Does SIRI understand you? Big Family Laughter!
By Michelle
@infatuatedbby (94909)
United States
December 18, 2016 11:08pm CST
One of my dad's gift I got him is the Philips Hue - essentially a smart light & I'm trying to learn all the features before explaining to my dad how it works. Oh great joy for me right?
Well, there is SIRI on my phone & I never use her. It's sort of like Google Home or Alexa but for your phone - anyhow, I always disable her because I don't use the feature....
Anyway, I set SIRI and ... now I can just say "dim the living room lights... turn on living lights.. turn off bedroom lights..., dim living room to 50%... and so forth" and SIRI connects to the Phillips and control the lighting!
- VERY COOL -
But when my dad tries..
Dad: Turn living room lights off
Siri understands , Living room light are on
Dad: Turn bedroom lights on please
Siri understands, Turn bedroom lights play
My mom & I were cracking up 
It took my dad 3 tries and finally Siri understood.
It took my dad 3 tries and finally Siri understood.10 people like this
9 responses
@moffittjc (128833)
• Gainesville, Florida
19 Dec 16
I have so much fun with SIRI, and I think over time she has learned how to deal with me. She and I seem to be on the same wavelength now, and anything I dish out to her she dishes right back out to me! It's a beautiful love/hate relationship! But my son, on the other hand, he cannot get SIRI to understand him no matter how hard he tries! The two of them just cannot get on the same wavelength. So, it is very funny to listen to him try to communicate with her!
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
20 Dec 16
Haha!
It was hilarious watching my dad communicate with Siri too. Then my dad almost gave up and finally Siri understood. :) He calls Siri Honey haha.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
22 Dec 16
@moffittjc Haah and she does respond to you?
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@moffittjc (128833)
• Gainesville, Florida
22 Dec 16
@infatuatedbby I've called SIRI a few choice names over the years. Some of them are words that can't be repeated in front of children! lol
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@amandajay (23262)
• New Zealand
19 Dec 16
Haha SIRI is like that. She is in my husbands phone too... Sometimes she didnt understand anything at all..lol
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
19 Dec 16
Hah it was funny! My mom and I were able to talk to Siri just fine lol!
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@amandajay (23262)
• New Zealand
19 Dec 16
@infatuatedbby yeah my kids do so...lol... They have fun with siri
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
20 Dec 16
@infatuatedbby I wonder whether an Android phone can control Philips Hue?
@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
20 Dec 16
Yes because I have the Philips Hue installed to the wifi :)
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
20 Dec 16
@youless I think maybe. =) I am not sure.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
19 Dec 16
That is funny. Did you see the episode of The Big Bang Theory where Raj gets a SIRI phone? Too funny.
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@celticeagle (189820)
• Boise, Idaho
20 Dec 16
@infatuatedbby ......It's in it's seven or eighth season now. It's funny!
@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
20 Dec 16
I have not seen the Big Bang Theory :)
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
19 Dec 16
Yes, it's a cool app you can control. Faster if you use Siri so you don't have to open the app and remotely control. Dad loves it!
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@SIMPLYD (90717)
• Philippines
19 Dec 16
@infatuatedbby I just don't like though to add apps which eventually i won't be using , because it slows my phone . That's a nice one indeed for you dad . I am happy for you that you dad liked your gift . 
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
19 Dec 16
@SIMPLYD Oh yes! I only have apps that are useful and ones I use. I don't like to have a lot of nonsense apps too. I deleted all my games since I don't play any now too :)
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
20 Dec 16
The Philips Hue Starter Kit was $55.. I had $5 rewards to Best Buy and the starter kit as on sale for $55 originally $70 :)
@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
20 Dec 16
@Madshadi Yep not too bad =) You can get the entire kit ~ it's more expensive but dad doesn't need much.
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@Madshadi (8840)
• Brussels, Belgium
20 Dec 16
@infatuatedbby that's not expensive at all considering what it does.
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@Fishmomma (11658)
• United States
30 Dec 16
I'm laughing, as enjoy the Siri commercials on television. It sounds like a feature that would be useful in several rooms of my house. The last few days I have seen the couple on vacation and the birds are in their place because the windows are open.
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@teamfreak16 (43579)
• Denver, Colorado
19 Dec 16
I've never had a SIRI phone. I probably wouldn't read the directions and have no idea how it works.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
19 Dec 16
Hehe it's on apple devices (or iPad, iPhone) you can talk to Siri for instances, tell siri what you want to write on a text message and have her send it, etc but I don't use the feature... :)
Just enabled it today to start using it so I can teach my dad but she can't understand his accent completely lol
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