Siri has become an integral part of Apple iPhones. The rise and improvements year after year have been terrific. Reminders, information, reservations, or news everything is covered by Siri. It’s a one-stop solution, and you must activate Siri as soon as you buy an iPhone. The activation of Siri is simple and can be done in two ways. Read this article until the end to answer your query: “How Do I Get to Siri on My iPhone 12?“
Step By Step Guide To Get to Siri on My iPhone 12
Let’s go and resolve the query in a stepwise manner.
Step one: Set up Siri
- Go to the Settings.
- Select the Siri & search option.
- You can either turn on the “Hey Siri” voice option or Press the side button for the Siri option, or you can also select both options.
Hey Siri
Step two: Activate Siri
Once the set-up is complete, you can then,
1. Activate Siri with your voice
By saying “Hey Siri” on your iPhone, Siri will respond. You can ask Siri to make a reservation or do a task for you.
For example, you can say, “Hey Siri, remind me to call my mom at noon,” or “Hey Siri, set the alarm for 7 am”.
You can ask Siri as many questions as you like. Whenever you say “Hey Siri,” a multicolored Siri indicator will appear on your screen.
2. Activate Siri by pressing the side button
You can also activate Siri by long pressing the right side button. The same way as saying “Hey Siri” brings a multicolored Siri indicator on the screen, pressing the side button will do the same.
Only the Siri indicator will appear on the screen if the phone is on silent mode. But if the phone is in general mode, Siri will respond loudly and in voice.
Again, when the Siri indicator pops up, you can ask Siri any question, for example, “Hey Siri, when are the next Olympics held?” or “Hey Siri, is it going to rain today?”.
3. Airpods
You can also activate Siri by saying “Hey Siri” while wearing the compatible AirPods.
4. Allowing Siri when locked
In the settings, Go to Siri & Search, and activate the Allow Siri when locked option, that way, you can activate and use Siri even when your iPhone is locked.
How to Type Instead of Speaking to Siri?
Follow the steps below:
- 1. Go to settings
- 2. Select Accessibility
- 3. Select Siri, and then turn on the type to Siri option
Activate Siri, and a keyboard will appear where you can write a question or request a task.
FAQs On Getting Siri on My iPhone 12
You can activate or call on Siri by long pressing your iPhone’s side button(right). You can also just say “Hey, Siri” to activate Siri on the iPhone 12. With the discontinuation of the home button on iPhones, Apple has given different provisions for the use of Siri.
You can go to the settings, select Siri & Search, activate the listen “Hey Siri” option, and activate the side press button. There is also an option where you can use Siri even when your phone is locked.
Whatever you command, make sure you first say “Hey Siri” or press the side button to activate Siri. After that, you can give any command to Siri, for example, “Hey Siri, play some pop music,” “Hey Siri, give me a weather update for tomorrow,” or “Hey Siri, put a reminder to call a client at 3 pm.”
All the modern iPads and iPhones have pre-installed Siri. It is now Apple’s basic and one of the most important features. You can activate Siri when you are setting up your iPhone 12. It is a default feature.
Yes, you can change the voice of Siri. Go to settings, select the Siri & Search option, in that you can click on Siri voice where you change the tone from female to male and vice versa. In the same way, you can select the Language option in Siri & Search and change the language according to your preference. 
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