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| Date | 2015-04-09 06:51 -0700 |
|---|---|
| From | Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> |
| Newsgroups | comp.mobile.ipad, misc.phone.mobile.iphone |
| Subject | Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? |
| References | (8 earlier) <slrnmi6hlr.28r5.g.kreme@amelia.local> <fuednZiDgZ4NO7nInZ2dnUU7-SmdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <slrnmi9v7j.bb4.g.kreme@amelia.local> <FpqdnUU6lp9cg7jInZ2dnUU7-S-dnZ2d@earthlink.com> <slrnmiavfd.cqm.g.kreme@amelia.local> |
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Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On 4/8/2015 12:12 PM, Lewis wrote:
> In message <FpqdnUU6lp9cg7jInZ2dnUU7-S-dnZ2d@earthlink.com>
> Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> I typed "find local movie theaters", but it didn't reveal them (only
>>>>>>>>> showed "Search Web", "Search Wikipedia", etc.).
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Yep, while a lot of commands will work through a spotlight search, ones
>>>>>>>> that require Siri's artificial intelligence won't.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Strange. Just for kicks I asked Siri the same question and she came
>>>>>>> back with 6. I know that asking for specific names works. I was in
>>>>>>> an area away from my home looking for a drug store and asked "where is
>>>>>>> the nearest Walgreen's"? She came back with "there's one zero miles
>>>>>>> to your north".
>>>>>
>>>>>> I know there are Walgreen's around here, but mine failed to show any
>>>>>> after manually typing "where is the nearest Walgreen's?" into Spotlight
>>>>>> search. I also tried other local places like Costco. :( Did I missed
>>>>>> something?
>>>>>
>>>>> Try "Walgreens"
>>>
>>>> I manually entered "Where is the nearest Walgreens?" and got "Search
>>>
>>> Reading is hard.
>>>
>>> TRY "WALGREENS"
>
>> Ah. I thought you were referring to my typo with the apostrophe.
>> Anyways, I tried "Walgreens" name by itself and got App Store's app
>> detail link, Wikipedia's detail link, "Search Web" option, and "Search
>> Wikipedia" option as my Spotlight search results but no near by
>> locations like Siri's results that someone mentioned.
>
> The first result I get is the Maps app showing nearby Walgreens (1.9
> miles)
Interesting. I never get these map results from Spotlight. Hmm. It is
about three/3 miles away. I wonder if there is a distance limit?
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Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-04-04 14:49 -0500
Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-04-04 20:01 +0000
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Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-04-05 04:31 -0700
Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-04-05 13:50 +0000
Re: Communicate with Siri without talking and hearing? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-04-05 13:53 +0000
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