iOS 18 Voice Shortcuts let you create a custom command that has whatever you want at any time
At the presentation of iOS 18 Apple showed us many interesting new features of the new iPhone operating system, but the company was not able to demonstrate all the improvements at its event. We have already discovered several secrets of iOS 18 and one of them is Voice shortcuts with custom words or phrases.
It is a accessibility feature that is available in iOS 18 and that can be very useful. Especially when Siri is not able to understand us correctly, since these voice shortcuts adapt to our pronunciation and tone of voice.
What are Voice Shortcuts?
A Voice Shortcut allows record a phrase so that, when you say it to the iPhone, it activates a certain task. Among the tasks available we have anything that Siri can do, activate any shortcut that we have created, system functions such as blocking rotation or opening the Control Center or activating accessibility functions.
These Voice shortcuts are activated simply by saying them, you don’t have to press any buttons on the iPhone and work even when it is locked. This means that the iPhone will always be listening, which could mean a significant increase in battery consumption.
With Vocal Shortcuts, iPhone and iPad users can assign custom expressions that Siri understands to use shortcuts and perform complex tasks.
How to create iOS 18 Voice Shortcuts
Considering that these voice shortcuts can activate any created bass, we can practically do everything. To create a Voice Shortcut with a custom word or phrase in iOS 18, follow these steps:
- On an iPhone with iOS 18, go to Settings.
- Now go to Accessibility > Voice Shortcuts.
- Tap on Set up voice shortcuts.
- Select the action you want to execute with your voice.
- Type the word or phrase from the voice command.
- Repeat that voice command three times.
That’s a feature with a lot of potential.
How to activate iOS 18 Voice Shortcuts
As we have mentioned, these are not voice shortcuts that are added to Siri, they are independent of Apple’s virtual assistant. He iPhone will be permanently listening so that as soon as we say the voice command the action is executed. It is not necessary to press any button and the iPhone will listen to us even if it is locked.
This is an accessibility feature and, therefore, is designed to help people with some type of problem, and not so much for other users. This is just one of the new accessibility features coming with iOS 18, such as eye control or the feature that prevents you from getting motion sick when using your iPhone in the car.
This is a new feature that is available on all iPhones that have been updated, although there are many other features of iOS 18 that are not available on all iPhones. So anyone with an iPhone with iOS 18 can use it.
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