20 things you didn’t know Siri could do for you

Yes, you’ve had an iPhone for what feels like an eternity. You’ve played with its features and maybe even used some inappropriate language with Siri, but what if you’re missing out on the real benefits of having a digital “personal assistant.”

Here are 20 things you may not know Siri can do for you. Some you may find incredibly useful, others may be just for the fun of it.

1. Make dinner reservations
Tell Siri you want to make reservations for two people at an Italian restaurant. She’ll come up with something.

2. Find out the amount of calories in your food

Siri knows how many calories are in your lunch. Just ask her.

3. What airplanes are flying over me?

Siri knows. Ask.

4. Find out what your favorite celebs are tweeting about

Siri can compile a list of the most recent tweets by a celebrity of interest.

5. Do I need an umbrella on Saturday?

Don’t check the weather; just ask Siri if you need an umbrella. She knows what that means.

6. Remind me to wear green on St. Patrick’s Day
No need to update your calendar or set reminder. Siri will do all of that.

7. Siri, I’m drunk
Better than a mother, she’ll remind you not to drink and drive.

8. Post to social media sites for you
Just tell Siri what you’d like to say in your Facebook status update and it’s taken care of.

9. Respond to texts
Yes, she does that too. Just tell her to do it.

10. Open apps for you

11. Play some music
When you ask Siri to play music, she’ll access your iPhone’s music and begin playing.

12. Check stocks

13. Set a timer

14. Learn how to pronounce a name

Tired of Siri mispronouncing your friend’s name? Tell her to learn. Repeat the name to her and she’ll pick it up.

15. Wake me up at 7am tomorrow morning

16. Send e-mails
Siri will compose e-mails for you. Just say them aloud.

17. Morse code

Yes, Siri translates things into Morse code, just in case you need to know.

18. Flip a coin

Can’t make a decision, but don’t have a coin on you? Ask Siri to flip it for you.

19. Directions to the nearest gas station

20. Find e-mails from a particular sender
Ask for e-mails from John. She’ll only pull up e-mails from John.

So you see, Siri is smarter than you think. Let her do the work for you.

For an additional set of things Siri can do, watch PhoneBuff’s YouTube video.