Does Siri pull the weather data from the native weather app? Is there a way to get Siri to read weather from other apps, such as MenuWeather? MenuWeather seems to more accurately reflect the weather condisions in my micro-climate.
Thanks. Keith -----Original Message----- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Raul A. Gallegos Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 12:07 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: My thoughts on Siri and the iPhone 5 Just say, "what's the weather today" and she will tell you. If Voice Over is off she'll just tell you the temp, but if Voice Over is on, you will get the temp, plus whatever shows up on the screen. Like the high and low for the day. -- Raul A. Gallegos The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not. - Mark Twain Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 Facebook: http://facebook.com/rau47 On 10/25/2012 12:55 PM, Chris wrote: > It would appear the weather is also displayed rather than spoken > according to yesterday's mess about. So how do you get Siri to speak the > weather then? > > > Christopher Hallsworth > > On 25/10/2012 02:38, Raul A. Gallegos wrote: >> Yes I agree. In fact if I am going to use Siri for a lot of interaction, >> I disable Voice Over. Now there are cases where you get more information >> displayed on the screen. For example if I ask Siri what the population >> of Chicago is, she will tell me, but not by speaking it, instead, she >> displays the information. So, in this case y ou have to use Voice Over. >> However for the weather, scheduling reminders, meetings, making calls, >> or sending texts, I definitely turn off Voice Over as it gets annoying >> otherwise. >> >> -- >> Raul A. Gallegos >> "The best way to remember your wife's birthday is to forget is once." - >> E. Joseph Cossman >> Home Page: http://raulgallegos.com >> Twitter: https://twitter.com/rau47 >> Facebook: http://facebook.com/rau47 >> >> On 10/24/2012 2:23 PM, Chris wrote: >>> Oh ok I like the idea of having no VoiceOver when I use Siri. It seems >>> more logical and more like a natural conversation this way. >>> >>> >>> Christopher Hallsworth >>> >>> On 24/10/2012 17:26, Sieghard Weitzel wrote: >>>> Hi Chris, >>>> >>>> I use SIRI with my iPhone 4S and Voiceover turned on all the time both >>>> for >>>> asking it to dial numbers, for asking questions and for dictation. It >>>> works >>>> fine, only thing is that if Voiceover is not turned on SIRI will >>>> automatically listen if, for example, you say "Text Christopher >>>> Hallsworth" >>>> and if you not follow right away with what you want the text message >>>> to say, >>>> SIRI will say something ike "What do you want to say to Christopher >>>> Hallsworth". If you have Voiceover on you have to double tap or press >>>> the >>>> home key again to make SIRI listen, if Voiceover is off you can simply >>>> speak >>>> your message and SIRI will hear it. >>>> >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Sieghard >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >>>> Behalf >>>> Of Chris >>>> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2012 9:14 AM >>>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>>> Subject: Re: My thoughts on Siri and the iPhone 5 >>>> >>>> Ok, this is where the iPod Touch or iPad or iPad Mini comes in, as at >>>> least >>>> I can try Siri with VoiceOver before committing to an iPhone 4s or 5. >>>> >>>> >>>> Christopher Hallsworth >>>> >>>> On 24/10/2012 16:15, Kawal Gucukoglu wrote: >>>>> Hello Chris. >>>>> >>>>> Before you buy your phone 5, you should try Siri with Voice Over. >>>>> >>>>> Kawal. >>>>> >>>>> On Oct 24, 2012, at 4:11 PM, Chris <christopher...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I tried Siri on a carer's iPhone 5 today. What I can't get over is >>>>>> the >>>> fact it just recognized my voice instantly without training. I said >>>> hello, >>>> it said hello back. Then I said how are you? It said I'm very well. I >>>> then >>>> asked what the weather is like. It then brought up the Weather app. The >>>> carer is fully sighted so of course does not need VoiceOver. But she >>>> told me >>>> about the Weather app opening. >>>>>> I just find this amazing because I tried a few third party Voice >>>> Dictation apps, namely Vokul, on my iPhone 4, and they do not like my >>>> unusually high voice at all. Yet Siri does! >>>>>> Just some thought from a prospective Siri user. >>>>>> I also felt her iPhone 5. It's really nice and feel I can use it no >>>> problem. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> >>>>>> Christopher Hallsworth >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>>> Google Group. >>>>>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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