How to use Siri access Bluetooth and other Settings (kind of)

By Georgia
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bamf-hacker in our iPhone 4S Forum wrote up a quick but smart tip on how to use Siri to access Bluetooth and other Setting with only... the power of your voice.

All you need to do is create a contact and in the Web site field put the code for the system preference. for example.Contact name is Bluetooth and the Web address is prefs:root=General&path=BluetoothThen activate Siri and say "Bluetooth" the contact card will open with a clickable link right to the Bluetooth settings.

It's not the much-sought-after "Siri, turn off Bluetooth" feature we've all been hoping for, but it's better than the nothing we have now.

bamf-hacker has also posted the URL schemes for other popular Settings, so hit the link below and get the details!

Source: bamf-hacker from the TiPb iPhone 4S Forums

Georgia
Georgia

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14 Comments
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  • One extra use I found. Combine this code with the app aHomeIcon (free in the app store) and I was able to make a homepage icon that takes me right to each setting (BT, for example). Only thing is, it takes a second, as the icons are actually web links to their server, but it works good for me.
  • THANK YOU! I have been looking for a non-jailbreak BT shortcut for ages
  • I was looking for the aHomelcon app and i was wondering what the app pic looks like because im not sure which one to get
  • What's so weird about it? She thought the tip was worth sharing from the forums.
  • This is AWESOME! I can use this in conjunction with the Touch Icon App and now I have a one touch right into my Bluetooth settings!
  • prefs:root=Wi_Fi works for Wi-Fi
  • prefs:root=Wi_Fi works for Wi-Fi
  • Thanks!
  • So we don't put tips on unless they save YOU time? I see it not necessarily as a timesaver, but as a way to easily launch apps while driving, if needed.
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  • Awesome tip! Amazing that Siri doesn't do this since my old Nokia E71 had that capability.