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Use Siri to Find Photos

How to use Siri to find Photos in iOS 10.

How to use Siri to find Photos in iOS 10.

Siri can look up photos for you using a variety of search options. This includes asking to see photos of a specific person, but also on a specific date or at a specific location. Hold the home button to access Siri and say, “Show me photos from Hawaii.”, or a similar command to make this work.

Have Siri Tell you Who is Calling

How to have Siri tell you who is calling.

How to have Siri tell you who is calling.

iOS 10 now lets Siri tell you who is calling you. You can set this up to happen all the time or simply to have it tell you when you are using headphones or connected to the Car. Go to Settings -> Phone -> Announce Calls -> Choose when you want to hear a caller identification.

Hail an Uber or Lyft with Siri

How to get an Uber ride with Siri.

How to get an Uber ride with Siri.

Now that Siri connects with third party apps you can use Siri to hire an Uber or call a Lyft driver. You need to install the app, sign in and be completely set up. From there you can say Siri get me an Uber to a location, or get me home in an UberX. Siri will show you the time and other important details and then you can request it. You also need to go to Settings -> Siri -> App Support to turn this on.

Clear All Notifications with 3D Touch

Quickly clear all notifications in iOS 10.

Quickly clear all notifications in iOS 10.

When you are looking at notifications in iOS 10, 3D Touch the X in the upper right corner to clear all notifications in one go. This only works on the iPhone 6s or newer.

Quick Unsubscribe from Mailing Lists

How to quickly unsubscribe from mailing lists in iOS 10.

How to quickly unsubscribe from mailing lists in iOS 10.

When you read email in the iOS 10 Mail app you will now see an Unsubscribe option that can help you quickly get off of mailing lists. Tap on this to unsubscribe to a mailing list without hunting for the exact link buried at the bottom of the email.

Tell Apple Maps How You Prefer to Travel

Get Apple Maps directions for the way you travel.

Get Apple Maps directions for the way you travel.

You can tell Apple Maps your preferred method of travel in iOS 10. This is an awesome addition for anyone who walks or takes public transit instead of drives. Go to Settings -> Maps and then choose the option you use most.

Read Your Voicemails in iOS 10

You can read your voicemail in iOS 10.

You can read your voicemail in iOS 10.

About 10 to 30 seconds after someone leaves you a voicemail in iOS 10 you’ll get a transcription of it in the Phone App. Go to check your voicemail like you normally would, but instead of pressing play, you can read the voicemail. This is in beta, so this isn’t 100% reliable, but it is good enough in many situations. You can rate voicemail transcriptions to improve the service.

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  1. Felicia

    10/01/2016 at 3:56 pm

    Not shire abut. The lock iPhone 5

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