Open apps from Search: Enter the app name, then tap to open the app directly from the search results.

Use the Spotlight Search setting to specify which contents are searched and the order the results are presented in. See “Spotlight Search” on page 195.

Voice Control

Voice Control lets you make phone calls and control iPod music playback using voice commands.

Note: Voice Control may not be available in all languages.

Use Voice Control: Press and hold the Home button until the Voice Control screen appears and you hear a beep. You can also press and hold the center button on the iPhone earphones.

Use the following commands to make calls or play songs.

Call someone in contacts

Say “call” or “dial,” then say the name of the person. If the

 

person has more than one phone number, you can add

 

“home” or “mobile,” for example.

Make a FaceTime call to someone in contacts (iPhone 4)

Say “FaceTime,” then say the name of the person. If the person has more than one phone number, you can add “home” or “mobile,” for example.

Dial a number

Say “call” or “dial,” then say the number.

 

 

Control music playback

Say “play” or “play music.” To pause, say “pause” or “pause

 

music.”You can also say “next song” or “previous song.”

 

 

Play an album, artist, or playlist

Say “play,” then say “album,”“artist,” or “playlist” and the name.

 

 

Shuffle the current playlist

Say “shuffle.”

 

 

Find out more about the currently

Say “what’s playing,”“what song is this,”“who sings this

playing song

song,” or “who is this song by.”

 

 

Use Genius to play similar songs

Say “Genius,”“play more like this,” or “play more songs like this.”

 

 

Find out the current time

Say “what time is it?” or “what is the time?”

 

 

Cancel Voice Control

Say “cancel” or “stop.”

 

 

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Apple MC537LL/A, MC603LL/A manual Voice Control, Call someone in contacts, Music.You can also say next song or previous song

MC603C/A, MC609LL/A, MC606LL/A, MC678LL/A, MC603LL/A specifications

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