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2/4/2025 0 Comments

Here's why I ask my questions of Copilot instead Apple's enhanced Siri (for now)

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In the last newsletter, I featured an article that discussed some reasons why you might choose to use Copilot if you have the feature available to you as part of your Microsoft 365 account. (Here's that article.)

Since writing that article, I have been using the Copilot app a lot more.

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2/2/2024 0 Comments

Asking Siri how far you have walked today - and how to make this work!

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One of the features announced late last year for iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches is the ability for Siri to access 'on-device' Health data.

What does this mean?

You can now ask Siri to record certain Health Data, or to tell you certain information from Health. Your device uses 'on-device' data, so does not access to internet to process your Siri instruction.

Here are some examples of questions you can ask:
  • How far have I walked today?
  • How far did I walk last month
  • How many steps did I take today
  • What is my heart rate

If you record certain Health data, here are some example Siri commands to do this for you:
  • My weight today is 65 kilograms
  • My blood pressure is ... over ...

I was really keen to use this new feature when it arrived, but couldn't get it to work at all - on either the Watch or on my iPhone or iPad. Online instructions on how to enable this feature did not seem to help.

Yesterday, I finally found the solution, and got it working. But it was quite an obscure one!

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1/4/2023 0 Comments

Making use of Siri fixing screen brightness issue

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I recently visited a client who suffers from sight issues, but who relies heavily on her iPhone for communicating with family and friends.

Something had happened to her iPhone's screen. It had gone really dark and she could not see anything on it. It still seemed to work OK, as she could call people using Siri (something she had successfully learned to do in our previous appointment). But she could not work out how to get the screen back.

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22/9/2022 2 Comments

Siri activates on my Apple Watch when water is running nearby

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This is something that happens regularly.

When I am washing my hands, or just have the tap running, Siri will suddenly activate and say 'she' can't understand what I am saying.

It seems that Siri hears the words 'Hey Siri' in the running water. 

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31/7/2021 0 Comments

Get your iPad or iPhone to read the contents of an email, message or other screen content

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An iTandCoffee Club member sought assistance recently with how to get her iPad to read the contents of her screen to her.

Her eyesight has been deteriorating making it harder to see the content of her screen, but she still wants to be able to read her emails and reply to them.

Fortunately for this client, the iPad and iPhone has a feature called 'Speak Screen' - a great feature when eyesight is an issue or to assist with reading difficulties.

​The feature must first be enabled in Settings, and then there are a couple of ways to make this work when you need it.

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11/2/2021 2 Comments

How do I tell Siri my new address so that directions and 'time to home' are accurate?

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A friend of mine moved house recently. She found then that Siri's directions, and information about how long to get 'home', were all based on her old address.

So her question to me was "how do I tell my phone that I don't live at that address any more". 

This is achieved by ensuring your iPhone knows who you are, and where you live.

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1/8/2018 0 Comments

How to quickly correct Siri when she (or he) mis-hears you

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Anyone who knows me knows that I am a big fan of using Siri as a wonderful productivity tool, allowing me to dictate all sorts of instructions. It can save SO much typing and means I can be productive even when I am driving, using the hands-free Hey Siri feature.

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19/4/2018 0 Comments

What a wonderful feature for those with vision impairment or reading difficulties

Siri can read your screen
I always find that there is a 'theme of the week' for client appointments, and this week's has related to vision impairment and dictation using the iPad, iPhone and Mac.

The iPad and iPhone (and Mac) have some amazing features for those with difficulty viewing and reading the content of the screen, and there is one in particular that will be of particular benefit to the clients I saw this week.

It is the Speak Screen feature, where you can request that the content of the screen currently in view is read to you.

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9/1/2017 3 Comments

Why is the microphone missing from my iPad or iPhone keyboard?

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Sandy W asks:  "I've lost the microphone to dictate texts on my iPhone. Can u help please?"
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Sandy had previously made frequent use of the dictation feature of the iPad and iPhone, to dictate emails, texts and even documents.  This had saved her a LOT of typing.  

(Have you discovered this wonderful feature?  We cover this and other great tops in the 'Typing and Editing on the iPad and iPhone' user guide, available in digital or printed format.)

Sandy had found that the the keyboard microphone that she had previously always found on the left side of the Space bar was no longer present.  Nothing she tried seemed to bring it back.


Try these solutions ...

There are a couple of places to check if your keyboard's microphone disappears.
  • First, go to Settings -> General -> Keyboard.  At the bottom is the Enable Dictation option.  Ensure that this is turned "on" (ie it is green).
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If this doesn't solve your problem, it may be that your Restrictions are turned on, and that microphone is turned off in Restrictions.  
  • ​Go to Settings -> General -> Restrictions.  Enter your Restrictions passcode, and then ensure that the Siri and Dictation option in On (green).

Related Handy Hints and Articles

Handy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club members only - find out more here)
  • Hidden keys on your iPad and iPhone keyboard
  • ​Typing Shortcut - how to type long words and phrases with just a couple of letters
  • Nifty keyboard Stuff on your iPad
  • Oops - I didn't mean to delete that!  How to undo.
  • I want to put Emoji's in my texts
  • Discovering Predictive Text 
  • Have you found the Caps Lock on your iPad and iPhone's keyboard?

Blog articles (all readers)
  • An emoji for every occasion in iOS 9
  • Stopping iPad or iPhone clicks when you tap keys on the keypad
  • Turn your iPad (or iPad) into a laptop by adding a Bluetooth keyboard
  • Keyboard Shortcuts on my iPhone really helped me while travelling
  • A great tip - convert an entire lowercase word to uppercase on your iPad and iPhone
  • How to type the 'Apple' symbol on your iPad or iPhone
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23/10/2016 2 Comments

My iPhone is not saving away my 'parked car' location

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Have you tried out the 'Find Parked Car' feature of iOS 10 yet?  It was one of the features listed in an iTandCoffee article about iOS 10 in a recent newsletter - A look at iOS 10 and some features I will definitely use.

At the Free Friday for iTandCoffee Club members on Oct 21st, one of the attendees had been unable to take advantage of the wonderful 'Find Parked Car' feature of iOS 10 - a feature that allows you to easily get directions to your parked car, as long as your iPhone is connected to the car's Bluetooth.

Something to check if you find that the 'Find Parked Car' is not working is a new setting for Maps.

Go to Settings -> Maps -> Show Parked Location and ensure that this setting is turned On (green).

​Also make sure that Location Services is turned on - visit Settings -> Privacy -> Location Services.

If it is still not working, it may be necessary to check another setting called Frequent Locations.

Visit Settings > Privacy > Location Services > System Services > Frequent Locations and make sure this setting is also On (green).
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Let us know if you are still having problems

If none of the above suggestions seem to help fix your problem with this feature, just let iTandCoffee know in the comments below.

We will then look into it further, to see if there is any other known issue with this feature.
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