Hey Siri: Turn off the alarm on my family member's iPhone

Siri has, in some cases, fallen behind in the fight for the best virtual assistant. Google or Alexa have increased their capabilities and possibilities exponentially while Siri directs us in those cases to "This is what I have found on the internet about...", but this time, Siri shows a capacity that neither Alexa nor Google nor any other assistant can offer in such a simple way thanks to the Apple ecosystem: Silence the alarm of a relative's mobile.

We are at home and the alarm goes off on a relative's iPhone, far away, in another room and nobody can turn it off. It can be very annoying having to search for the device and turn off the alarm so that it stops bothering us. Well, Siri offers us a simple solution with which to avoid these problems, a trick to be able to silence the alarm without having to get up from the couch or stop what you're doing at the moment.

First, in order to take advantage of this functionality, We must have activated the iCloud functionality to configure a family, with its iCloud accounts and devices, otherwise it will not work. Once we have this configured, the next time we hear the alarm sounding on a family member's device, we can stop it from our iPhone or iPad. suffice to say "Hey Siri, turn off the alarm on [Name of family member]'s iPhone."

At this time, Siri will ask us to confirm if we want to turn off the alarm that is ringing on that person's iPhone. Our answer, obviously, will be yes. We can do it both by voice and by pressing the options that appear on our device. End. End of the annoying sound without having to stop doing our tasks and worry about looking for the other device.

Sometimes Siri lets us down, frustrates us with her unhelpful answers. However, others save our lives with features like this, allowing us to continue with our lives without discomfort and facilitating tasks that would interrupt our routine. Hopefully Apple can announce more features like this from the next WWDC with the presentation of iOS 16 and other surprises that await us.


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