To enable Siri, go to settings, general, Siri, and double tap the Siri on/off button toward the top to toggle it on or off. It should be on by default, but who knows what might have happened.
Hth, Wayne On 10/25/12, Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D. <kramlinger.ke...@mayo.edu> wrote: > 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. > 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. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > -- Follow me on Twitter at: www.twitter.com/wcmerritt My websites: www.wayneism.com www.whitecaneday.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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