Siri answers the phone for you | What the Tech?

Siri answers the phone for you | What the Tech?

You read that right. Jamey Tucker explains.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — If your hands are full and you don’t want to touch your phone, Siri can answer calls, make calls and find out who’s calling.

Open your iPhone settings, go to Siri and search. Make sure the “Listen for “Hey Siri” is turned on. Then, go to “announce calls.” This setting allows you to use this feature only while wearing headphones, using headphones and Apple Carplay – or always. Choose always.

Here’s what’s going to happen when you change these settings:

“Ring… call from Jamey Tucker”

Siri will announce who’s calling. You can then say “Siri, answer the phone,” and you’ll be connected. If you’re not able to hold the phone up to your ear, say “Siri, answer the call on speaker.” You’ll be able to talk to the person calling from several feet away.

You’ll also want to go back into settings and turn on “call hang up”. This is new so if you don’t see it, update your phone to iOS 16. This way, when you want to end the call, just say, “Siri, hang up.”

Unfortunately for Android users, there isn’t an option that works for every Android brand. Since
each Android phone is different, you should check the accessibility settings to see if there’s one for your device.

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