If Siri isn’t working on your iPhone or iPad

Check a few settings on your iPhone or iPad to make sure Siri is set up to listen for your voice and respond to your requests.

Turn on “Siri” or “Hey Siri”

  1. Go to Settings.

  2. Tap Apple Intelligence & Siri > Talk & Type to Siri, or Siri > Talk & Type to Siri.

  3. Make sure “Siri” or “Hey Siri” is turned on. If it’s already on, turn it off and back on again.

    Talk & Type to Siri panel open, showing “Siri” or “Hey Siri” selected and the options turned on for Press Side Button for Siri and Type to Siri

Restart your device. If Apple Intelligence & Siri or Siri & Search doesn’t appear in Settings after your device has restarted, check your VPN settings. Some VPN profiles may not allow use of Siri.

Set up Siri to recognise your voice

  1. Go to Settings.

  2. Tap Apple Intelligence & Siri > Talk & Type to Siri, or Siri > Talk & Type to Siri.

  3. Turn off Listen for “Siri” or “Hey Siri”, then turn it back on.

  4. When the Siri setup screen appears, tap Continue.

  5. Say each command you see on your screen.

  6. Tap Done.

    Siri is Ready screen in dark mode

If you can’t hear Siri

  1. Go to Settings.

  2. Tap Apple Intelligence & Siri.

  3. Tap Siri Responses.

  4. Tap Prefer Spoken Responses to hear Siri speak responses, even when Silent mode is turned on.

    Siri Responses screen with “Prefer Spoken Responses” selected and the option turned on for “Always Show Request”

You can also change Siri’s speaking volume and speed.

Update your software

Siri requires iOS 7 or later. If your device is using an older operating system, update the software on your iPhone or iPad to continue using Siri.

Get more help with Siri

Find out how to use Siri on other devices.

Siri availability, features and commands vary by language, country and region. Find out which Siri features are supported in your country or region.

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