A setup card in the iOS 12.2 beta confirms Apple's working on a new AirPods version with a built-in Hey Siri that could launch around iOS 12.2's release in a matter of few weeks.
While Siri is a convenient digital personal assistant that you can access simply by saying Hey Siri, it’s not for everyone. Maybe you don't use the feature at all, or maybe you're tired of all the false positives being triggered. If so, here’s how to turn off "Hey Siri" on iPhone and iPad, either temporarily or permanently.
In this tutorial, we will show you how to set multiple timers on your HomePod using Siri or the iPhone, iPad, and Mac Home app.
If you have two HomePods that are paired to create a stereo setup, only one of these HomePods will be used to listen to your voice queries. When saying a command such as "Hey Siri, what time is it in London?", only that HomePod will be listening to you although the other HomePod might be physically closer to you.
As far as I can tell, there is no way to manually select what HomePod is the dominant one during the initial pairing process, but there is a way to swap which one will actively listen to you once the stereo pair has been created.
Check out this quick tip to make phone calls directly on speakerphone using Siri on your iPhone or iPad.
Depending on how you use Siri throughout your workflow, you might find a new free jailbreak tweak called AutoDismissSiri by iOS developer Andreas Henriksson to be an advantageous supplement to your jailbroken handset.
Just as the tweak’s name implies, AutoDismissSiri adds a timeout period to the Siri interface. That said, if Siri would idle on your device for a specific amount of time, then the interface closes automatically.
Apple today refreshed its MacBook Pro notebook lineup with the latest Intel chips, twice the RAM and other goodies, including an enhanced version of the company's second-generation T2 coprocessor that now brings “Hey Siri” to the Mac platform for the first time.
If you own an Apple Watch Series 3 or newer, Siri can talk to you via the built-in speaker. And with the watchOS 5 software or later, you can invoke a Siri listening session on your watch without saying “Hey Siri”. Just raise your wrist and start talking, that's it!
iOS 12 adds support for Hey Siri even when your iPhone's battery is running low.
If you have ever wondered how Apple came to choose the wake word for Hey Siri function, its latest machine learning article focusing on the Siri trigger phrase provides the answer.
There is no physical switch to mute the HomePod microphone. However, by using the Home app or just by asking the speaker, you can turn off the always-on "Hey Siri" ability of your HomePod and HomePod mini. This tutorial shows you how to do that.
Is Siri on your HomePod unable to play specific songs, playlists, or artists on Apple Music when you ask it to? This troubleshooting guide lists all the possible solutions to fix this issue.