So it’s easy to type an email, note, or URL - without typing at all. Tap the microphone button on the keyboard, say what you want to write, and your iOS device converts your words (and numbers and characters) into text. You can adjust the voice’s dialect and speaking rate, and have words highlighted as they’re being read.ĭictation lets you talk where you would type. Highlight text in any application, tap Speak, and Speak Selection reads the selected text aloud. If you have a hard time reading the text on your iOS device, use Speak Selection to read your email, iMessages®, web pages, and books to you. And because Siri® is integrated with VoiceOver, you can ask where the nearest sushi restaurant is and hear the answer read out loud.
If you have some functional vision, but sometimes struggle with reading certain text, a. Say something like “Tell Jay I’m running late” or “Remind me to make reservations for Saturday.” Siri® can send messages, place phone calls, schedule meetings, and even turn on and off VoiceOver, Guided Access® and Invert Colors. If you are a Mac user, Apple includes a screen reader called VoiceOver.
Siri®, an intelligent assistant by Apple®, helps you do the things you do every day.
