Siri is the intelligent assistant that is built into your iPhone, iPad and Mac as standard and with which you can perform everyday tasks more easily and faster. Because of the possibilities of Apple Intelligence, Siri reacts more natural and more personal and gives more relevant answers.
You can not only ask Siri questions with your voice, but also by typing. This has always been possible, but thanks to Apple Intelligence this has become even easier. In addition, with your permission, Siri can also use Chatgpt’s expertise if that can be useful for certain questions.
Support Apple Intelligence
Apple Intelligence can currently be used via a detour in the EU and can also be used in the EU from macOS 15.1, iOS 18.4, iPados 18.4 and Visionos 2.4 when you change the language of your device and Siri to English vs. All supporting devices and languages ​​can be found here.
Apple Intelligence and Siri
Thanks to Apple Intelligence, the iPhone, iPad and Mac has not only become more versatile, Siri is also much smarter. For example, you can ask questions to Siri who are related to your previous questions, where the context is retained.
In addition, the intelligent assistant also understands what you mean 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 – actual, let’s make that 15.” Siri understands what you mean and starts a 15 -minute timer.
New interface
When Siri is activated, the edge of the iPhone or iPad screen lights up so that you can continue to scroll or type while talking to Siri. On a Mac you can recognize the new version of Siri by the new colorful logo with the infinite symbol.
Questions Typing of 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, tap double in the screen of your iPhone or iPad and then type your question.
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 to type a question quickly? Then press the command⌘-test
Do you not want to use this typing function? Then you can disable this via Settings â–¸ Apple Intelligence and Siri â–¸ Talk & Type to Siri (Talk and write to Siri) â–¸ Switch off the ‘Type to Siri’ option (Type questions to Siri).
It had been possible for some time to type questions to Siri, but then you had to choose between or always talking or always typing. From Apple Intelligence you have the choice to talk or type.
Siri remembers the context
With Apple Intelligence you can ask questions to Siri who are related to your previous questions, where the context is retained. Siri knows what you asked and will provide answers based on what you said before.
For example, you can say something or type like How are PSV Doing This Season? You can then ask: When are they playing next? Finally, you can say: Add that to my calendar.
- Activate Siri, for example by saying: Hey Siri
- Ask a question, view the answer
- Ask another question immediately after your first question
In a later update, Siri also understands what is on the screen of your iPhone, iPad and Mac and you can ask questions and give commands based on that. For example, you can ask Siri what is on the photo or how you place notes in a folder.
A spokesperson for Apple explains to Daring Fireball That this function is delayed. The more personalized siri experience, including recognizing the content on the screen, will be rolled out in the coming year and may be part of iOS 19.
Chatgpt together with Siri
Together with Siri, Chatgpt gets a more important role. For example, you can immediately use the chat robot turnip layers via the speech assistant and will be used to request information on certain subjects chatgpt. Consider consulting information about a certain dog breed to Siri.
The speech assistant can then tell you was the specific characteristics of the breed. The information is requested from Chatgpt via Apple Intelligence if desired.
Do you want to use chatgpt in combination with Siri? Then in the question you must mention chatgpt, below some examples:
- Hey Siri, Ask Chatgpt to Summarge This Document For Mefor example, with a pdf of a lease that is open in the files app.
- Hey Siri, Ask Chatgpt to Compose a Haiku About Dragons.
- Hey Siri, Ask Chatgpt for some Ideas of how to spend a free Afternoon in Malibu If I Don’t Feel Like Hitting the Beach.
- Ask chatgpt what child of recipes can I make with this? With a photo of fruit that is open in the photos app.
If you ask Siri something without mentioning chatgpt and Siri thinks that chatgpt can be useful, Siri will ask if you want to use chatgpt for your question. You will always be asked for permission before photos or files are sent to Chatgpt.
If you want Siri Chatgpt to use without always asking for permission, you tap into settings on ‘Apple Intelligence and Siri’ â–¸ Chatgpt â–¸ Switch your ‘Setup Prompts’ (confirm chatgpt requests).