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[8ytecoder]

Hey Siri, “add 2 minutes to the timer”. It can’t even do something so basic as that.

[DHPersonal → 8ytecoder]

It does have that ability on the HomePod minis that I have around the house. If a timer is set on one of them and then I want to reset it or add minutes to it, I can do so (but only when that HomePod mini hears me).

[jamiek88 → DHPersonal]

It works on watch and HomePod only.

[neurobama → 8ytecoder]

The inability to set multiple simultaneous timers is annoying. I compensate by setting multiple alarms. "Delete all my alarms" works when I'm done, but it's certainly a hack.

[vpribish → neurobama]

"hey siri, start a 10 minute timer for the oven"

"hey siri, set a 30 minute timer for the rice."

it works just fine for me, use it all the time.

[neurobama → vpribish]

Doesn't work for me. I get this:

>There's already a [number] minute timer. Replace? Confirm/Cancel

Running iOS 16.1, so unless they added this feature in the last few months I'm not sure why we'd see different results.

edit: Perhaps you're using HomePod? Apparently Siri on HomePod supports multiple timers, while Siri on iPhone does not. Goofy.

[nneonneo → neurobama]

My Apple Watch supports multiple timers, and yet my iPhone does not (iOS 16.4.1).

I mean, I guess a watch is supposed to be for telling time or whatever, but this is just a weird feature omission…

[jamiek88 → neurobama]

siri definitely has multiple timers. BUT you can only have two though and it only works on Apple Watch and HomePods.

I know, right?

Also a little known hack to set a timer you don’t have to say the whole thing just press the Siri button or say hey siri ‘n minutes’ and it will set a timer for n minutes.

[JoeAltmaier → neurobama]

On Alexa I run many times simultaneously. Didn't know it was a special feature. I just name them.

Latest update(?) it quit announcing expiration by name if only one was running. Just beeps, and maybe I forgot what it was supposed to be timing. Annoying.

Especially annoying if more than one person in the house is setting timers.

[dylan604 → 8ytecoder]

if you're using an anonymous timer, then it is difficult to access it later. you might have better luck if you set an id to reference later.

timerId = setTimer(float time);

function updateTimer(timerId) {};

maybe wrap that in a class, and use that when using Siri. you just have to speak the class definition first.

Hey Siri! set a timer using myCustomClassTimer!