How do I get Siri to pronounce my name correctly?

How do I get Siri to pronounce my name correctly??

Have you set up your contact information in Siri? Settings>General>Siri>My Info and linked to your entry in Contacts? I'm not sure why you'd need this information for texts, though.

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  • How can I teach Siri to pronounce my name correctly?

    I'm pretty used to everyone pronouncing my name wrong, so I didn't really expect Siri to get it right.  However, I really don't want to have to always hear the mispronunciation whenever I use Siri.  I haven't had much time to play with it or anything, so it might be obvious, but I was just wondering if there is a way to teach her to pronounce it and how to do so. Thanks!

    The masses seem to be saying that this feature works on ALL contacts that Siri mis-pronounces. I, and others, cannot get that to happen. The Troubleshooting link provides the following, which is genuinely ambiguous as to whether it applies to all contacts, or just "yours." Notice, it is under the main heading of "Providing Siri With User Information." It also contains a typo that says "If Siri is pronouncing a name correctly[sic] you can...." when the instructions are to help with INcorrectly prounounced names. Still waiting for an answer.
    Providing Siri with User Information
    Siri uses relational data from your Contact to learn about the people close to you. Information on what you can let Siri know is available in the iPhone User Guide.
    To set your contact tap Settings > General > Siri > My Info and select your contact.
    If Siri is pronouncing a name correctly you can add phonetic first and last names to your contact entries:
    Open the Contacts application.
    Select the contact that Siri is mispronouncing.
    Tap "edit" in the upper right corner of the screen.
    Scroll to the bottom of the screen and tap "add field".
    Add phonetic first and last names as needed.
    The new fields will show up at the top of the contact. You can then spell out your name phonetically to assist with pronunciation.
    When finished making changes to the contact, tap Done in the upper right corner of the screen.

  • HT204389 How do I teach Siri to spell my name correctly in texts and emails?  She spells it Jerry instead of Jeri.

    How do I teach Siri to SPELL my name correctly in texts and emails?  She knows who I am from My a Info.  She insists on spelling my name as he male version instead of female (or my info spellng). 

    Say:
    "No space on. No caps on. s h e r i
    No space off. No caps off."
    That would start her name with a lower case a.
    But you can play around starting there to get it the way you like.

  • How can I teach siri to pronounce my name?

    My last name is pronounced with a long "a" like in "baker." How can I train Siri to not pronounce it like "backer?"
    I've tried adding the phoenetic field to my contact record but that just messes up the sort order of the records. Plus, can't I teach Siri once and not have to do this for my entire family?

    I agree. This is an unacceptable problem (AKA Bug) that needs addressed (AKA fixed) ASAP (AKA immediately).
    It is bad enough that it actually shows you (the person who already knows how to pronounce it) the phonetic spelling, but that is mistakenly uses it for sort order is utterly frustrating and unacceptable.
    Note to APPLE . . . Hey smart guys . . . FIX THIS NOW!

  • HT204389 I can't get Siri to pronounce my name, despite changing it phonetically.

    It is "Cali" like California, pronounced Kal ee.  No matter how I spell it phonetically, she keeps saying Call E.  Any suggestions?

    What have you tried?
    How about kally?
    Kallee?
    Khali?
    Qali?
    Can she imitate former Governor Ahnold and say it like Kal-ee-for-nee-ahh?

  • Whenever I ask Siri a question it just links me to a website instead of just saying the answer.  The reason I ask Siri is because i am not in a position to look at my phone.  How can I get Siri to just answer my questions??

    Whenever I ask Siri a question it just links me to a website instead of just saying the answer.  The reason I ask Siri is because i am not in a position to look at my phone.  How can I get Siri to just answer my questions??

    I found that the only time Siri will read anything to you is if it finds a Wikipedia article. Siri will let you know it found that, and ask if you want it to be read out loud. Other than that you will hear the "I found this, take a look".
    The only other thing you can do is activate "Speak Screen". It will involve you taking a look at your phone for a moment, selecting what you'd like to look at, but Siri will read the content to you. It's in Settings > General > Accessibility.  Once activated, all you have to do is slide two fingers from the top of the screen and you will have it read to you. I use it all the time because of my astigmatism. It's pretty useful.

  • How can I get Siri for my ipad2

    How can I get Siri for my iPad 2 , and what happen to my YouTube app?

    Siri does not work with the iPad 2.
    Google are reportedly in the advanced stages of issuing a YouTube app.

  • How can I get Siri to not see some iCal calendars?

    When I ask to see my calendar, Siri shows calendars that I want to supress. I have some iCal calendars with misc info (warranties, medicines, etc.) that I turn off in iCal, off on the phone calendar. But Siri shows me (for ex: "19 meetings"" when I ask to see my calendar. How can I get Siri to avoid those calendars I have turned off elsewhere? Thanks!

    If it is your own conference bridge you can create a new contact named "My Bridge" and enter your 1800 number along with a "wait" command and pass code and #.  It would look something like this 1-800-555-5555;12345678#.  This way when you tell Siri to call "My Bridge" she'll dial and then you'll notice an option in the lower left to dial the pass code.  Press that and you're all set. You can do the same for frequent conference bridges you connect to.  Hope this helps.

  • How can I get Siri to insert a pause (,) when voice-dialing a number?

    I join a lot of conference calls with my iPhone.  The conference bridges have phone numbers that follow this pattern:
    (123) 456-7890,1234567#
    How can I get Siri to insert the pause (,) character, and the pound (hash) sign, into the phone number when voice-dialing?
    When I say "pause" Siri inserts the word "pause" as a literal string: 
         Example: (123) 456-7890 pause 1234567
    When I say "comma" Siri will insert a comma (,) into the dial string, but the Phone app ignores everything after the comma and does not dial it:
         Example: (123) 456-7890, 1234567   results in only this being dialed:  (123) 456-7890
    When I say "pound" or "hash" Siri inserts the words "pound" or "hash" as literal strings:
         Example: (123) 456-7890, 1234567 pound     instead of (123) 456-7890,1234567#

    If it is your own conference bridge you can create a new contact named "My Bridge" and enter your 1800 number along with a "wait" command and pass code and #.  It would look something like this 1-800-555-5555;12345678#.  This way when you tell Siri to call "My Bridge" she'll dial and then you'll notice an option in the lower left to dial the pass code.  Press that and you're all set. You can do the same for frequent conference bridges you connect to.  Hope this helps.

  • How do I get Siri to work on new iPad. Downloaded 6 but is not there.

    How do I get Siri to work on new iPad. Downloaded 6 but is not there.

    Bama, you're going to have to do a little of this work for yourself.
    Here's how to set up Siri on an iPad 3:
    http://apple-ipad-tablet-help.blogspot.com/2012/06/setup-siri-on-new-ipad-3-with -ios-6.html
    Read it carefully, OK?

  • How can I get Siri on my ipad2

    How can I get Siri on my iPad 2 and what happen to my YouTube app?

    The YouTube app is not included in iOS 6. You will either need to try one of the YouTube apps from the store (there is an iPhone optimised app from google, and other people have said that they are working on an iPad version), or try accessing the mobile version via Safari : http://m.youtube.com (you can create a home screen shortcut for the site)
    Siri is only on the iPad 3, it's not on the iPad 2

  • How do i get siri on my ipod 4g?

         How do I get Siri on my IPod Touch 4G? Even if I already have the iOS update?

    You don't.
    SIR has never been available on ipod touch 4th gen and very likely never will be.
    As Apple announced and stated on their website, SIRI is for ipod touch 5th gen.

  • How do I get Siri on with out pressing that button on my I phone 5s

    How do I get Siri to talk with out  pressing that home button

    It does for everyone else.  You have to bring the phone up to your face (like making a call), activating the proximity sensor, for Siri to start.

  • How do u get Siri to read infor on screen, I.e. an email

    How do u get Siri to read infor on screen, I.e. an email

    iOS 6 came with improvements for Siri on the devices that already had it.

  • How can I get Siri to make me an appointment

    How can I get Siri to make an appointment on my calender

    Activate Siri, tell it to make an appointment for a certain subject on a certain date and time.
    EDIT: you can also try this link for more Siri info http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4992
    Message was edited by: ChrisJ4203

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