iPhone 6+ and the Genesis

[gobluefan]

I just got a new iPhone 6+ and was able to use it via Bluetooth to make and receive calls on my Genesis 3.8 Ultimate.

Can I make Siri requests with this cellphone through the car radio? How is this done?

Further, using regular voice command, I can tell the car radio to make a phone call, but can I have it send an email via the attached iPhone 6+? If so, how is this done?

Does the advent of Carplay enable me to do some of these activities in the Genesis?

 

[salvo]

to get siri hold green phone button down longer than placing call thru car...my + does not work as well as 5 iPhone did...Told by apple there is a firm ware problem..

 

[Nikgen]

to get siri hold green phone button down longer than placing call thru car...my + does not work as well as 5 iPhone did...Told by apple there is a firm ware problem..

You don't hold down the green phone button to get Siri Eyes Free - you hold down the voice command button!

 

[salvo]

sorry wrong button..

 

[gobluefan]

Thanks. A long press of the steering wheel Voice Command button does bring up Siri. However, when I asked Siri to send an email, she asked for a name, and when I provided a name, Siri said that she couldn't send an email. Why?
Is it because I was in a moving car?

 

[gobluefan]

Let me answer my own question. Siri Eyes Free can send text messages, but not email messages.

Here is a blurb on Siri Eyes Free from Webopedia:

An extension of Apple's Siri functionality for enabling voice control of an iOS mobile device that is linked with a car's in-dash audio system. With Siri Eyes Free, drivers can speak natural language voice commands in order to operate the mobile device as well as the car's sound or in-vehicle infotainment system.

Siri Eyes Free operates via a voice command button on the car's steering wheel, enabling the driver to make and receive calls, select and play music, audibly send and receive text messages, access Maps and get directions, audibly receive notifications, set reminders and more.

Siri Eyes Free was first announced in 2012 and is now available on a variety of new model cars from automobile manufacturers like Chevrolet and BMW. Siri Eyes Free also plays a key role in the Apple CarPlay system (formerly "iOS in the Car") that debuted in early 2014.

 

[Nikgen]

Let me answer my own question. Siri Eyes Free can send text messages, but not email messages.

Here is a blurb on Siri Eyes Free from Webopedia:

An extension of Apple's Siri functionality for enabling voice control of an iOS mobile device that is linked with a car's in-dash audio system. With Siri Eyes Free, drivers can speak natural language voice commands in order to operate the mobile device as well as the car's sound or in-vehicle infotainment system.

Siri Eyes Free operates via a voice command button on the car's steering wheel, enabling the driver to make and receive calls, select and play music, audibly send and receive text messages, access Maps and get directions, audibly receive notifications, set reminders and more.

Siri Eyes Free was first announced in 2012 and is now available on a variety of new model cars from automobile manufacturers like Chevrolet and BMW. Siri Eyes Free also plays a key role in the Apple CarPlay system (formerly "iOS in the Car") that debuted in early 2014.

That's not correct. You can read and send e-mails via Siri Eyes Free just like you can with texts. I do it all the time!

 

[NTX]

I also feel like Siri Eyes Free doesn't work as well on my iPhone 6 as my old iPhone 5. A lot of times, it hangs on the Siri screen after accepting a command. I have to click EXIT for things to change sometimes. Here's to hoping it will be fixed in the next iOS update.