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Using Siri, adding items to a Reminders list can be done one-by-one by saying, "Hey Siri, add apples to the shopping list". Naively trying "Add apples and oranges to the shopping list" results in a single item, "apples and oranges", being added to the list.
Is it possible to add multiple items with a single command?
After further research is seems as though Siri creates "Tasks" on my Exchange server, which don't allow geofencing. What is needed is an iCloud "Reminder", which does allow for Geofence reminders. You need to set up Reminders to use iCloud by default as follows:
Next you will need to navigate to Settings >> Reminders:
Once these steps are completed the reminders functionality (with geofencing alerts) should work properly (even with Exchange). You will obviously need to designate Geo points via a contact entry with address information on the iPhone itself for this to work (i.e. Work, Home, etc..). There is a lot of good information on this question along with a trouble shooting process in this Apple forum thread located here. Please note that this process was tested on an iPhone 5 with iOS 6 (build 10A405) on an AT&T cellular network.
The word 'today' doesn't register with Siri and reminders. Reading through the documentation on Apple's support site I found this:
- If you enter “breakfast” or “morning,” Reminders sets a 9 a.m. notification.
- If you enter “lunch “ or “noon,” Reminders sets a 12 p.m. notification.
- If you enter “dinner” or “night,” Reminders sets an 8 p.m. notification.
- If you enter a day, but don’t enter a time, Reminders sets a 12 p.m. notification.
- If you enter a time, but don’t enter a day, Reminders sets a notification for today.
It doesn't mention Siri, yet after some testing the rules seem close to the same for Siri input, although the times don't match.
Solutions:
Give Siri a time without a date.
"Remind me to go to the dry cleaners at 5pm"
Give Siri a duration
"Remind me to go to the dry cleaners in 2 hours"
Use "evening" and Siri will set the reminder for 6pm
"Remind me to go to the dry cleaners this evening"
Use "tonight". Siri will set the reminder for 7pm
"Remind me to go to the dry cleaners tonight"
Use "noon" and Siri will set the reminder for 12pm
"Remind me to go to the dry cleaners at noon"
Use "morning" and Siri will set the reminder for 7am
"Remind me to go to the dry cleaners in the morning"
Last note, if you are past the time that the word represents Siri gets confused. Asking "this evening" after 6pm will cause Siri to ask you when you'd like to be reminded.
Best Answer
Siri can perform only one action at a time.
So to add five different items to a shopping list you need to activate Siri five times. The same is true for other actions like “wake me up at 6 and set a timer for five minutes”.