "What is today’s date?"
• "What time is it in London?"
• "What time is it in Italy?"
• "What’s the date this Thursday?"
• "When is Easter?"
• "Set an alarm for 5AM"
• "Wake me up tomorrow at 7AM"
• "Wake me up on weekdays at 6AM"
• "Wake me up on weekends at 9AM"
• "Wake me up in 2 hours"
• "Change my 8AM alarm to 6AM"
• "Show all alarms"
• "Turn off my 6AM alarm"
• "Delete my 6AM alarm"
• "Turn off all alarms"
• "Set the timer for 20 minutes"
• "Show the timer"
• "Pause the timer
• "Reset the timer"
• "Resume the timer"
• "Stop the timer"
• "Change timer"

Maps

• "Where am I?"
• "How do I get home?"
• "Directions to home"
• "Directions to my mom’s home"
• "Take me to my wife"
• "Show my current location"
• "Show me Union Station"
• "Give me public transit directions to the Union Station"
• "Show me directions from Kansas City Missouri to Chicago Illinois"
• "Give me walking directions to Emily"
• "What's my next turn?"
• "Are we there yet?"
• "What’s my ETA?"

Food and Local Business

• "Show me restaurant information for Cheesecake Factory in Chicago"
• "Show me reviews for Cheesecake Factory in Chicago"
• "I need a reservation tonight at Cheesecake Factory tonight"
• "Show me good Chinese restaurants near me"
• "Table for four in Chicago Saturday Night"
• "Find pizza near me"
• "Find coffee near me"
• "Where’s a good Mexican place around here?"
• "Find Starbucks near me"
• "Good Chinese restaurants near me"
• "What’s the best restaurant in Chicago?"
• "Find a gas station near me"
• "I’m running low on gas"
• "Show me the closest hospital"
• "I need a good plumber"
• "Show ATMs near me"
• "Is there a pharmacy near me?"
• "I need some aspirin"
• "Show me the nearest WiFi hotspots"
• "Find a happy hour nearby"
• "What time does Burger King close?"
• "Where’s a good inexpensive place to eat around here?"
• "Find me a place to eat where I can sit outside"
• "Where’s a good hair salon?"

Math and Conversions

• "What is 45 x 12?"
• "What is 7 to the 12th power?"
• "What is the square root of 144?"
• "What’s an 18% tip on $45?"
• "What is the tip on $80?"
• "How much is $100 in Canadian dollars?"
• "What is 32 degrees Fahrenheit in Celsius?"
• "How many cups in a liter?"
• "How many ounces in a cup?"

Apple Music

• "Play Stairway to Heaven"
• "Play Goodlife after this song"
• "Play the number one song right now"
• "Play the top rock songs now"
• "Shuffle the top 10 hip-hop songs"
• "Play the most popular song from May 1965"
• "Play the song from Frozen"
• "Play top song from 1989"
• "Play Only by Van Halen"
• "I like this song"
• "Play more like this"
• "Play more from this artist"
• "Play more songs like this one"
• "Don't play this song again"
• "Play my Rock and Roll station"
• "I want to hear the live version of this song"
• "Add Adelle to my library"
• "Get the new Maroon 5 album"
• "Buy this song"
• "Add this song to my wish list"
• "Play Jazz music"
• "Play workout playlist"
• "Play relaxation playlist"
• "Shuffle my Relaxation playlist"
• "Play the album Back in Black"
• "Play the album Back in Black shuffled"
• "Play Porter Robinson"
• "Play Years of War"
• "Pause music"
• "Stop music"
• "Resume music
• "Skip track"
• "Play previous track"
• "What music is playing?"
• "Hey Siri, what song is this?"
• "Play Porter Robinson on iTunes radio"

Podcasts

• "Play podcast"
• "Play AppleVis podcast"
• "Play it twice fast"
• "Jump back 20 seconds"
• "Skip ahead 10 seconds"
• "Play"
• "Pause"
• "Search for AppleVis podcasts"
• "Find the AppleVis podcasts in the iTunes Store"
• "Download the new AppleVis Podcasts"

News, Sports, and Weather

• "What’s the latest in San Francisco?"
• "What’s the weather like today?"
• "What’s the temperature outside?"
• "What’s the weather like for the next hour?"
• "What’s the weather for tomorrow?"
• "What’s the forecast for this weekend?"
• "Is it going to snow next week?"
• "How’s the weather in London right now?"
• "Will it rain in orlando this week?"
• "Is it hot in Orlando right now?"
• "How windy is it out there?"
• "Check next week’s forecast for New York"
• "How humid is it in New York right now?"
• "What’s the high for Chicago on Friday?"
• "When is sunrise in London?"
• "When is sunset in Seattle?"
• "Did the groundhog see its shadow?"
• "What’s the UV Index outside?"
• "Show me football scores from Sunday"
• "Show me NFL standings"
• "When do the Kansas City Chiefs play next?"
• "Show me the Kansas City Chiefs season schedule"
• "Which NFL team has the most yards?"
• "Show me career statistics for Peyton Manning"
• "When does the NBA season start?"
• "Is there an NBA game today?"
• "How many regular-season games does each NBA team play?"
• "Did the Lakers win?"
• "When is the next Lakers home game"
• "Who won the Super Bowl"
• "Who has the most touchdowns?"
• "Who will win the Bears game?"
• "Who’s the quarterback for Denver?"
• "What channel is the Red Sox on?"
• "Show me the roster of the Giants"
• "Is anyone on the Red Sox injured?"

Movies and Entertainment

• "What movies are coming out this weekend?"
• "What movies are playing near me?"
• "Find some movie theaters near me"
• "Find movie theaters in Orlando, Florida"
• "Find movie theaters near my office"
• "Can you recommend a movie?"
• "Are there any 3D movies playing around here?"
• "What are the best movies playing right now?"
• "What R-Rated movies are playing?"
• "What are some PG movies playing this today?"
• "What action movies are playing"
• “What’s the the movie The Good Dinosaur about?"
• "Show me reviews of the movie The Good Dinosaur"
• "Show me ratings for The Good Dinosaur"
• "Do people like The Good Dinosaur?"
• "Play the trailer for The Good Dinosaur"
• "Who directed Avatar?"
• "When was the movie Toy Story released?"
• "Who starred in the movie Toy Story?"
• "What movie won best picture in 1994?"
• "How many movies has John Travolta been in?"
• "Buy season two of The Simpsons"
• "Buy the latest season of The Simpsons"

Stocks

• "How is the stock market doing today?"
• "What is the Dow at?"
• "Where is the Nasdaq at today?"
• "Show me the stock information for Apple"
• "What is Apple’s stock price?"
• "Compare AAPL and the Dow Jones"
• "What did Apple close at today?"
• "How is the Nikkei doing?"
• "What is Apple’s PE ratio?"

Web:

• "Search the web for best 42 inch television"
• "Search for baked cookie recipes"
• "Search the web for best smartphones"
• "Search for news about the Apple Keynotes"
• "Search Google for AppleVis"
• "Search Google for top rock albums"
• "Search Wikipedia for Steve Jobs"
• "Search Bing for upcoming movies"
• "Search Twitter for AppleVis"
• "Search Yahoo for what’s happening in China"
• "What’s the definition of blind?"
• "Show me the Orion constellation"
• "How do you spell supercalifragilisticexpialidocious?"
• "Search for images of cats"
• "Search for images of Seattle"
• "Search for images of Apple iPhone"

Books

• "Find the Hobbit book in iBook"
• "Find books by James Patterson"
• "Download James Rollins novel"

Photos

• "Show my photos from yesterday"
• "Go t my photos from last night"
• "Show my videos from this weekend"
• "Lookup my videos taken from New York City"
• "Find last year Hawaii's photos"

Settings

• "Turn on airplane mode"
• "Turn on Wi-Fi"
• "Turn on Bluetooth"
• "Turn on do not disturb"
• "Turn on flashlight"
• "Turn up brightness of display"
• "Make the screen brighter"
• "Display privacy settings"
• "Is Bluetooth on?"
• "Open Phone Settings"
• "Open music settings"
• "Open mail settings"
• "Open Twitter settings"
• "Open VoiceOver settings"

Launch

• "Play Dice World"
• "Open Music"
• "Launch Facebook"
• "Take a picture"
• "Get the Bard Mobile app"
• "Find Twitter in the AppStore"
• "Download Facebook"

Q&A

• "What’s the price of gasoline in Chicago?"
• "How tall is Taylor Swift?"
• "When was Abraham Lincoln born?"
• "How many calories in a donut?"
• "How far away is the Moon?"
• "What’s the population of India?"
• "How many days until Christmas?"
• "What is the nutritional information for a bowl of Cheerios?"
• "What is the wavelength of 500MHz?"
• "What notes are in a B minor chord?"
• "What is Apple in Morse Code?"
• "When is daylight saving time?"
• "How high is El Capitan?"

Dictation

• "New line" (Move to the next line)
• "New paragraph" (Start a new paragraph)
• "Cap" (Capitalise the next word)
• "Caps on" ... "caps off" (Capitalise a section of text)
• "All caps" (Make the next word all uppercase)
• "All caps on" ... "all caps off" (Make part of what you say uppercase)
• "No caps" (Make the next word lowercase)
• "No caps on" ... "no caps off" (Make sure part of what you say is all lowercase)
• "Space bar" (Prevent a hyphen from appearing in a normally hyphenated word)
• "No space" (Prevent a space between words)
• "No space on" ... "no space off" (Prevent a section of text from having spaces between words)
• "Period" or "full stop" (Place a "."at the end of a sentence)
• "Dot"
• "Point"
• "Ellipsis" or "dot dot dot"
• "Comma"
• "Double comma"
• "Quote" or "quotation mark"
• "Quote ... end quote" or "quote ... close quote" (Place quotes around a section of text)
• "Apostrophe"
• "Exclamation point"
• "Inverted exclamation point"
• "Question mark"
• "Inverted question mark"
• "Ampersand"
• "Asterisk"
• "Open parenthesis"
• "Close parenthesis"
• "Open bracket"
• "Close bracket"
• "Open brace"
• "Close brace"
• "Dash"
• "Hyphen"
• "Em dash"
• "Underscore"
• "Percent sign"
• "Copyright sign"
• "Registered sign"
• "Section sign"
• "Dollar sign"
• "Cent sign"
• "Euro sign"
• "Yen sign"
• "Degree sign"
• "Caret"
• "At sign"
• "Pound sterling sign"
• "Pound sign"
• "Greater than sign"
• "Less than sign"
• "Forward slash"
• "Back slash"
• "Smiley" or "smiley face" or "smile face"
• "Frowny" or "frowny face" or "frown face"
• "Winky" or "winky face" or "wink face"
• "E.g." (pronounced as "e g")
• "i.e." (pronounced as "i e")

Most of these commands have been sourced from the various support documentation provided by Apple. If you have found any mistakes and/or have any commands that were not mentioned above, please leave a comment below.