A tech expert has revealed a clever trick to make Siri recite a funny phrase when a charger is connected to the iPhone.
A popular TikTok star, Kaan has earned 4.4 million followers for videos sharing unknown iPhone tricks.
In one, he explains step-by-step how to program your phone to speak a word or phrase when a charger is plugged in – and programs his to say “Thank you Dad.”
Trick time! Kaan, a popular TikTok star, has revealed a clever trick to get Siri to recite a funny phrase every time a charger is connected to the iPhone – starting with the Shortcuts app
How: Like many of its tricks, this one starts with the Shortcuts app, which allows users to design their own shortcuts and sequences on their phone
Next steps: Click the Automation button at the bottom of the screen, then select Create Personal Automation, followed by Charger, ‘at the bottom of the list
Preference: Then click Next, with ‘connected’ selected on the screen
“Here’s another iPhone trick I guarantee you didn’t know,” he says.
Like many of its tricks, this one starts with the Shortcuts app, which allows users to design their own shortcuts and sequences on their phone.
Click the Automation button at the bottom of the screen, then select Create Personal Automation.
The screen will then show a list of phone functions, such as alarm, email and Wi-Fi.
Kaam says to select Charger, which is at the bottom of the list, and then Next, with “connected” selected.
Then click Add Action followed by Speak Text. If Speak text isn’t showing as an option on your screen, you can search for it in the search bar.
Then click on ‘Add action’ followed by ‘Speak text’. If ‘Speak text’ doesn’t appear as an option on your screen, you can search for it in the search bar
What will she say? Here’s the fun part: in the space provided, type the words you want – here’s what Siri says when a charger is plugged in
Having fun! This is where Kaan shows the naughty message that he programmed Siri to say when the charger is plugged in
Here’s the fun part: in the space provided, type the words you want – this is what Siri says when a charger is plugged in.
Finally, hit Next and uncheck Ask Before Running before clicking Done.
This is where Kaan shows off the naughty message that he has programmed Siri to say when the charger is plugged in.
Kaan’s video has gone viral, receiving 22.5 million views and 1.5 million likes.
Those who tried it out have shared their funny success stories in the comments, including some that have come up with even more naughty phrases for Siri to say.
Others have gone more PG, including one that made theirs say ‘yessssss feeeeed meeeeee.’
“Every time I plug in my phone it says” pigeon meatball stir fry “and I get terrified every time,” wrote another.
How: In July, he shared a trick to unlock a phone without using Face ID or entering a passcode – relying on voice control instead
Last year, as many iPhone users struggled with Face ID due to face masks, Kaan showed how to unlock an iPhone without it – or even a passcode.
‘I’m going to show you how to unlock your phone with your voice,’ he says in the viral video he uploaded on June 27, 2020.
First, he instructed viewers to go to Settings and select Accessibility, which is in the third block of options under General, Control Center, and Display & Brightness.
Then select Voice Control (under the ‘Physical & Motor’ section).
For the trick to work, voice control – the first option at the top of the screen – must be enabled. This allows users to use their voice to control their iOS device without even saying ‘Hey Siri’.
Step by Step: After they select Customize Commands, they give the verbal command a name
The reward: They then record an action – in this case, they type a PIN on the keyboard. Then when users say their voice command, the action plays on the screen
Once that’s enabled, click Customize Commands to create a new voice command.
From here, click on Create New Command and type the phrase you want to use to unlock your phone, ‘@kaansanity saod, using’ open sesame ‘as its own example.
“Then click” Perform custom gesture “and type where your passcode would be,” he added.
For example, if your iPhone PIN is 1234, tap the screen where keys 1, 2, 3, and 4 would be in sequence.
This means that when you issue the voice command of your choice – be it ‘open sesame’ like @kaansanity ‘or even’ show me my phone ‘- your iPhone will behave as if you were entering your PIN and unlocking your phone.