First Siri memo

Use Siri on your iPhone
Send a note.

This page was machine-translated from Japanese. Read the Japanese original

The spoken phrases below are Japanese examples. Check the language set for Siri and the shortcuts registered on your device.

Siri (Siri) is a function that can be asked by voice to iPhone. If you use SimpleMemo, you can send the content you talked about by text and send it by email.

First of all, let's try "Buy milk tomorrow".

What to do is this 3

This is a diagram showing the flow of usage. It is not the actual operation screen.
  1. 1 · First 1

    Prepare to send

    Set and authenticate the email address you want to receive with SimpleMemo. Siri can also be used.

    If it's your first time, go to the settings below ↓

  2. Talk to 2 · iPhone

    Call and speak a note

    What you say「Hey Siri、
    シンプルメモで残す」
    Siri listens"What do you take notes?"
    If asked, speak the text"Buy milk tomorrow"

    Hey Siri reads "Hey, Siri".

  3. 3 · Check if it has arrived

    Open the email

    Open the inbox of the address you set and make sure that "I'll buy milk tomorrow" has arrived.

    You can check it on the app (such as email, Gmail, etc.) that usually read the email.

The screen of iPhone can be seen for the first time. If you are asked to unlock, please follow the instructions on the screen.

Settings when using for the first time

  1. Open SimpleMemo. If you do not have the app yet, download it from App Store.
  2. Set and authenticate the receiving addressSet your email address according to the app's instructions and complete the authentication. Please use it in normal mode to send emails. " If "Obsidian only" is valid, the email will not be sent.
  3. Turn on Siri with iPhone "Siri" → "Request" in "Settings" or "Apple Intelligence and Siri" → "Talk to /type to Siri" and turn on "Siri" or "Hey Siri". The name of the screen varies depending on the iOS version. Apple official setting guide
  4. Turn on Siri in the shortcut app "Shortcut" is an Apple app for calling app operations. Open this and check that Siri is turned on in the shortcut settings of "SimpleMemo".

When you can't call by voice, press the button

Press and hold the side button next to of iPhone to call Siri and say "シンプルメモで残す". In iPhone, which has a home button, use the home button.

In this method, you can omit "Hey Siri". Apple Official: Launch Siri with the button

Check only the trouble

Siri does not respond

Check the Internet connection and the Siri settings above. If you can't call with your voice, please try a button. You can also check Apple official countermeasure.

The app cannot be found/it will be operated differently

Open SimpleMemo once, check the Siri settings on the shortcut app side, and then try "シンプルメモで残す". If it is immediately after installation, please wait a moment and try again. We will also check the language settings and shortcut registration of Siri.

"声でメモ" is another operation to open the app. Use "シンプルメモで残す" on this page.

Unlocking and screen operation are required

Please follow the instructions on the terminal to release and operate. It is required depending on the Siri usage settings, shortcuts, and terminal status during locking. It may not be completed at any time without screen operation.

Apple also explains that it is necessary to unlock the shortcut to open the app while locking. Apple official description

I can't receive the email

Check the inbox and spam folder of the address you set. Please also check the authentication of the destination, the mode of sending emails, and the communication status.

When Siri informs you of unset, upper limit, standby, and error, check the contents. If you send the same text many times, you may receive duplicates.

I also want to leave a note for Obsidian

Obsidian is another app that stores notes. When using, separate linkage settings are required, such as specifying the storage folder.

Siri completion guide alone cannot determine that email reception, Obsidian saving, and synchronization to other terminals have all been completed. Please check the email inbox, the specified note, and the display of other terminals respectively.