Siri promises a lot, then trips over the basics. From web searches to texts, calls, and music, here’s what goes wrong and what to avoid.

No, I mean, "Green eggs and ham!" When Siri was updated along with iOS 6, we showed you a bunch of ways to use Apple’s personal digital assistant the right way, like using punctuation and finding out ...

Type to Siri allows typing commands to interact silently, reducing awkwardness in public or noisy places. Updated in iOS 18.1 ...

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Lots of exclusives on Macworld last week, as our tireless code-breaker Filipe Esposito turned up clues to a mystery Apple smart home accessory, HomePod mini and AirTag upgrades, a new display, and ...

To use Siri on macOS, there's a requirement to send Apple your contacts. Here's how to avoid handing that data over to Apple. If you have enabled Siri in System ...

iOS 17.4 introduces the ability to assign languages to Siri specifically for when it reads your messages to you. Languages can be different than the assigned language used for Siri for all other tasks ...

Usually, I like to offer solutions in TidBITS articles, but when it comes to the black box of controlling Apple Music using Siri, I have no sense that my approach is ideal. So I’m going to describe my ...

If your iPhone supports Apple Intelligence, Siri is able to pass requests on to ChatGPT. For some requests, it's hard to see ...

Spotify is finally coming to HomePod but it relies on using your iPhone. Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Mac Apple finally plans to make playing music from third-party sources easier on HomePods. Starting ...

Apple's Siri has been around since 2011, but it's come a long way since the days of asking for the weather or shooting off a quick text. Back then, Siri was handy but basic. Fast forward to the iPhone ...