If you’re an iPhone user, you’re probably already familiar with Siri, Apple’s virtual assistant. Siri is a powerful tool that allows you to use your voice to send texts, make calls, set reminders, and more. In this guide, we’ll be focusing on Siri text message commands. Below, you’ll find some examples of voice commands you can use to send and receive texts using Siri.
#1 Basic Text Message Commands
“Send a text message to [contact name] saying [message]”
“Reply to [contact name] with [message]”
“What are my recent text messages?”
“Read my last text message”
“Read my text messages from [contact name]”
“Text [contact name] that I’m running late”
“Text [contact name] and say I’ll call them back later”
“Text [contact name] and ask if they’re free for dinner tonight”
“Text [contact name] and tell them I’m on my way”
“Text [contact name] and say I can’t make it tonight”
#2 Dictation and Editing Commands
“Dictate a message to [contact name]”
“Edit my last text message”
“Change ‘great’ to ‘fantastic’ in my last text message”
“Add [name] to the recipient list of my text message to [contact name]”
“Delete my last text message”
“Select ‘call me back’ in my last text message and reply ‘I’m busy right now.'”
#3 Delayed Messages Commands
“Send a text message to [contact name] at [time]”
“Remind me to send a text message to [contact name] at [time]”
“Delay my text message to [contact name] by [number] minutes”
“Schedule a text message to [contact name] for [date and time]”
#4 Group and MMS Messages Commands
“Send a group text message to [contact name 1], [contact name 2], and [contact name 3]”
“Send a group text message to my family”
“Add [contact name] to the group message”
“Remove [contact name] from the group message”
“Send a photo to [contact name]”
“Send a video to [contact name]”
“Send my location to [contact name]”
“Share this website with [contact name] over text”
#5 Miscellaneous Commands
“Read my texts out loud”
“Open my Messages app”
“Reply to the last text message I received”
“Forward my last text message to [contact name]”
“Search for text messages from [date range]”
“Did [contact name] reply to my text?”
“Read me my new text messages”
“Text [contact name] that I’m driving and can’t reply”