How to Get Siri to Tell a Bedtime Story

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With the popularity of AI chat interfaces like ChatGPT, you may have forgotten that Siri has the ability to do some storytelling of her own! There are a few things you can ask Siri that will prompt some entertaining responses, but asking her to tell you a story is probably my favorite. Here's how it works!

Why You'll Love This Tip

• Entertain yourself or your kids with a fun hidden feature you may not have heard about.
• Interact with Siri as more than just your personal secretary, and learn about what it can do.
• Have Siri tell you whatever kind of story you can think of!

How to Trigger Siri's Storytelling

While there are a few things you can ask Siri to get her to respond with something surprising, her response to asking for a story is the most reminiscent of what we're seeing ChatGPT do with writing prompts. This is especially fun because it works anywhere you have Siri enabled, so before you begin, make sure you have Siri set up. For this example, I will be using my iPhone. If you like tips about Apple products and technology, be sure to sign up for our free Tip of the Day!

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1. Trigger Siri by saying "Hey, Siri," or by pressing and holding the side button on your iPhone. 
   
   
2. Then you can say or type, "Tell me a story," and Siri will tell you a story. You will get a different story every time you ask. 
   
   
3. You can also ask for a specific kind of story like "Hey, Siri, tell me a scary story."
   
   
4. Another amazing thing to ask for is, "Hey, Siri, tell me a love story." 
   
   
5. Lastly, you can also request a "Bedtime story."
   
   

There may be many other kinds of stories you can prompt her to tell, but these were the ones that I experimented with that seemed to take my directions into consideration. It was cool to see the way Siri's AI incorporated my specific requests. Try it for yourself, and let us know if she tells you a cool story too!