I got the iPhone 3Gs a few years ago for my birthday. Of course now there’s the IPhone 4 with the wonderful Siri application.
Everyone loves Siri.
There are countless Siri Easter eggs, including the one that shows you the face of Siri. (You ask “What would you look like if you were a human being?”)
Marcia asked Siri what the weather was like and Siri answered, “Brr.” Right this instant I can bet you Marcia is asking Siri what she would look like if she were a human being. (UPDATE: No, this is BS. Dang.)
I don’t have Siri or an iPhone 4s, I have an iPhone 3g. I also have a new range, new brakes, new rotors, a medicated dog and new lower A-frame bushings. (My diamond bra is too cold and it pinches.) So I am focusing on the brakes that don’t squeak, the dog that poops solid material, and Siri’s older stupid sister, Voice Control.
I clicked too long once and saw this screen, and I assumed it was a voice recorder. It beeped and I tried to record something like my car location or a shopping list. It began playing a Blondie song. I thought it was a coincidence.
Since then I’ve learned how to use it and I’m relieved to see many other people don’t know what it’s for. You wait for the beep and say, “Call Gary.” Eek! It calls Gary. Well, on my phone anyway. I don’t know what it would do on your phone.
There are all kinds of commands that float past on the screen, whcih I have never noticed until I found that screen grab above. Most are related to music, but calling instead of dialing is handy.
There’s only one Voice Control Easter egg: just say “Steve Jobs.” (Don’t say “Call Steve Jobs” because then it will call Steve from work and you’ll have to hang up fast.)
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Well great, when I say Steve Jobs it called my boss then my co-worker. Now I have some splainin’ to do.
So, how does it work. I’ve never even found the secrect combination of hold or press or whatever that guarantees it will start. It just happens every once in a while.
Just push and hold the button below the screen and “walla” voice control.
Lies. I asked Siri, “What would you look like if you were a human being?” She said, “I don’t know what you mean by ‘What would you look like if you were a human being?’”
Tease.
Zayrina – Well, on mine if all you say is “Steve Jobs” it says “The genius is not available.”Hot Mom – What Zayrina said. You have to hold for 2 seconds or so.Marcia – Look, I saw this
and I believed it. It might be a hoax. Oh. The MacWorld forum says it is a hoax. “Not true–that image has been super-imposed after the fact, using video editing. That female image is not actually being shown on the iPhone. ”
I use voice control every day. Siri seems kind of annoying, compared to voice control, because my phone doesn’t need a personality. It just needs to do what I ask it to.
The fact that I can ask it to makes me giggle like a school girl.
Tami – the voice is the same for both, though. Ours seems more robot-like.
God sometimes I can’t find my you know what with both hands and I’m supposed to figure this out?
Hattie – sorry! IPhones are supposed to be so intuitive they dont need a manual.