{"id":2321,"date":"2020-06-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bemyeyes.com\/business\/theres-a-new-way-to-use-siri-with-be-my-eyes\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T15:20:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T15:20:06","slug":"theres-a-new-way-to-use-siri-with-be-my-eyes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bemyeyes.com\/business\/blog\/theres-a-new-way-to-use-siri-with-be-my-eyes\/","title":{"rendered":"There\u2019s a New Way to Use Siri with Be My Eyes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Siri is a great way to open Be My Eyes<\/a> or initiate a new call to volunteers – no button-pressing required! However, until today, you needed to say a specific phrase such as \u201cHey Siri, make a video call with Be My Eyes\u201d to start the call to a random volunteer. It was not possible to customize the phrase or to call a Specialized Help company. We are changing that with the new Siri Shortcuts feature.<\/p>\n

Siri Shortcuts are custom phrases to invoke a specific action, such as initiating a call within the app. For example, you can set up the phrase \u201cCall volunteer\u201d to call a random volunteer or \u201cCall Google\u201d to call Google on Specialized Help.<\/p>\n

Be My Eyes suggests Siri Shortcuts right when you need them<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you make several calls to a specific Specialized Help company, Be My Eyes might suggest adding it as Siri Shortcut. You can then add a custom phrase to call that specific company with Siri.<\/p>\n

Besides the smart suggestions, you can always add and edit Siri Shortcuts in the Be My Eyes app Settings after making your first call. Simply open \u2018Settings\u2019 and navigate to \u2018Siri Shortcuts\u2019.<\/p>\n

Siri Shortcuts are available in Be My Eyes version 3.3 or newer. Go ahead and update Be My Eyes in the App Store<\/a> to make calls even easier! For a more detailed overview, check out the Using Siri with Be My Eyes <\/a>article in our Help Center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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