In iPad OS 14 Siri — Apple’s “personal digital assistant” — expands its knowledge and can help find answers from the Internet.
Siri has a new compact design that allows you to refer to info onscreen, then launch into your next task. As you start a request, Siri appears in the bottom-right corner of the screen. Results have been updated to give you just the information you need in a new compact layout.
What’s more, Siri gets out of the way when you’re launching apps, making a phone call, or getting directions. And Siri can also translate between up to 65 language pairs.
To use Siri, your iPad or iPhone must be connected to the Internet. If you didn’t set up Siri when you first set up your iPad, go to Settings > Siri & Search, then do any of the following:
To use Siri:
Note: To prevent iPad from responding to “Hey Siri,” place your iPad face down, or go to Settings > Siri & Search, then turn off Listen for “Hey Siri.”
You can also say “Hey Siri” to summon Siri while wearing AirPods Pro or AirPods (2nd generation).
When you summon Siri with a button and iPad is muted, Siri responds silently.
1. Do one of the following:
You can also summon Siri with a press and hold or a double tap on AirPods.
To make a correction if Siri misunderstands you:
If you wish to type a Siri request instead of speaking:
(This how-to is based on my experiences and info on Apple’s support pages — where the images sometimes come from.)
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