Siri makes it a breeze to dictate a message to someone. Say, “Message person,” and Siri asks what you’d like to tell them. When your dictation is complete, Siri reads back the body of the message and then asks if you’d like to send it, as well as displaying a Send button in some Focus states.
However, you can streamline the process. Go to Settings > Siri & Search > Automatically Send Messages and enable Automatically Send Messages. This streamlines the process of sending messages—but you can send up sending some howlers, depending on how perfectly Siri transcribed what you said. When enabled, you can then choose separately whether to send automatically when using either connected headphones or CarPlay. (Unfortunately, you can’t disable automatic sending via Siri on your phone and just enable it for CarPlay or headphones.)
Your recipients will see the label “Sent with Siri,” whether sent immediately or after listening to it read back to you, which can help them understand why you told them you were “on your weight” instead of “on your way.”
You can opt to send messages automatically when dictated directly via the mic on your iPhone and optionally via headphones or CarPlay.
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Author: Glenn Fleishman, Senior Contributor
Glenn Fleishman’s most recent books include Take Control of iOS and iPadOS Privacy and Security, Take Control of Calendar and Reminders, and Take Control of Securing Your Mac. In his spare time, he writes about printing and type history. He’s a senior contributor to Macworld, where he writes Mac 911.