Siri is the intelligent assistant built into your iPhone, iPad, and Mac that makes everyday tasks easier and faster. You can ask Siri questions not only with your voice, but also by typing. This has always been possible, but Apple Intelligence makes it even easier.
Ideal when you do not want to communicate out loud, such as during a meeting or in a quiet environment such as the train. By typing you interact directly with the voice assistant and you maintain better control over the use of Siri.
Type questions to Siri
If you don’t want to talk out loud, for example during a meeting or in a quiet environment such as on the train, you can also type your questions to Siri. To type questions to Siri, follow the steps below.
- Unlock your iPhone or iPad
- Double-tap the bottom of the screen
- Then type your question
Is it not possible to ask Siri questions this way using typing? Then you still have to activate the function via Institutions â–¸ Apple Intelligence and Siri â–¸ Talk and write to Siri â–¸ enable the option ‘Type questions to Siri‘ in.
Typing with Siri on a Mac
On a Mac you can easily do this by activating Siri via the menu bar or launchpad. Then click on the Siri field and then type your question. Do you want quickly type a question? Then press twice in succession command⌘-test
Don’t want to use this typing function? Then you can disable this via Settings â–¸ Apple Intelligence and Siri â–¸ Talk to and write to Siri â–¸ disable the ‘Type questions to Siri’ option.
It has been possible for some time to type questions to Siri, but then you had to choose between always talking or always typing. From Apple Intelligence you have the choice to talk or type.
Apple Intelligence and Siri
Thanks to Apple Intelligence, Siri on iPhone, iPad and Mac is now not only more versatile, but also smarter. You can ask Siri questions related to previous questions while maintaining context.
Moreover, the intelligent assistant understands what you mean, even if you stumble over your words during your question. For example, you can say, “Siri, set an alarm – wait no, sorry, I meant a timer for 10 minutes – actually, let’s make that 15.” Siri understands your intention and starts a 15-minute timer.