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Using Siri for messaging

You can use Siri to send an IM if UniTel Voice is in the foreground, background, exited, or the iPhone or iPad is locked. You can also use Siri to search your messages.

The first time you use Siri, you need to give permission for Siri to access UniTel Voice's data.

Sending messages

Use Siri to place send a message to a contact or send a message to a specific number.

To send a message using Siri

1. Press and hold the Home button on your iPhone or iPad.

2. Ask Siri to “Send text to Joseph Santos using UniTel Voice”.

Ask Siri to “Send message to Joseph Santos using UniTel Voice”.

Ask Siri to “Send text message to Joseph Santos using UniTel Voice”.

UniTel Voice sends the IM text.

Searching messages

Search your messages by sender or recipient name, search for specific text, search by a date range, and search by message status (old or new). Siri currently does not search for multiple names, messages for buddies that are not registered, and names in a group chat.

To search messages using Siri

1. Press and hold the Home button on your iPhone or iPad.

2. Ask Siri to “Find messages from Joseph Santos on UniTel Voice”.

Ask Siri to “Read my UniTel Voice messages from Joseph”.

UniTel Voice searches your IMs.

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