Use Siri on iPad to get information and perform tasks. Siri and its response appear on top of what you’re currently doing, allowing you to refer to information onscreen.
Siri is interactive. When Siri displays a web link, you can tap it to see more information in your default web browser. When the onscreen response from Siri includes buttons or controls, you can tap them to take further action. And you can tap Siri again to ask another question or do an additional task for you.
Below are some examples of what you can use Siri to do. Additional examples appear throughout this guide. You can also discover Siri capabilities on your iPad and in apps by asking “What can I do here?”
Use Siri to quickly check facts, do calculations, or translate a phrase into another language. Get Siri’s attention, then say something like:
“What causes a rainbow?”
“What does a cat sound like?”
“What’s the derivative of cosine x?”
“Who made the first rocket that went to space?”
“How do you say Thank You in Mandarin?”
For example, when looking at a photo in your Photo library, activate Siri and say something like “Send this to mom” to create a new message with the photo.