How to Enable Type to Siri on iPhone and iPad

How to Enable Type to Siri on iPhone and iPad

Type to Siri for iOS allows you to interact with Siri by typing text commands on an iPhone or iPad, using either the onscreen software keyboard or an external keyboard. All of the youre used to using work through Type to Siri, its just the command entering process that is different as you quite literally type out a query or command and then Siri responds as usual. Type to Siri on iPad and iPhone is an incredibly useful feature for myriad reasons, whether you just prefer to type, cant use voice commands with Siri, have an accessibility setup where typing is more practical, or perhaps just because you like the idea of having a smart command line of sorts that is backed by a little virtual assistant. Sound good? Then lets turn on the Type to Siri feature in iOS so that you can use Siri with a keyboard on an iPad or iPhone. Enabling Type to Siri is the same on iPhone and iPad, all you need is a modern version of iOS. Anything past iOS 11 or later will have the feature, heres how you can turn on Type to Siri and use it: Moving forward you just access Siri as you normally would, but you type in the command rather than speak it*. Do note that Siri continues to speak feedback of commands to you, even if you use Type to Siri to enter the command. All of the regular youd use work just fine with Type to Siri, if you can say it with the regular voice-interaction for Siri then it will also work with Type to Siri. And yes, that includes , but of course the most useful commands are going to be more practical, unless goofing off is considered practical anyway. You could argue that Type to Siri is a bit more useful on the iPad than it is on iPhone, simply because the iPad is often used with a Bluetooth keyboard, an Apple Smart keyboard, and the bigger screen is a bit easier to type on too, but its certainly handy on iPhone too. By the way, if youre a Mac user then you can also too, assuming youre running the most recent OS versions. * Yes you can still use voice Siri commands with Type to Siri, but at the moment its done with a little bit of a workaround. If Type to Siri is enabled and you want to issue a voice command to Siri, you must do so by summoning Siri as usual and then pressing the microphone button on the iOS keyboard first, which uses the Dictation feature to turn speech to text in iOS. Then just speak your command, and hit the Return key on the iOS keyboard. Thats all there is to it. If you know of any other helpful Type to Siri tricks for iPad or iPhone, share them with us in the comments below! And if you want some !