How to Set Up and Use Siri on an iPhone
Siri has a bad reputation among many, but it’s perfectly usable for most tasks, and if you’re knee-deep in the Apple ecosystem it doesn’t matter how much better a competing digital assistant is because everything ties into Siri. That means that you’re going to need to use it, and that’s pretty easy to do when you know how. Let’s jump in.
How to Enable Siri on an iPhone
Just as is so often the case, this process starts in the Settings app. Launch the app and scroll down before tapping “Siri & Search.”
Beneath the “Ask Siri” heading you will see three toggles. We’d suggest turning them all on:
- Listen for “Hey Siri”: This lets you use the phrase “Hey Siri” to get the digital assistant’s attention.
- Press Side Button for Siri: This lets you press and hold the side button on iPhone X models or the home button on older models to activate Siri.
- Allow Siri when Locked: This lets you invoke Siri via either the side/home button or voice while your iPhone is locked.
How to Change Siri’s Voice on an iPhone
You may not like the way Siri sounds by default, but there are multiple voices to choose from depending on the language selected. To start, open the Settings app and tap “Siri & Search.”
Tap “Siri Voice.”