Siri commands for Calls, messages and email on iPhone
Dialling, texting, reading replies aloud and answering hands-free. There are 20 of them below — each with what it actually does.
How it looks on iPhone
Say Hey Siri, Call Mom
and iPhone responds with
dials the contact you have labelled as a relationship on your own card.
Using a Mac as well? See Mac Siri commands for calls, messages and email.
All 20 Calls, messages and email commands
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Call Mom
Dials the contact you have labelled as a relationship on your own card.
Call Eliza’s mobile
Picks a specific number when a contact has several.
Return my last call
Rings back whoever called you most recently.
Redial that last number
Calls the last number you dialled.
FaceTime Dad
Starts a FaceTime video call.
FaceTime audio Priya
Starts an audio-only FaceTime call.
Answer the call on speaker
Picks up hands-free while the phone is ringing.
Who is calling?
Announces the caller without you looking at the screen.
Hang up
Ends the current call.
Send a message to Mayuri saying, how about tomorrow?
Composes and reads it back before sending.
Text Sarah I’m running ten minutes late
Shorter phrasing for the same thing.
Read my messages
Reads unread messages aloud, newest first.
Read my last message from Antonio
Reads one specific conversation.
Reply, that’s great news
Answers the message Siri just read to you.
Read my last WhatsApp message
Works with any app that supports SiriKit messaging.
Read me my emails
Reads new mail aloud.
Send an email to Ashley
Starts a mail draft and asks for a subject and body.
Email this photo to Mom
Attaches whatever is on screen.
Send this to Mom
Shares the current page, note or photo.
Call emergency services
Starts a countdown first so a mistake can be cancelled.