Comments on: Raise to Speak Makes Siri Wonderfully Useful (Once You Know How to Use It)

By: jhrogersii

jhrogersii — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:10:33 +0000

It was a smart move by Apple to include this feature. Having the phone up to your ear while talking is much more palatable to people because it is more socially acceptable. The concept of talking to your mobile device has been around for quite a while now (I had MS Voice Command on Windows Mobile in 2005), but it has only been a mainstream concept for a couple of years. People are still adjusting, and having Siri instantly chime in when you lift the phone to your ear is more comfortable and familiar.

Since I have been using Bluetooth headsets for 6 or more years now, I am used to people looking at me like I’m crazy. Now that more people use them, it’s a little better, but some people still think I’m a crazy person talking to myself. It doesn’t bother me anymore, so talking to Siri either through my headset, or directly into the mic on the bottom in louder places, don’t either.

By: SJGIRL

SJGIRL — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 00:30:17 +0000

Raise-to-Speak is great! It works really well every time – the trick is to know that the starting position of the phone matters – it needs to be held with the screen facing upward (not facing completely sideways). That’s it!

By: Jeffrey Korn

Jeffrey Korn — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 02:40:31 +0000

I agree! Raise to speak is such a useful way to interact with a voice-powered app that we’re using it in Talkler — Email for your ears. (Talkler is the FREE smartphone app for heads-up, hands-off, reads-aloud-to-you, voice-controlled email.) Raise to speak has become my favorite way to hear my email read aloud to me. (Though we call it Raise-to-Ear or Privacy Mode.) I hope you’ll give it a shot on Talkler, too! – Jeff –

By: Maxwell Appleton

Maxwell Appleton — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 23:10:20 +0000

I’m on 5.x. I’ve mucked with this for ages. Still cannot get it to work. Mind you, I’m using Siri on a iPhone 4. Maybe thats why…