Siri Commands List Cheat Sheet

List of Siri commands, questions, and experiments. (actually field tested on iPhone running
iOS 8.4 or later)

Define Relationships between you and your contacts

Call me [NAME]

My wife is [WIFE_NAME]

My brother/sister is [SIBLING_NAME]'

[PARENT_NAME] is my mom/dad

My bosss name is [EXECUTIVE_NAME]'

My Project Managers name is [MANAGER_NAME]'

Etc.

Then you can ask Siri to search Contacts for info about people in your Address Book

When is my wifes birthday?

Whats [CONTACT]s address?

What is [CONTACT]s phone number?

Where does [CELEBRITY|CONTACT] live?

Show [CONTACT] s home email address

Show [CONTACT]

Find people named [CONTACT:FIRST_NAME|LAST_NAME|NICKNAME]

Siri core Phone Calls, Text, Emails, LBS, Calendar Events & Device
Settings Commands List
Most Phone Settings are available with a few taps on your phone. However, in situations where hands-free human
computer interaction is required, these commands may be useful.

Command
Call [CONTACT]
Call [CONTACT] on his/her
[PHONE_TYPE]
Call [CONTACT] on speaker
Call 911

Redial last number

Return missed call
Get my call history

Result/Example
Call a specific person from Contacts, or, a Phone Number
i.e. Call my wife on her cell phone
Place a hands-free call on speaker phone (i.e. in the car, on-the-go, etc)
Contact local first-responder services (Emergency only)
Redial most recent previously dialed number
Redial most recent phone number which called without answer
Displays All Calls (including received, placed & missed calls)

Check voicemail ~OR~ Do I have any

voicemails?
FaceTime [audio|video] [CONTACT]
Read my Text Messages
Text [CONTACT] [MESSAGE]
New email to [CONTACT]
Email [CONTACT] & [CONTACT] say [MSG]

Check email ~OR~ Do I have any

new messages?
Read my last email
Any new email from my [CONTACT]
today?
Call him at work ~OR~ Schedule that
in calendar
Read my notifications
Where is [CONTACT]
Whos near me ~OR~ Where are all
my friends
Where is my next meeting?
When is my next appointment?
Whats on my calendar [TIME]
When am I meeting with [CONTACT]

Schedule a meeting with [CONTACT]

[TIME]
New appointment with [CONTACT]
[TIME]
Reschedule [TIME] meeting to [TIME]
Add [CONTACT] to meeting at [TIME ]
Add [CONTACT] to meeting with
[CONTACT]
Cancel the [EVENT_TITLE] meeting
What time is it? ~OR~ What is
todays date?
What time is it in [PLACE]?
What timezone is [PLACE] in?
Whats the date this [DAY]?
Are Location Services on?
Is Bluetooth on?
Is Bluetooth off?
Turn on Bluetooth
Turn off Bluetooth
Is Wi-Fi on?
Is Wi-Fi off?
Turn on Wi-Fi
Turn off Wi-Fi
Is Cellular Data on?
Is Cellular Data off?
Turn on Cellular Data
Turn off Cellular Data

Lists any unlistened to voicemails (but cant play them, requires touch)
Try to start FT chat with a contact (they must have compatible iOS device)
Reads any unread SMS Text Messages
Compose and send (after confirmation) an SMS Text Message
Compose an email in Mail app, to a Contact or Email Address
i.e. Email Kerry & Lisa and say I am going out of town this weekend'
If PUSH is turned off to save Battery power, this will do a FETCH
Reads out loud the message at top of Mail app
(i.e. my Boss, Wife, RealEstate Agent etc; pre-coded, or by name)
Respond to Email with something other than Email (i.e Call, Event)
Sequentially read through uncleared Notifications top to bottom
Locate people, i.e. my wife or kids (they need to have iOS/Siri)
Locate people in your contact book
Location-Based discovery of next scheduled Calendar event
Time-Based discovery of next scheduled Calendar event
Read schedule (TIME could be Date, today, tomorrow, Friday, etc)
Contact-based search of Calendar events for next occurrence
Creates a Calendar entry (ie. Kevin Smith tomorrow at 1:30pm)
Creates a Calendar entry (ie.. Dr. Geraldo Tuesday at noon)
Change Calendar entry (i.e. Reschedule 7 PM meeting to 9 PM)
Change Calendar entry (i.e. Add Andrew to 3:30 meeting)
Change Calendar entry (i.e. Add Alicia to meeting with Andrew)
Delete Calendar entry (i.e. Cancel the New Acquisition meeting)
Read out the days date, time or datetime.
Timezone conversion between your city & another (i.e. New York)
Timezone identification for a specific city (i.e. -04:00UTC)
i.e. Whats the date this Friday (in case you are too lazy for math)
NOTE: as of this version Siri cant turn this on/off
If Bluetooth is enabled, answers yes; otherwise, no.
If Bluetooth is not enabled, answers yes; otherwise, no.
Turns Bluetooth on.
Turns Bluetooth off.
If Wi-Fi is enabled, answers yes; otherwise, no.
If Wi-Fi is not enabled, answers yes; otherwise, no.
Turn Wi-Fi on.
Turns Wi-Fi off.
If Cellular Data (or LTE) is enabled, answers yes; otherwise, no.
If Cellular Data (or LTE) is not enabled, answers yes; otherwise, no.
Turns on Cellular Data from your data plan.
Turns off Cellular Data from your data plan.

Turn on Do Not Disturb

Turn off Do Not Disturb
Is Do Not Disturb on?
Is Do Not Disturb off?
Turn on Airplane Mode
Is Airplane Mode on?
Brighten display.
Darken display
A little brighter, please
A little darker, please
Minimum brightness
Maximum brightness
Invert Colors
Turn on Invert Colors
Turn off Invert Colors
Turn on VoiceOver
Turn off VoiceOver
Siri Music Commands List
Command
Play [ITUNES_MUSIC_CATEGORY]
music
Play [ITUNES_PLAYLIST_NAME]
playlist
Stop [ITUNES_PLAYLIST_NAME]
playlist
Shuffle my [ITUNES_PLAYLIST_NAME]
playlist
Play the album [ALBUM]
Play the album [ALBUM] shuffled
Play [ARTIST]
Play [ITUNES_MUSIC_CATEGORY]
songs
Play more songs like this
Pause music
Stop music
Resume music
Skip track
Play previous track
What music is playing?
Hey Siri, what song is this?
Play [ARTIST] on iTunes radio
What is the highest selling album of
all time?
Play [SONG]
Play the number one song right now
Play the top [ITUNES_MUSIC_TYPE]
songs now
Shuffle the Top 10

Activates Do Not Disturb Mode.

Deactivates Do Not Disturb Mode.
If Do Not Disturb is enabled, answers yes; otherwise, no.
If Do Not Disturb is not enabled, answers yes; otherwise, no.
Prompts to confirm Airplane Mode setting.
For most users, Siri does not work in Airplane Mode.
Brigthens the screen display by one setting.
Darkens the screen display by one setting.
Brigthens the screen display by one setting.
Darkens the screen display by one setting.
Sets screen display to the minimum brightness setting.
Sets screen display to the maximum brightness setting.
Toggles Invert Colors feature on or off.
Turns Invert Colors high contrast feature on.
Turns Invert Colors high contrast feature off.
Accessibility - Turns on VoiceOver utility.
Accessibility - Turns off VoiceOver utitlity.

Result/Example
Play Jazz music
i.e. Play exercise playlist
i.e. Play work playlist
i.e. Shuffle my Road Trip playlist
i.e. Play the album The New Classic'
i.e. Play the album The New Classic shuffled
i.e. Play anything by the chosen artist (i.e. Play Bob Marley)
i.e. Play Love' songs
Will try to find songs by similar artists or approximately similar songs
Pauses media players current track, maintaining the position
Stop music, goes back to the start of current track if resuming play
Resumes current track, from saved position (if paused or start if stopped)
Skip ahead to the next track (shuffles if shuffle is set)
Replay the previous track
Tries to identify the currently playing artist or genre
Tries to identify the currently playing song
Play Alicia Keys on iTunes radio
~~General questions about Music may work
i.e. Play Born to Run
Plays iTunes APIs return val for #1 ranked of Top 100 Songs
i.e. Play the top Rock songs now
i.e. Shuffle the top 10 hip-hop songs

[ITUNES_MUSIC_TYPE] songs
Play the most popular song from
[DATE]
Play the song from
[MOVIE_SOUNDTRACK]
Play top song from [YEAR]
Play [SONG] by [ARTIST]
Play my [APPLE_MUSIC_NAME]
station
Add [ARTIST] to my library
Get the new [ARTIST] [single|album]
I like this song
I want to hear the live version of this
song
Buy this song
Add this song to my wish list
Siri Podcast Commands List

i.e. Play the most popular song from June 2014

i.e. Play the song from Selma
i.e. Play top song from 1999
i.e. Play Only the Lonely by Roy Orbison
Play my Rock and Roll station
i.e. Add The Screaming Weasels to my library
i.e. Get the new AC/DC album (may show list to disambiguate)
Favourite currently playing song in iTunes library
Try to match currently playing song (to Apple Musics concert recordings)
Currently playing song purchased after confirmation of AppleID
Currently playing song added to iTunes wish list

The Podcast app organizes various feeds into a simple interface for download and playback

.Command
Result/Example
Playback at half speed
Sets podcast playback speed to 0.5x speed.
Set playback speed to half
Sets podcast playback speed to 0.5x speed.
Playback at normal speed
Sets podcast playback speed to 1.0x speed.
Set playback speed to
Sets podcast playback speed to 1.0x speed.
normal
Playback at one and a half
Sets podcast playback speed to 1.5x speed.
speed
Set playback speed to one
Sets podcast playback speed to 1.5x speed.
and a half
Playback at double speed
Sets podcast playback speed to 2.0x speed.
Set playback speed to double Sets podcast playback speed to 2.0x speed.
Pause playback
Pauses podcast playback.
Resume playback
Resumes podcast playback.
Jump back [TIME]
i.e. Jump back 45 seconds (jumps back specified time and resumes playback)
Rewind back [TIME]
i.e. Jump back 11 minutes (same as above rewinds back and resumes playback)
Go back [TIME]
i.e. Go back 5 seconds (same effect as above two commands)
Jump ahead [TIME]
i.e. Jump ahead 30 seconds (jumps ahead specified time and resumes playback)
Fast forward [TIME]
i.e. Fast Forward 12 seconds (same as above fast forwards specified time)
Go forward [TIME]
i.e. Go forwards 8 seconds (same effect as above two commands)
Play [PODCAST_TITLE]
i.e. Play The Joe Rogan Podcast (plays latest podcast content only if subscribed)
podcast
Siri Apps/Games, Photos/Videos, Web, Movies/Theatres & TV Commands List
Command
Play [GAME]
Open [APP] ~OR~ Launch [APP]
Find [APP_NAME] apps
Get the [APP_NAME] app
Open [APP] settings
Take a picture

Result/Example
i.e. Play Angry Birds
i.e. Open Music ~OR~ Launch Spotify
i.e. Find calculator apps
i.e. Get the Minecraft app
i.e. Open Music settings
Snaps the Cameras shutter to take a photograph

Show me photos of [PERSON] from

[PLACE][TIME]

i.e. Show me photos of Eddy from Karaoke in San Francisco last fall

Show me videos I took [PLACE]

[TIME]
Search for images of
[KEYWORDS]
Search the web for best
[PRODUCT_TYPE]
Search for [FOOD_TYPE] recipes
How many calories in
[FOOD_TYPE]?
What is the [NUTRITION] of
[FOOD_TYPE]?
Search for news about
[KEYWORDS]
Google [KEYWORDS]
Bing [KEYWORDS]
Search Yahoo for [KEYWORDS]
Search Twitter for [KEYWORDS]
Search Wikipedia for
[KEYWORDS]
[QUESTION]
Show me [KEYWORDS]
How do you spell [KEYWORD]?
[SCIENTIFIC_MATHEMATIC_QUESTI
ON]
What movies are playing near
me?
What movies are coming out this
weekend?
Find some movie theaters near
me
Find movie theaters near [PLACE]
Are there any [TYPE] movies
playing [PLACE]?
What are the best movies playing
[TIME]?
What [RATING] movies are
playing?
What [GENRE] movies are
playing?
Can you recommend a movie?
Whats the movie [MOVIE] about?
Show me reviews of the movie
[MOVIE]
Show me ratings for [MOVIE]
Play the trailer for [MOVIE]
Who directed [MOVIE]?
When was the movie [MOVIE]
released?

Show me videos I took in San Francisco last fall

i.e. Search for images of Mobile TV
i.e.. Search the web for best tablets
i.e. Search for baked chicken recipes
i.e. How many calories in a Big Mac (or something healthier hah)
i.e. What is the Vitamin D content of 2% milk
i.e. Search for news about this years Elections
Fires off a search query to Google Search Engine
Fires off a search query to Bing Search Engine
Fires off a search query to Yahoo! web/news portal
Fires off a search query to Twitter social media forum
Better off if keywords are an actual supported Topic in Wikipedia
i.e. Whats the definition of democratic? (default/primary search engine query)
i.e. Show me the Orion constellation (like an Im Feeling Lucky search)
Spelling suggestions from (default/primary search engine query)
(WolframAlpha) Siri will also attempt to lookup specific keyphrases
LBS attempt to match against Siris known Theatres (US only for now)
LBS Theatre lookup again plus New Release filter
LBS Theatre lookup (major cities and US will work better)
i.e. Find Movie Theaters near my office; (if youve set Office address)
i.e. Are there any 3D movies playing around here?
i.e. What are the best movies playing right now? (or next weekend)
i.e. What R-Rated movies are playing?
i.e. What [GENRE] movies are playing?
Siri will utilize some Taste data analysis and try to suggest a Movie
i.e. Whats the movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens about?
i.e. Show me reviews of the movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens
i.e. Show me ratings for Star Wars: The Force Awakens
i.e. Play the trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens
i.e. Who directed The Shawshank Redemption?
i.e. When was the movie Saving Private Ryan released?

Who starred in the movie

[MOVIE]?
What movie won best picture in
[YEAR]?
How many movies has [ACTOR]
been in?
Buy season [SEASON_NUM] of
[TV_SHOW]
Buy the latest season of
[TV_SHOW]

i.e. Who starred in the movie Good Will Hunting?

i.e. What movie won best picture in 1998?
i.e. How many movies has Christopher Lee been in?
i.e. Buy season 6 of The Walking Dead (purchases in iTunes)
i.e. Buy the latest season of Homeland (purchases in iTunes)

Siri Timer, Alarm & Reminder Commands List

The Timer is a chronometer that counts down from a specified amount of time. The words timer and
countdown can be used interchangeably. For example, you can ask Siri to resume the timer countdown by
saying either Resume countdown, please or Please, resume timer.
Siri is expecting [timer duration] in minutes, seconds or minutes AND seconds.
Command
Timer
Show timer
Set timer
Set timer for [TIME]
Reset timer
Reset timer for [TIME]
Reset timer to [TIME]
Change timer
Change timer to [TIME]
Pause timer
Stop timer
Resume timer
Start timer
Restart timer
Set an alarm for [TIME]
Wake me up [TIME]
Wake me up in [TIME]
Change my [TIME] alarm to [TIME]
Show all alarms
Turn off my [TIME] alarm
Delete my [TIME] alarm
Turn off all alarms ~OR~ Clear all
alarms
Reminders.
Show me all my reminders, please.
Read me all my reminders, please.
Delete my next reminder
Delete reminder containing
[KEYWORD].
Delete reminder

Result/Example
Displays timer on screen (Siri can access Timer only)
Displays timer on screen ( not the Stopwatch)
Prompts for time duration (if timer already counting down, prompts
to keep change)

Sets or resets timer for duration. Begins countdown.

Stops timer. Resets countdown to original time.
Resets timer to specified time. Begins countdown.
Resets timer to specified time. Begins countdown.
Prompts for time duration.
Resets timer to specified time. Begins countdown.
Pauses countdown.
Pauses countdown.
Resumes countdown.
Resumes countdown.
Resumes countdown.
i.e. Set an alarm for 7 AM tomorrow morning
i.e. tomorrow at 5 AM could be daily/recurring
i.e. in 3 hours
. ie. weekdays @ 6 AM
i.e. Change my 7 AM alarm to 6:30 AM
List all currently set (active and inactive) alarms
i.e. Turn off my 6:30 alarm (removes instance of alarm)
i.e. Delete my 6:30 alarm (removes all alarm instances)
Requests conf then deletes any alarms (active or not)
Displays the complete list of reminders.
Displays the complete list of reminders.
Reads a few reminders. Prompts to continue with entire list.
Requests confirmation before deleting reminder (if exists).
Requests confirmation from list of matching reminders before
deleting reminder
Specify one or more words in the item name, requests conf. first

[REMINDER_NAME]
Remind me weekly
Remind me [ROUTINE-TIME]
Remind me every evening
Remind me [ROUTINE-TIME]
Remind me every Friday evening.
Remind me [ROUTINE-TIME-DAY]
Remind me About This
Remind me about this when I get
home
Remind me about this email Friday
at noon
Remind me about [PLACE] when I
get in the car

Prompts you for reminder details.

Prompts you for reminder details.
Prompts for details (i.e. Remind me to walk the dogs )
Prompts for details (i.e. Remind me to call mom at 7 PM)
Prompts (i.e. Garbage Day every Friday morning; weekly)
Prompts for info (i.e. to leave work early at 4 PM today)
Contextual Reminders to come back to whatever doing
LBS (i.e. to water the garden when I get home)
Timed reminder to reply
i.e. this place or StoreX LBS location map or Directions

Experimental and New Siri Commands

As Siri software engineers at Apple make tweaks, certain responses improve.

Command
Weather [PLACE]
Temperature [PLACE]
Wind speed [PLACE]
What is the weather today?
What is the pressure outside?
Hot | Warm | Cold | Rain | Snow |
Thunderstorms
Will it [WEATHER_EVENT] tomorrow?

Result/Example
i.e. Weather in Palm Springs (Returns temperature for that
location)
i.e. Temperature in Palm Springs (Returns temperature for
that location)
i.e. Winds speed in Palm Springs (Returns wind speed for that
location)
Returns weather for your default location (LBS if set to such in
Weather app)

Returns barometric pressure

Clever response, then compares posit to local weather
i.e. Will it rain tomorrow? (or snow, be windy, have a High
UV index, etc)

Read the news headlines

Im Home
Movie Night
Good Night
Lock the front door
Set the [BRIGHTNESS|HUE ] of [LIGHT]
to [VALUE]
Set temperature to [TEMPERATURE]
What is the chemical symbol for
[element]?
What is the symbol for [ELEMENT]?
What is the boiling point of
[ELEMENT]?
What is the melting point of
[ELEMENT]?
What time is [EVENT] in [PLACE]?

(HomeKit + SmartLights + SmartHub) Turns on Lights, adjusts

Thermostat
(HomeKit + SmartLights) Dim living room & dining room Lights
(HomeKit + SmartLights) Turn off all Lights in the living room,
dining room, etc.
(HomeKit + SmartLock) Activates locking mechanism on front
door locks
(HomeKit+ SmartLights) Set the brightness of the bedroom
lights to 40%
(HomeKit + SmartThermostat) Set the temperature to 68
degrees
Returns chemical symbol for element
Returns chemical symbol for element
Returns chemical symbol for element
Returns chemical symbol for element
i.e. What time is sunset in Beverly Hills? Or high tide at the
beach

Show me a map of the [PLACE] in

[PLACE]
Directions from [PLACE] to [PLACE]
Give me transit directions from
[PLACE] to [PLACE]
Walking Directions from [PLACE] to
[PLACE]
How far is it from [PLACE] to [PLACE]
Where is the closest [PLACE]?
When is the next train from [PLACE]
to [PLACE]?
Take me home ~OR~ How do I get
home from here?
ETA
Cancel Navigation
How is the stock market doing today?
What is the price of [COMMODITY]
today?
How is the [STOCK_INDEX] doing
today?
What is the value of [CURRENCY]
today?
Show [SCHEDULES|STATS|STANDINGS]
for [TEAM]
Who is the next starting pitcher for
the Dodgers?
Who has [ACTIVITY] in [SPORT]
[TIME]?
What is Chase Anderson's ERA?
Show me [TEAM] roster.
Who is the [POSITION] for [TEAM]?
Show me Peyton Manning's regular
season stats.
Show me [ATHLETE]s [SEASON] stats
How many [ACTIVITY] did [ATHLETE]
have [TIME]
Who is the top [ACTIVITY] for [TEAM]?
When is the next [SPORT_EVENT]?
Who is the head coach of [TEAM]?
How many wins did [TEAM] have last
season?
Who is [ATHLETE|CELEBRITY]'s wife?
Who is [ATHLETE|CELEBRITY] married
to?
Tell me a funny joke.
Tell me a silly joke.

i.e. Show me a map of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France

(streetview/flyover)
Default Directions app (Apple Maps)
(GoogleMaps) Give me transit directions from Waterloo St to
Westminster St
Default Directions app show Walking directions route(s)
Default Walking Directions app estimate the walking distance
(KM)
i.e. Where is the closest Coffee Shop, or Shopping Mall,
specific store, etc
i.e. When is the next train from Kyoto station to Tokyo
station?
Attempts to find quick directions from where you are to your
default/Home
Attempts to find out how much longer you have to go in
Directions route
Attempts to cancel navigation and turn off GPS/LBS (possibly
only iOS 9.3+)
(STOCKS) Stock market related questions
(STOCKS) i.e. gold, silver, palladium etc,,, Returns
commodity price.
(STOCKS) i.e. DOW Jones, SNP500, NASDAQ... Returns
index price.
(MONEY) US Dollar, Japanese Yen, etc Returns currency
value.
(SPORTS) Sports related questions
(SPORTS) Returns answer.
(SPORTS) Who has hit the most homeruns in baseball this
season
(SPORTS) Returns answer.
(SPORTS) i.e. Show me the Miami Dolphins roster (Should
show team roster)
(SPORTS)i.e. starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos
(SPORTS) Shows stats.
(SPORTS) i.e. Peyton Manning's playoff stats Attempts to
shows stats.
(SPORTS) i.e. passing yards did Tom Brady have last
season ~OR~ goals did Gretzky get his first season
(SPORTS) ie rusher for New England Patriots | goal
scorer for Rangers
(SPORTS) i.e. Super Bowl, Grey Cup, Stanley Cup game,
etc
(SPORTS) i.e. the Kansas City Chiefs or Montreal Canadians
(SPORTS) i.e. the San Diego Chargers or the Toronto Maple
Leafs
Replies, Sorry I do not see Tom Brady in your contacts.
Attempts to return answer or suggests a Web Search to find it
Clever response.
Clever response.

Tell me a knock knock joke.

Siri, where are you?.
Siri, are you awake?.
Hello, Cortana.
OK, Google.
How many
How long
Indeed.
Repeat after me.
Knock knock, Siri.
Can you beatbox for me?
Whats the answer to life, universe
and everything?
What's zero divided by zero?
How many days until [DATE]?
Exact amount of [TIME] between now
and [DATE]?
How many [TIME] between now and
[DATE]?
How many [TIME] between now and
[DATE]?
Show Accessibility Settings
Display Privacy settings
Turn on Flashlight
Turn off Flashlight
Flip a coin
Roll a [NUM] sided die
Roll [COUNT] [NUM] sided dice
When is [CONTACT]s birthday?
Change
>>STT: Hit the microphone button on
keyboard
>>TTS: Select text, Click/Hold &
Speak Selection
Hey, Siri!

Clever response.
Clever response.
Clever response.
Clever response.
Clever response.
Prompts you to repeat yourself.
Prompts you to repeat yourself.
Prompts you to repeat yourself.
Clever response.
Clever response
Boots and Cats (on repeat 10x)
42
Inditerminate
i.e. until Black Friday, Christmas etc Day counter
i.e. days, minutes or seconds (Returns more precise
answer to above)
i.e. future date like now and year 3000 or last week and
1972
i.e. days, minutes or seconds and the end of the year
Navigates to SETTINGS app under Accessibility features section
Navigates to SETTINGS app under Privacy section
Attempts to use Flash on Camera as a Flashlight, or launch an
app
Attempts to use Flash on Camera as a Flashlight, or launch an
app
50/50 (Heads or Tails) style probability outcome
Attempts to roll single dice of specified sides/values
Attempts to roll multiple dice of specified sides/values
If birthdate field saved to that contact, will let you know when
Birthday is
To edit a speech recognition sentence Siri got wrong (tap it to
manually edit)
To get Siri to listen to your dictation and attempt to convert
Speech To Text
To get Siri to read, turn on: General > Accessibility >
Speech > Speak Selection
Speech Recognition activation of Siri (if enabled, shes always
listening for it)

Google Now
Ways to use your voice
If voice search is available in your language or your country, you can say most of these examples
but some aren't available in every language. Note: You need to have Google Now turned on for
some of these examples to work.
Apps other than Native Android ones, known to work with "Ok Google"

Flixster: "Show me Inception on Flixster."

Instacart: "Show instacart availability."

Lincoln: "Start my Lincoln MKZ."

NPR One: "Listen to NPR."

NextPlus: "Send a message with NextPlus."

Realtor.com: "Show rentals near me on Realtor."

Shazam: "Shazam this song."

Telegram: "Send a Telegram message to Mom."

TripAdvisor: "Show attractions near me on TripAdvisor."

Trulia: "Show homes for sale in Boston on Trulia."

TuneIn Radio: "Open TuneIn in car mode."

Walmart: "Scan my receipt on Walmart."

WeChat: "Send a message to Kate with WeChat."

WhatsApp: "Send a WhatsApp to Joe."

Wink: "Activate home mode on Wink."

Viber" "Send a message with Viber."

Zillow: "Show me open houses nearby on Zillow.

More apps you can use "Ok Google" with

You can say "Ok Google" to do voice actions with other apps on your device. This is currently only
available on certain apps, and only certain phrases work.
~See more voice
action examples.~
Entertainment (music, movies, TV, books & pictures)
Play music: "Play Macklemore" or "Play Can't Hold Us."
Identify a song: "What's this song?"
Find new music: "What songs do Mumford and Sons sing?"

Play a radio station from Google Play: "Play some music."

Watch a movie from Google Play: "Watch Frozen."
Learn about a TV show you're watching: "What's on TV?"
Read a book from Google Play: "Read Ender's Game."
Find a movie: "What movies are playing tonight?" or "Where's Hunger Games playing?"
Search for images: "Show me pictures of the Golden Gate Bridge."
Take a photo or video: "Take a picture" or "Record a video."
Calendar, alarms, reminders, & information
Set an alarm: "Set an alarm for 7 AM" or "Set an alarm for every Friday morning at 7 AM."
Set a reminder: "Remind me to call John at 6 PM" or "Remind me to buy Belgian chocolate at
Ghirardelli Square."
See SMS (text) messages: "Show me my messages from Brian about dinner."
Create a Google Calendar event: "Create a calendar event for dinner in San Francisco,
Saturday at 7 PM."
See your upcoming bills: "My bills" or "My Comcast bills 2013."
Check your schedule: "What's my day look like tomorrow?" or "When's my next meeting?"
Communicate with friends & family
Call a friend: "Call Lindsay Hampson" or "Call Mom."
Text a friend: "Text Jason that I'm running 5 minutes late."
Send a Hangouts chat message: "Send a Hangouts message to Bob" or "Start a Hangouts
chat.
Start a Hangouts video call: "Start a video call" or "Video call Jane using Hangouts.
Send an email: "Send an email to Kristin, subject new shoes, message, I can't wait to show you
my new shoes, full stop.
Check your voicemail: "Listen to voicemail."
Post to a social network: "Post to Google+ that I'm going to be in Seattle for the weekend."
Directions & travel
Get directions: "Navigate to Safeway" or "Directions to 1299 Colusa Avenue Berkeley
California."
Find nearby places: "Where's the closest coffee shop?"
Plan your trip: "What are some attractions in New York City?"
Look up travel plans: "Show me my flights" or "Where's my hotel?"
Book a table: "Book a table for 2 at Cascal on Wednesday night."
Facts & quick answers
Find the time: "What time is it in London?"
Check the weather: "Do I need a jacket today?" or "What's the weather like tomorrow
morning?"
Answer trivia questions: "Where was Albert Einstein born?" or "How old is Beyonce?"
Get stock prices: "What's the Google stock price?" (Disclaimer about financial data)
Calculate the tip: "What's the tip for 42 dollars?"
Translate words or phrases: "How do you say cucumber in Spanish?"
Define a word: "What does gluttony mean?"
Convert between units: "What's 16 ounces in pounds?"
Solve a math problem: "What's the square root of 2209?"
Track a package from your Gmail order confirmation: "Where's my package?"
Search within apps on your device: "Search for thai food on Yelp."

Change your device's settings

Wi-Fi: "Turn on Wi-Fi" or "Turn off Wi-Fi."
Bluetooth: "Turn on Bluetooth" or "Turn off Bluetooth."
Flashlight: "Turn on my flashlight" or "Turn my flashlight off."
Google learns some of your preferred apps

For some of these voice actions, when you dont mention the app name in your request (for example, you only
say scan my receipt), youll see a card in the search results with a button that will allow you to launch the app.
If you request this action several times and tap the button each time, Google will learn that you prefer launching
the app and will not ask you again. If you prefer to be asked each time before launching the app:
1. Say or type the voice action.
2. Cancel by touching
3. Repeat a few times.
The app will no longer launch automatically, and will appear in search results again, in some
cases after a few minutes.
These actions are available in English in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada,
India, Ireland, Singapore, and South Africa.Your device needs to have the Google app 4.0 or
higher with Web & App Activity turned on.

Cortana (Windows 10+)

Questions that Cortana may be able to answer, depending on the Microsoft service you are using and location.

What's the weather?

What's on my schedule?

What is the status of my flight?

Show me the way to [PLACE]

Show me your notes

Create appointment

Move my next appointment

Create meeting

Move my vacation

Set reminder to [THING]

View My reminders

Set alarm for [TIME]

Show me my alarms

How long will it take me to get to[a place]?

Cortana can also be asked a few questions that will be retrieved from Web searches conducted directly from the
Windows Start Menu without the need to open a browser. Here are some examples:

How tall is Jeff Goldblum?

Defne superfluous

When is Labor Day this year?

How long is the movie Age of Ultron?

What time is it in California?

Who is the CEO of Microsoft?

Whats the theme song to Firefly?

What is one US Dollar in Japanese Yen?

Working with Bing, Cortana can deliver more amazing results. Cortana is integrated with the browser edges as
well, in addition to the Start menu. Here are some questions that use Bing to deliver results:

Show me the Indian restaurants in the vicinity

Show me pictures of people watching Mobile TV

When is the next basketball game?

Whats the population of the United States?

If you want to use Google instead of Bing, use the extension Bing2Google or AutoRemote plugin both of which
allow you to give instructions to Cortana and get results from Google products. It's a method for utilizing
Google Now capabilities via Cortana. Here are some examples:

Where's my package?

When fights and Brew close?

What is tonsillitis?
~~For more see GoogleNow commands list section~~

NOTE: You can also type commands to Cortana for text searches or running of programs/controls at anytime.

Shortcut Keys for Windows 10

Shortcut

Description

Windows key

Open and close the Start menu.

+1,

+2, etc.

Switch to the desktop and launch the nth application in the taskbar. For
example,
+1 launches whichever application is first in the list, numbered
from left to right.

+A

Open the action center.

+B

Highlight the notification area.

+C

Launch Cortana into listening mode.1 Users can begin to speak to Cortana
immediately.

+D

Switch between Show Desktop (hides/shows any applications and other

windows) and the previous state.

+E

Switch to the desktop and launch File Explorer with the Quick Access tab
displayed.

+H

Open the Share

+I

Open the Settings

charm.
app.

1 If Cortana is unavailable or disabled, this shortcut has no function.

+K

Open the Connect pane to connect to wireless displays and audio devices.

+L

Lock the device and go to the Lock screen.

+M

Switch to the desktop and minimize all open windows.

+O

Lock device orientation.

+P

Open the Project pane to search and connect to external displays and
projectors.

+R

Display the Run dialog box.

+S

Launch Cortana.2 Users can begin to type a query immediately.

+T

Cycle through the apps on the taskbar.

+U

Launch the Ease of Access Center.

+V

Cycle through notifications.

+X

Open the advanced menu in the lower-left corner of the screen.

+Z

Open the app-specific command bar.

+ENTER

Launch Narrator.

+SPACEBAR

Switch input language and keyboard layout.

+TAB

Open Task view.

+,

Peek at the desktop.

+Plus Sign

Zoom in.

+Minus Sign

Zoom out.

+ESCAPE

Close Magnifier.

+LEFT ARROW

Dock the active window to the left half of the monitor.

+RIGHT ARROW

Dock the active window to the right half of the monitor.

+UP ARROW

Maximize the active window vertically and horizontally.

+DOWN ARROW

Restore or minimize the active window.

+SHIFT+UP ARROW

Maximize the active window vertically, maintaining the current width.

+SHIFT+
DOWN ARROW
+SHIFT+LEFT ARROW
+SHIFT+RIGHT
ARROW

Restore or minimize the active window vertically, maintaining the current

width.
With multiple monitors, move the active window to the monitor on the left.
With multiple monitors, move the active window to the monitor on the right.

+HOME

Minimize all nonactive windows; restore on second keystroke.

+PRNT SCRN

Take a picture of the screen and place it in the

Computer>Pictures>Screenshots folder.

+CTRL+LEFT/RIGHT
arrow

Switch to the next or previous virtual desktop.

+CTRL+D

Create a new virtual desktop.

+CTRL+F4

Close the current virtual desktop.

+?

Launch the Windows Feedback App.

2 Cortana is only available in certain countries/regions, and some Cortana features might not be
available everywhere. If Cortana is unavailable or disabled, this command opens Search.