'Hey, Siri, play the sound of farts'

Apple Music can be used for more than just streaming songs to your iPhone or iPad. It can also be used to play sound effects. Who hasn’t wanted to have their endeavors greeted by a round of applause, or their jokes met with howls of hysterical laughter?

Sure, you have to summon Siri to use the trick, which reduces the spontaneity somewhat, but there’s still plenty of fun to be had.

All you have to do is ask Apple’s personal assistant to play the effect you require, and provided you’re signed up to use Apple Music and online, she’ll duly oblige. Results can be hit and miss, it all depends on what you’re asking her to play.

"Play the sound of farts" generates the sort of noises you’d expect, and you can also ask Siri to play sounds of "a crowd booing", "applause", "footsteps", "bees buzzing", "waves", "laughter" and much more.

Of course it all goes a bit wrong if Siri doesn’t understand you, or you happen to ask her to play a sound effect and there’s a song of that name (and if you don't use the word "sound" you might get a music track rather than an effect), but it’s still a spot of childish fun to try when bored on a long train journey.

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