How to set up Siri on your iPhone?

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If you have been saying "Hey, Siri!" to your iPhone and witness your assistant ignoring you, then chances are the function is yet to be enabled. To have Siri perform tasks like texting/calling, your friends or searching the internet hands-free, you will have to enable it on your iPhone. The process to enable the voice assistant on your iOS device is simple and will only take around a minute or two to set it up.

Steps to activate Siri

Open Settings
Access Siri and Search in the settings menu, by scrolling down and tapping on ‘Siri & Search’, which will help the user to set up and customize Siri on your device.
Enable "Hey, Siri": At the top of the ‘Siri & Search’ page, where you will see a switch labelled “Listen for Hey, Siri".
Now tap on it to turn it green, which will enable the feature.

How to initiate set up ‘Hey, Siri’

Initiate Setup: After enabling "Listen for 'Hey, Siri'", your iPhone will prompt you to set up "Hey, Siri".
Then tap on "Continue" to proceed with the setup process.
Calibrate Siri: You will be asked to say a series of phrases into your phone, which will be crucial as it calibrates Siri to understand and react to your voice.
Follow the on-screen instructions and speak the requested phrases.

Complete Setup

Once you've finished saying the phrases, tap "Done".

"Hey, Siri" is now successfully set up, and you can use it to perform various commands, such as calling a contact or setting a reminder.

Using Siri with Buttons

You can also access Siri by pressing a button on your iPhone, rather than using your voice.

Enabling Button Access

In the "Siri & Search" settings, below "Listen for 'Hey, Siri'", you'll find an option labelled "Press Side Button for Siri" (or "Press Home Button for Siri" if your iPhone has a Home button). Tap the switch to turn it green, which will enable this feature.