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Apple has released Software update -iOS 6.1-which gives you the ability to purchase movie tickets through Fandango using Siri.As for Siri, Apple relentlessly continues to make progress in this technology from the future.In the recent iOS 6.1 release, Apple has empowered Siri with the ability to interface with Fandango.The result is that we are now able to have our faithful assistant find movies, help us purchase our tickets, and take advantage of the convenience Passbook gives us.

In iOS 6.1, Passbook now includes a friendlier, easy-to-understand help page with a button that links to an App Store list of downloadable apps that support Passbook. Incidentally, the Fandango app was one of the very first to support Passbook.When you purchase a movie ticket, either via the app or by way of the Fandango.com website, you are clearly presented with several options for electronic admission to the movie. One option is to have a Passbook ticket sent to you. Your movie ticket can be sent to Passbook directly via the Fandango app or via a link in Fandango's purchase confirmation email or SMS message.

Here are steps to get movie ticket :-

1. You need to ask Siri "Where is the movie < Movie Name > playing".
2. Siri responds by briefly showing you a list of nearby theaters playing < Movie Name > , and then shows the closest Theater and Show time. At the same time, Siri announces exactly how far away the Theater is and in what direction.


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Siri presents you with nearby theaters featuring your's requested movie.


3. Siri then asks if you want to have her call the Theater, show the Directions to the theater, or skip to the next Theater featuring XYZ.
4. By Tapping, you can select the theater. This allows to go on to purchase the ticket for the desired show time.
5. Siri transfers you out to the Fandango app where u can complete your's purchase.

Finally, via the Fandango app confirmation page or Fandango's confirmation email or SMS, You can choose to have the movie ticket installed into your's Passbook for later use when you arrive at the theater.