How to create custom Voice Control commands on Mac
If you take the time to set up custom Voice Control commands and vocabulary on your Mac, it can save you time later. Here’s how to create custom commands.
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How to use Voice Control to navigate your Mac
If you haven’t tried the Mac Voice Control feature, you might be missing out on a quicker way to navigate. Here’s how to use Voice Control on Mac.
Lasers can control Siri and other voice assistants: Researchers
Researchers have shown lasers and other focused light sources can be used to inject voice commands from a distance on Siri and other voice assistants.
How to enable and use Voice Control instead of Siri on iPhone
If you like giving voice commands, but can’t use or prefer not to use Siri, there’s another way. Here’s how to enable and use Voice Control on iPhone.
How to enable and use VoiceOver on HomePod on iOS and Mac
If you would like to use VoiceOver on HomePod, this tutorial shows you how to enable the feature and use it with handy gestures.
How to create an Alexa Voice Profile on Amazon Echo speaker
You can make your Amazon Echo speaker experience more personalized. Set up an Alexa Voice Profile and your voice will be recognized every time you speak.
How to change the language and Siri’s voice on HomePod
Want to change the HomePod language used or Siri’s voice on your smart speaker? This tutorial shows you how to change them both.
Alexa for iPhone picks up voice controls
Following the introduction of voice controls in Alexa for Android back in January, Amazon has now implemented the same functionality in its iOS app so iPhone users can now check the weather, too, as well as ask questions and more.
10+ new features in iOS 10.2 beta 1
Apple yesterday issued beta 1 of the forthcoming iOS 10.2 software update for the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. For starters, iOS 10.2 beta 1 includes three new wallpapers, provides a bunch of new emoji as part of the Unicode 9.0 standard and gives Camera the optional ability to remember filter, Live Photo and mode settings.
Star ratings are back in the Music app and Videos has its own widget. Oh, and you can now annoy friends with a brand new animation in Messages.
Without further ado, here’s our video hands-on with iOS 10.2 beta 1 accompanied by a detailed description of all the new features and enhancements.
This tweak makes Siri less impatient so you can take your time speaking
A lot of times while using Siri, you might have to repeat yourself or start over while you’re talking because if you speak too slowly, or pause while you’re talking, you’ll get the “I didn’t quite get that” message.
As frustrating as this can be, especially in louder environments, a new free jailbreak tweak called SiriKeepListening now available in Cydia helps remedy this problem.
What to do when Siri doesn’t pronounce your name right
Siri is an amazing piece of software and Apple has tried so hard to make it capable of pronouncing everyone’s names right, but there are just too many names in the world for Siri to be perfect and pronouncing all of them.
On the other hand, if you’re sick of Siri not being able to pronounce your name correctly, there is a way to train her so she will pronounce it right going forward.
We’ll show you how this is done in this quick tutorial.
Voice messaging could be an integral iWatch feature
As it becomes more clear that Apple is actually planning to release its highly-anticipated iWatch, the rumor mill has shifted towards what kinds of features the smart watch could have. It appears that voice messaging could be at the top of the list, at least according to a recent talk that UBS analyst Steven Milunovich had with Apple CEO Tim Cook in China…Â
