Happy Holidays! Fun With Siri, Learn What To Ask
Since it is the Christmas holiday week, I wanted to have a little fun in this edition. You know, spread a little holiday cheer.
That being said, A few years ago I wanted to know how many days until Christmas. So I asked my personal iOS assistant Siri, and it responded with the amount of days. (I think it was 37 days at the time.)
After Siri’s response, that got me thinking…I wonder whether Siri can answer other holiday-themed questions. So I began asking.
To my surprise, Siri humorously replied to some of my questions. So every year since, I try to come up with new holiday questions to ask Siri.
Check out my updated list of Siri holiday questions below. I strongly suggest that you ask Siri the same questions more than once. Siri seems to have multiple answers lined up in it’s repertoire.
If you come up with a new one, please share it with me. I’d love to hear it.
Having Some Holiday Fun With Siri
Below is an updated list of holiday themed questions and commands you can ask Siri. I hope you enjoy some of the funny responses that Apple’s developers included in Siri.
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Siri can be summoned on compatible iOS devices (iPad 3rd generation or newer, iPad Mini or newer, iPhone 4S or newer, and iPod 5th generation or newer) by holding down the Mimarsinan Home button until a message asks, “ What can I help you with?“
You may also summon Siri hands-free by saying “Hey Siri” when your iOS device is plugged into power. “Hey Siri” must be enabled in the Siri settings — Settings app / General / Siri / Allow “Hey Siri”.
NOTE: If you have an iPhone 6s/6s Plus or later, or an iPad Pro (9.7-inch) you can use “Hey Siri” whenever you want. If you have an iPhone 6 or earlier, or another iPad or iPod touch model, you need to plug your device into power first.
Holiday Themed Questions to Ask Siri
- Hey Siri, how many days until Christmas?
- Hey Siri, Happy Holidays.
- Hey Siri, what are you doing for the holidays?
- Hey Siri, what do you want for Christmas?
- Hey Siri, What Are You Doing For Christmas This Year?
- Hey Siri, what are you doing for Christmas? (I asked 4 times before Siri repeated an answer)
- Hey Siri, what is your favorite Christmas Carol?
- Hey Siri, does Santa exist?
- Hey Siri, where is Santa? (I asked 3 times before Siri repeated an answer)
- Hey Siri, do you believe in Santa Claus?
- Hey Siri, where does Santa Live?
- Hey Sir, how old Is Santa?
- Hey Siri, when is Santa coming to my House?
- Hey Siri, does Santa come down the chimney?
- Hey Siri, Ho Ho Ho
- Hey Siri, did you get your Christmas shopping done yet?
- Hey Siri, have you been naughty or nice?
- Hey Siri, what to you want for Christmas? (I asked 7 times before Siri repeated an answer)
- Hey Siri, please call Santa Claus.
- Hey Siri, all I want for Christmas is you
- Hey Siri, what is your favorite Christmas cookie?
- Hey Siri, what are you doing on New Year’s Eve?
- Hey Siri, do you have any New Year’s resolutions?
- Hey Siri, Do You Want To Build A Snowman?
- Hey Siri, What Should I Get [My Wife Mom, My Kids, Etc.] For Christmas?
- Hey Siri, What are You Doing For Hanukkah?
- Hey Siri, What are you doing for Festivus?
- Hey Sir, Have you been naughty or nice this year?
- Hey Siri, Do you drink eggnog?
NOTE: you only have to say “Hey Siri’ when using Siri in hands-free mode. See above to see whether your device supports hands-free mode.
There you go! I hope you had fun with this post. Go show off to your family and friends during your holiday parties.
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