Actually you can do a lot of things, though, without actually opening the app by talking to Siri.  Examples:  web searches, getting directions, finding out movie times, setting appointments in your calendar, playing music, etc.  I rarely open an app.  I think Siri only works with the built-in apps, though. 

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Sent: Friday, October 19, 2012 6:57 PM
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Subject: Re: [VICUG-L] complete control over the IPhone with your voice?

If you want full control with your voice, its not there on the iPhone yet. 
You can open apps of course by voice. Its controling the app through voice once its opened that is not there.


On Thu, 18 Oct 2012, Everett Gavel wrote:

> Harry wrote:
> "I know of a blind man and others, who have no use of their hands...
> ...but what about speech input?
> I wish there was a way that they could have complete control over the IPhone 
> with just their voice."
>
>
>
> Harry, your friends or others without use of their hands may do well with 
> Siri, the voice-command unit that's a part of the iPhone. The 4S, at least. 
> Not sure what other models. Just get an iPhone with "Siri."
>
> Below is a list a friend forwarded to me. It's 11 pages of Siri commands, 
> with a URL for an accessible phones list at the bottom, as well.
>
>
> Strive On!
> Everett
>
>
> SIRI Full User Guide of Commands
>
> From: Brent Harbolt
> Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 2:56 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Siri Full user guide of commands
>
> Siri User Guide: Full List of Siri Commands
> By nicuagain
> |  Published:
> November 1, 2011
> iPhone 4s white with Siri
>
> Below is a growing list of Siri commands and examples. Our goal is to make 
> this the
> most comprehensive list of Siri command on the web.  We will regularly update 
> this
> page.  Please feel free to chime by commenting on this article if you would 
> like
> us to add any commands/examples.
>
> Alarms, World Clock and Timer
> Basic Siri Commands
> 1. Wake me up
> 2. Set alarm
> 3. What time is it?
> 4. What’s today date?
> 5. Set timer
> 6. Show timer
> 7. Pause timer
> 8. Resume
> 9. Start timer
> 10. Reset timer
> 11. Stop timer
>
> Examples
> 1. Wake me up at 6am
> 2. Wake me up at 6am tomorrow
> 3. Wake me up in 12 hours
> 4. Change my 6am alarm to 7am
> 5. Turn off my 6am alarm
> 6. What time is it?
> 7. What time is it in New York?
> 8. What’s today’s date?
> 9. What’s the date this Monday?
> 10. Set timer for 1 minute
> 11. Show the timer
> 12. Pause the timer
> 13. Stop the timer
> 14. Start the timer
> 15. Reset the timer
>
> Calendar
> Basic Siri Commands
> 1. To display most recent meeting(s)
> A. Meetings
> B. Appointments
> 2. To schedule a meeting (these commands will start the process for 
> scheduling a meeting)
> A. Schedule
> B. Set up a meeting
> C. Meet
> D. New Appointment
> E. Move my meeting
> 3. To update existing meetings
> A. move my meeting
> B. reschedule my appointment
> C. Add attendee meeting
> Examples
> 1. Schedule meeting with John
> 2. Schedule meeting with John Doe
> 3. Schedule meeting with John at 10am
> 4. Schedule meeting with John at 10am about finalizing the deal
> 5. Move my 10am meeting to 11am
> 6. Move my appointment with John to next Sunday at 10am
> 7. Add John to my meeting with Jane
> 8. Cancel my meeting with John
> 9. Cancel my meeting about finalizing the deal
> 10. What does my day look like?
> 11. What’s on my calendar for Monday?
> 12. What’s on my calendar for October 1, 2011
> 13. When is my next appointment
> 14. Where is my meeting with John.
>
> Contacts
> Basic Siri Commands
> 1. Who is
> 2. What is
> 3. When is
> 4. Show
> 5. Find
> Examples
> 1. Who is John Doe
> 2. What is John Doe’s phone number?
> 3. What is John Doe’s address?
> 4. When is John Doe’s birthday
> 5. Show John Doe
> 6. Find John Doe
> 7. My mom is Jane Doe
> 8. My sister is Jane Doe
> 9. My father is John Doe
> 10. My brother is John Doe
> 11. My assistant is John Doe
>
> Dictation Commands (This list was taken from
> Jim Rhoades / Crush Apps.)
> Say this …
> … to do this
> new line
> move to the next line (like pressing “Return” on a keyboard)
> new paragraph
> to start a new paragraph
> cap
> to capitalize the next wordFor example, saying:
> I named my pet pig cap baconproduces the text:
> I named my pet pig Bacon
> (interestingly, if you say “Kevin Bacon”, Bacon is automatically 
> capitalized for
> you)
> caps on … caps off
> to capitalize a section of textFor example, saying:
> caps on twenty five ways to eat bacon caps off
> produces the text:
> 25 Ways to Eat Bacon
> all caps
> to make the next word all uppercaseFor example, saying:
> I am hungry feed me all caps now please
> produces the text:
> I am hungry feed me NOW please
> all caps on … all caps off
> to make part of what you say uppercaseFor example, saying:
> I am hungry all caps on feed me now all caps off please
> produces the text:
> I am hungry FEED ME NOW please
> no caps
> to make the next word lowercaseFor example, saying:
> I like no caps Mikeproduces the text:
> I like mike
> no caps on … no caps off
> to make sure part of what you say is all lowercaseFor example, saying:
> Our friends no caps on Steve and Tina no caps off live in California
> produces the text:
> Our friends steve and tina live in California
> space bar
> to prevent a hyphen from appearing in a normally hyphenated wordFor example, 
> saying:
> This restaurant is first space bar classprevents
> first-class
> from being hyphenated, and produces the text:
> This restaurant is first class
> no space
> to prevent a space between wordsFor example, saying:
> This is the best no space tasting bacon ever
> produces the text:
> This is the besttasting bacon ever
> no space on … no space off
> to prevent a section of text from having spaces between wordsFor example, 
> saying:
> This is no space on the best tasting bacon no space off ever
> produces the text:
> This is thebesttastingbacon ever
> “period” or “full stop”
> to place a “.” at the end of a sentence
> dot
> .For example, saying:
> The dot number pi is three dot one four
> produces the text:
> The.number pi is 3.14
> (note the subtle difference between saying
> point and dot… dot
> works between words)
> point
> .For example, saying:
> The point number pi is three point one four
> produces the text:
> The point number pi 3.14
> (note the subtle difference between saying
> point and dot… dot
> works between words)
> “ellipsis” or “dot dot dot”
> …
> comma
> ,
> double comma
> ,,
> “quote” or “quotation mark”
> ”(although, if you need to place some text within quotation marks, using 
> the “quote
> … end quote” commands may be more accurate)
> “quote … end quote” or “quote … close quote”
> to place quotes around a section of textFor example, saying:
> She said quote see you next week end quoteproduces the text:
> She said “see you next week”
> apostrophe
> ‘(although in many cases, apostrophes are automatically inserted, like when 
> saying
> Sam’s new iPhone
> )
> exclamation point
> !
> inverted exclamation point
> ¡
> question mark
> ?
> inverted question mark
> ¿
> ampersand
> &
> asterisk
> *
> open parenthesis
> (
> close parenthesis
> )
> open bracket
> [
> close bracket
> ] 
> open brace
> {
> close brace
> }
> dash
> -For example, saying:
> This dash is dash my dash cheeseproduces the text:
> This – is – my – cheese
> (note the difference in spacing between this and when saying
> hyphen)
> hyphen
> -For example, saying:
> This hyphen is hyphen my hyphen cheese
> produces the text:
> This-is-my-cheese
> (note the difference in spacing between this and when saying
> dash)
> em dash
> —
> underscore
> _
> percent sign
> %
> copyright sign
> ©
> registered sign
> ®
> section sign
> §
> dollar sign
> $
> cent sign
> ¢
> euro sign
> €
> yen sign
> ¥
> degree sign
> °
> caret
> ^
> at sign
> @
> pound sterling sign
> £
> pound sign
> #
> greater than sign
>> 
> less than sign
> <
> forward slash
> /
> back slash
> \
> vertical bar
> | 
> “smiley” or “smiley face” or “smile face”
> :-)
> “frowny” or “frowny face” or “frown face”
> :-(
> “winky” or “winky face” or “wink face”
> ;-)
> e.g. (pronounced as “e g”)
> e.g.For example, saying:
> e g when you learn to ride a bikeproduces the text:
> E.g. when you learn to ride a bike
> i.e. (pronounced as “i e”)
> i.e.For example, saying:
> i e when you learn to ride a bikeproduces the text:
> I.e. when you learn to ride a bike
> Find My Friends
> Basic Siri Commands
> 1. Where is
> 2. Who is
> Example
> 1. Where is John Doe?
> 2. Where is my sister?
> 3. Where is my brother?
> 4. Where is my mother?
> 5. Where is my father?
> 6. Where is my assistant?
> 7. Where are all my friends?
> 8. Who is here?
> 9. Who is around me?
> 10. Who is near me?
> Mail
> Basic Siri Commands
> 1. Email
> 2. Mail
> 3. Reply
> Examples
> 1. Email John
> 2. Email John Doe
> 3. Email John Doe’s work
> 4. Email John about the meeting
> 5. Email John about the meeting and say it’s going to be at 5pm.
> 6. Check email
> 7. Check email from today
> 8. Check email from yesterday
> 9. Check email on Monday
> 10. Check email on October 1st
> 11. Check email from John
> 12. Check email about Apple
> 13. Any new emails today
> 14. Reply Dear John, the meeting is at 5pm
> Maps
> Basic Siri Commands
> 1. Find
> 2. Where
> 3. Directions
> Examples
> 1. Find the nearest gas station
> 2. Find the nearest gas station in New York
> 3. Find 1 Infinite Loop Cupertino California
> 4. Find my way home
> Messages
> Basic Siri Commands
> 1. Text
> 2. Message
> 3. Tell
> 4. Read message
> 5. Reply (when reading a text message or when Siri is reading a message back 
> to you)
> Examples
> 1. Text John
> 2. Text John Doe
> 3. Text John Doe’s mobile.
> 4. Text John Doe’s mobile, where are you?
> 5. Text 555-555-5555
> 6. Reply, I’ll be there in 15 minutes.
> 7. Read new messages
> 8. Read it again
> Music
> Basic Siri Commands
> 1. Play
> 2. Stop
> 3. Pause
> 4. Skip
> 5. Next
> 6. Shuffle
> Examples
> 1. Play Time
> 2. Play Time from Dark Side of the Moon
> 3. Play Dark Side of the Moon Album
> 4. Play my Party playlist
> 5. Play all songs
> 6. Rock playlist
> 7. Play Rock playlist shuffled
> 8. Play some blues (or any music genre)
> Notes
> Basic Siri Commands
> 1. Note
> 2. Create Note
> 3. Find Note
> 4. Add to Note
> Examples
> 1. Note buy some milk
> 2. Add buy some bread to my shopping note
> 3. Find my class note
> 4. Create class note
> Phone/FacetimeBasic Siri Commands
> 1. Call
> 2. Facetime
> Examples
> 1. Call John
> 2. Call John Doe
> 3. Call John Doe’s mobile
> 4. Call home
> 5. Call my wife
> 6. Call my husband
> 7. Call my sister
> 8. Call my brother
> 9. Call my assistant
> 10. Call 555-555-5555
> 11. Call Taxi
> 12. Call Pizza Hut
> 13. Call Pizza Hut in New York
> Reminders
> Basic Siri Commands
> 1. Remind
> 2. Remember
> Examples
> 1. Remind me to buy some milk
> 2. Remind me to buy some milk tomorrow
> 3. Remind me to buy some milk at 9am
> 4. Remind me to buy some milk on October 1, 2011 at 9am
> 5. Remind me to buy some milk tomorrow when I get home
> 6. Remind me to buy some milk when I leave home
> 7. Remind me to buy some milk when I leave here
> Stocks
> Basic Siri Commands
> 1. What’s the stock price?
> 2. How is a certain stock doing?
> Examples
> 1. What’s the stock price of Apple
> 2. What’s the PE ratio of Apple
> 3. What’s the high for Apple
> 4. What’s the low for Apple
> 5. What’s the open for Apple
> 6. What’s the close for Apple
> 7. What’s the volume for Apple
> 8. What’s the Market Cap for Apple
> 9. What’s the 52 week high for Apple
> 10. What’s the 52 week low for Apple
> 11. What’s the average volume for Apple
> 12. What’s the yield for Apple
> 13. How are the markets doing?
> Weather
> Basic Siri Commands
> 1. What’s the weather
> 2. How’s the weather
> 3. Check the weather
> Examples
> 1. What’s the weather like today?
> 2. What’s the weather like tomorrow?
> 3. What’s the weather like on Monday
> 4. What’s the weather like tomorrow in New York?
> 5. What’s the temperature outside?
> 6. What’s the forecast for this evening?
> 7. When is sunrise in New York?
> 8. When is sunset in New York
> 9. How hot will it be in New York?
> 10. How cold will it be in New York?
> 11. Do I need an umbrella?
> Web Search
> Basic Siri Commands
> 1. Search the web
> 2. Search for
> 3. Search Wikipedia
> 4. Search for news
> 5. Google
> 6. Bing
> 7. Yahoo
> Examples
> 1. Search the web for smart phones
> 2. Search for smart phones
> 3. Search Wikipedia for smart phones
> 4. Search the news for smart phones
> 5. Google smart phones
> 6. Bing smart phones
> 7. Yahoo smart phones
> Wolfram | Alpha
> Too many commands to list.
> Click here
> for more details. Essentially there are tons of Siri commands that work with 
> Wolfram|Alpha’s
> knowledge base.
> Examples:
> 1. What’s 2+2-2*2/2
> 2. Convert teaspoon into tablespoon
> 3. Who’s Abraham Lincoln
> 4. What’s the population of New York
> 5. How high is mount Everest?
> 6. How deep is the pacific ocean?
> 7. How many days until Christmas
> 8. What’s the price of gold?
> 9. What’s the best picture in 2010?
>
> Brent Harbolt
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>  Subject: Anyone found a way to access more info button of siri?
>  WHen you activate siri there is a "more info" button that is supposed to 
> show you a guide of things you can say to siri. I tried pressing it but no 
> readable results appeared. I also asked siri "what can I say" and the results 
> were not readable with VO.
> I have reported this to apple but wanted to check if any of you found a way 
> to read  this info.
>  Best,
>
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