Use Siri on all your Apple devices - Apple Support (2024)

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Use Siri on all your Apple devices - Apple Support? ›

When you say "Siri" or ”Hey Siri” near multiple devices, the devices use Bluetooth to communicate with each other and determine which one should respond to the request. The device that responds is the one that heard you best or was recently raised or used.

When you say "Siri" or ”Hey Siri” near multiple devices, the devices use Bluetooth to communicate with each other and determine which one should respond to the request. The device that responds is the one that heard you best or was recently raised or used.

Just say “Siri” ¹ or “Hey Siri” to start your request. Built into all your Apple devices. Now including Apple Vision Pro.

If you have more than six household users or guests in your home, they can still use Siri on HomePod to play music, set timers and alarms, or find out about the weather, news, and more. If guests use Siri to play music, it will play from the primary user's account and that person's taste profile won't be affected.

Use your voice

Just say Siri* or Hey Siri, then immediately say what you need. Set up how to get Siri's attention in Settings > Siri & Search, tap Listen for, and then turn on Siri or Hey Siri.

Siri itself is free. But your carrier may charge you for data use.

Go to Settings. Tap Siri & Search. From here, make sure the following settings are turned on: Listen for "Siri" or "Hey Siri"

No. In fact, Siri doesn't record anything you say. Instead it listens for “Hey Siri” and then acts upon whatever is said afterwards, but nothing you say is retained either on your iPhone or on Apple's servers.

What can Siri not do? ›

You can use Siri to send messages for you, read your incoming texts out loud, and reply to messages. Learn how to use Siri. Siri: Say something like: “Send a message to Mayuri saying, how about tomorrow?”

Voice Control offers comprehensive capabilities such as voice gestures, name and number labels, grid overlays, text editing commands, and deep customization, while Siri assists with setting reminders, making appointments, looking up directions, and learning game scores.

While Siri is designed to be more personalized and focused on user privacy, Google Assistant is built with a broader scope, incorporating machine learning algorithms and natural language processing to offer more comprehensive and accurate responses.

Add an accessory, and enable Siri

Tap Add Accessory, then scan a setup code or hold iPhone near the accessory and tap the accessory in the Nearby Accessories list. Tap Set Up and follow the onscreen instructions. Under Speak to Siri, tap Turn On to enable Siri on the accessory.

Open the "Settings" app on your iPhone 13. Scroll down and tap on "Siri & Search". Tap on "Siri Voice". Here, you can choose from different accents and genders.

However, Siri definitely provides the most in-depth and well-informed answers and even gives you an easy way to look up more about it. Alexa, on the other hand, provides more straightforward and simple responses, though it also offers a way to expand on them.