Enable Siri - these are the options

To enable Siri to perform requests and commands, it is necessary to activate the voice assistant on your iPhone beforehand. The step is possible either by voice command or with different key combinations. Get an overview of how the activation works on your iPhone model.

Enable Siri: How to turn on Siri

Before you can activate and use Siri, it is necessary to turn on Apple's voice assistant. To do this, navigate to "Settings" > "Siri & Search" on your iPhone and move the slider next to "Press home button for Siri" or "Press side button for Siri" to the right so that it lights up green. To be able to activate Siri later by voice command, also move the slider next to the entry "Pay attention to Hey Siri".

How to activate and use Siri

If you want Siri to perform a search for you or change certain settings, you can activate the voice assistant in several ways. Depending on which iPhone model you own, activation is possible with different key combinations or by voice command.

1. To activate Siri by pressing a button, please press the right side button on the iPhone X, iPhone XS or iPhone XR and only release it when the Siri interface is displayed.
2. Nutzen Sie ein iPhone 8 oder älter, müssen Sie stattdessen den Home-Button des Geräts so lange gedrückt halten, bis das Siri-Interface erscheint.
3. Haben Sie, als Sie Siri auf dem iPhone eingeschaltet haben, auch die Hey-Siri-Funktion eingeschaltet, lässt sich Siri auch starten, indem Sie „Hey Siri“ sagen, bevor Sie Siri eine Frage stellen oder einen Befehl geben.