”Hey Siri, how do I get you to work?” Here’s how to customize the digital assistant.

If you have an Apple device, such as the best iPhone or iPad, then you have access to Siri, which is Apple’s digital voice assistant. Though it’s not perfect, it can be handy to have when you need to quickly get directions home, check the weather or sports scores, or even control your favorite HomeKit devices. All you have to do is say, ”Hey Siri.”

But before you can get Siri going with the signature phrase, you’ll have to make sure that it’s set up properly first. Here’s how to get started with Siri on your favorite iPhone and iPad, such as the iPhone 13 Pro.

Set up and use Siri:

How to use Siri
How to enable Siri in the Settings app
How to set up ”Hey Siri”
How to change Siri’s voice
How to change Siri’s language
How to customize Siri responses
How to edit a Siri question or command
How to change your Siri contact info
How to secure Siri with a Passcode Lock
How to change settings on your iP…

Which artists and albums were your favorites in previous years? Find out through Apple Music’s Replay feature.

Apple Music’s Replay feature compiles your most listened-to songs of the year into a playlist. If you’re a long-time Apple Music user, you can also gain access to your favorites from previous years. Here’s how to find Apple Music Replay mixes on Mac and iPhone/iPad.

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Millions of songs in your pocket.

Apple’s music streaming service boasts over 70 million songs, live radio stations anchored by renowned personalities, and thousands of curated playlists spanning every genre you can imagine.

How see your Apple Music Replay mixes:

What are Apple Music Replays?
Accessing your Apple Music Replay lists
What if there are no Replays?

What are Apple Music Replays?

The Apple Music Replay feature presents your favorite artists and how often you listened to them based on the year. It also includes a list of your top 10 favorit…

Multi-device charging in a sleek, shiny form factor.

The sleek, black Intelli StepUp is an excellent complement to the modern bedside table. Its shiny black lines will meld into minimalist, modern, or even industrial spaces with quiet efficiency. Even better, it works great too!

The Intelli StepUp is a wireless, multi-device charger that works with MagSafe to elevate your (MagSafe-compatible) iPhone in a comfortable viewing position while it charges. If you need to charge an Apple Watch and AirPods as well, there are two collapsible charging docks that slide out of each side for easy charging. The charging station works beautifully to charge all three at the same time, and you can collapse the smaller charging docks back inside when you don’t need them.

Although this multi-device charger is pretty great, it is missing one thing, which we’ll go over in this review.

Intelli StepUp Magnetic Wireless Charging Station review:

Price and availability
What’s good
What’s not good
The…

Apple’s HomeKit can add automation magic to pretty much every part of your home, including your sprinkler controllers. With the best HomeKit sprinkler controllers, you’ll be able to, literally, make it rain anytime, anywhere. A little HomeKit goes a long way with scenes, Siri, and automation right from the Home app, whether for your front lawn or back. Here are a few of our favorite sprinkler controllers to help automate your watering.

Super spigot

Eve Aqua – Apple HomeKit Smart Home, Smart Water Controller

Staff Pick

The Eve Aqua is the only HomeKit-compatible irrigation solution that connects directly to a standard hose spigot. The spigot design allows the Aqua to work with traditional above-ground sprinklers and irrigation systems, making it highly flexible. The Aqua is also incredibly easy to install with no wiring needed so you can begin watering in no time.

$100 at Amazon

$100 at Best Buy

Highly compatible

Rachio 3 Smart Sprinkler Controller, 8 Zone 3rd Genera…

Want to add more devices (or people) to your Apple Music subscription? Here’s the deal.

Apple Music offers three different plans for its users—a $4.99 per month plan for students who sign up with a university email address, a $9.99 individual plan, and a $14.99 family plan that supports up to six Family Sharing accounts (or devices connected concurrently on one account). But, once you pick a plan, it doesn’t mean you’re stuck with it forever.

If you started on one plan but want to switch mid-subscription, or want to leave a Family sub-account to start off on your own, you can grab your best iPhone and switch your plan right in iOS 15. Don’t worry: From my testing, you shouldn’t lose your Apple Music library, likes, or data when switching between accounts. Here’s how tos witch between Apple Music Individual and Family plans.

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How to move from an individual Apple Music plan to a Family plan
How to move from the head of a Family plan to an Individual plan
How to move fr…

What you need to know

Apple is slowing down the hiring of Genius Bar positions for some stores.
The company has reportedly told some stores it will not backfill positions.
It has also gone back on some verbal job offers.

You might want to apply for a different Apple Store position right now.

Apple has reportedly slowed down the hiring of Genius Bar positions in what is being characterized as a cost-cutting move.

As reported by Bloomberg, ”people with knowledge of the matter” said that the company told some stores that it would not backfill positions and also retracted some verbal job offers.

In recent weeks, Apple informed some stores that it won’t be filling Genius positions that became available after employee departures, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the situation is private. The company also retracted verbal job offers for such roles in some cases. Still, Apple hasn’t laid off workers or enacted a widespread hiring freeze, according to the peop…

What you need to know

Apple has brought back a promotion for Apple Card customers.
Referred Apple Card customers can get $75 in Daily Cash after their first purchase.
The offer is good through May 10th.

Get $75 in Daily Cash.

Apple has relaunched a referral offer for Apple Card.

In a targeted email to existing Apple Card customers, Apple has announced that it is bringing back its referral offer that it initially launched in December of 2021. If you refer a new Apple Card customer, they can get $75 in Daily Cash if they open their new Apple Card by May 10th and make a purchase within 30 days.

Hey Josef, you probably know this already, but we love having you as an Apple Card customer. Right now, for a very limited time, you can help your friends earn $75 Daily Cash. If you refer Apple Card to a friend and they open a new Apple Card by May 10th, we’ll give them $75 Daily Cash if they also make their first purchase within 30 days.1 Because there’s no better gift than hooking up…