A technical expert has revealed a clever trick to get Siri to utter a funny phrase when a charger is plugged into the iPhone.
Kaan, a popular TikTok star, has earned 4.4 million followers for videos in which he shares little-known iPhone tricks.
In one, he outlines step-by-step how to program your phone to pronounce any word or phrase when a charger is plugged in – and programs his own to say ‘Thank you, Daddy’.
Trick time! Kaan, a popular TikTok star, has come up with a clever trick to get Siri to utter a funny phrase when a charger is plugged into the iPhone – launching the Shortcuts app
How to: Like many of its tricks, this one starts with the Shortcuts app, which allows users to design their own shortcuts and queues on their phone
Next steps: Click the Automation button at the bottom of the screen and then select Create Custom Automation, followed by Charger, which is at the bottom of the list
Preference: then click Next, with ‘linked’ on the screen
“Here’s another iPhone trick I guarantee you did not know about,” he says.
Like many of its tricks, this one starts with the Shortcuts app, which allows users to design their own shortcuts and queues on their phone.
Click the Automation button at the bottom of the screen and then select Create Personal Automation.
The screen then displays a list of phone features such as alarm, email and WiFi.
Kaam says to select Charger, which is at the bottom of the list, and then select Next, with ‘connected’.
Then click Add Action followed by Speak Text. If Speak Text does not appear as an option on your screen, you can search for it in the search bar.
Then click ‘Add action’ followed by ‘Speak text’. If ‘Speak text’ does not appear as an option on your screen, you can search for it in the search bar
What will she say? Here’s the best part: type the words you want in the space provided – this is what Siri will say when a charger is plugged in
Pret hey! This is where Kaan demonstrates the naughty message he programmed Siri to say when the charger was also plugged in
This is the nicest part: type the desired words in the space provided – this is what Siri will say when a charger is plugged in.
Finally, press next and deselect Ask before running before Done.
This is where Kaan demonstrates the naughty message he programmed Siri to say when the charger was plugged in as well.
Kaan’s video went viral, viewed 22.5 million times and earned 1.5 million likes.
Those who tried it shared their funny success stories in the comments, including a few who came up with even worse phrases with Siri.
Others entered into more PG, including one that made them say ‘yessssss feeeeed meeeeee’.
“Every time I plug in my phone, it says ‘pigeon meatballs’ and I’m scared to death every time,” wrote another.
How to do: In July, he shared a trick to unlock a phone without using Face ID or entering a password – instead relying on voice control
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 password.
“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 in the third block are options under General, Control Center, and Image and Brightness.
Then select Voice Control (under the ‘Physics and Motor’ subsection).
For the trick to work, Voice Control – the first option at the top of the screen – must be activated. It allows users to use their voice to control their iOS device without even saying ‘Hey Siri’.
Step by step: After selecting Custom Commands, they name the verbal command
The reward: then they record an action – in this case you enter a PIN on the keyboard. When users say their voice command, the action plays on the screen
Once activated, click Customize Commands to create a new voice command.
“From here, click Create New Command and enter the phrase you want to use to unlock your phone,” @kaansanity saod, using “open sesame” as its own example.
“Then click ‘Run Custom Gesture’ and enter the location where your passcode would be,” he added.
For example, if your iPhone PIN is 1234, tap the 1, 2, 3, and 4 keys on the screen.
This means that when you give the voice command of your choice – whether it’s ‘open sesame’ like @kaansanity or even ‘blades see my phone’, your iPhone will act as if you are typing your PIN and unlocking your phone.