How to change Siri settings on iPhone

You can customize how you activate Siri, change Siri’s language and voice, change how Siri responds, and more in Siri settings on iPhone.

For example, you can say “Siri” or “Hey Siri,” or type to Siri instead of speaking. If you don’t want your iPhone answering to “Siri” or “Hey Siri” when you don’t want it to, you can place it face down. You can also retrain Siri with your voice.

Customize how you activate Siri

You can change how you activate Siri. For example, you can say “Siri” or “Hey Siri,” click the side button on your iPhone, or type to Siri.

Note: The option to say just “Siri” is available on supported iPhone models in some languages and regions.

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
2. Tap Siri.
3. Tap Requests and then do any of the following:
   • Turn on “Siri” or “Hey Siri”: Tap Siri or Hey Siri (or Hey Siri) and then follow the instructions to set it up.

     Depending on your choice, iPhone listens for “Siri,” “Hey Siri,” or both to activate Siri. To retrain Siri with your voice, turn off “Siri” or “Hey Siri,” turn it back on again, then follow the onscreen instructions.

     Tip: To prevent iPhone from responding to “Siri” or “Hey Siri” when you don’t want it to, place your iPhone face down.

   • Turn off “Siri” or “Hey Siri”: Tap Off. iPhone doesn’t listen for Siri or Hey Siri to activate Siri.
   • Activate Siri using the side button on your iPhone: Turn on Press Side Button for Siri.
   • Type to Siri (Apple Intelligence supported devices): Turn on Type to Siri.

     When Siri AI (Beta) is on, you can always type to Siri.

     Note: Siri AI is available in beta on iOS 27 or later on an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, or iPhone 16 model or later with Siri and device language set to a supported language. Available in English to start. Siri AI will not initially be available in the EU on iOS. Usage limits may apply.*

Change Siri’s language

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
2. Tap Siri.
3. Tap Language, then select a language from the list.

Maps, Siri, turn-by-turn directions, and Listen to Page in Safari all use the language you choose.

Change Siri’s voice

Changing the variation and voice Siri uses changes the way Siri sounds.

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
2. Tap Siri.
3. Do any of the following:
   • Change the variation: Tap Voice and select an option below Variations.
   • Change the voice: Tap Voice, then select an option below Voices.
   • Use Siri Expressive Voices** (Siri AI only): Tap Voice and then adjust Voice, Pace, and Expressivity settings until they sound just right to you.

Note: Pace and Expressivity adjustments are currently available for American and British voices.

Change how Siri responds

When you provide voice input, Siri can always respond silently or speak back, whichever you choose. Messages can also go out automatically without Siri asking you to confirm, and Siri can read messages in a different language.

Note: Depending on the version of Siri you’re using, you may see different options.

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
2. Tap Siri.
3. Tap Responses and then do any of the following:
   • Have Siri respond aloud: Choose Prefer Spoken Responses or Speak Back for Voice Input. If Siri AI is turned on, choose Spoken Response.
   • Have Siri respond silently: Choose Prefer Silent Responses or Always Silent. If Siri AI is turned on, choose Silent Response.
   • See what Siri says onscreen: Turn on Always Show Siri Captions.
   • See your request onscreen: Turn on Always Show Request.
   • Have Siri send messages without confirming: Turn on Automatically Send Messages.
   • Have Siri read messages in a different language: Tap Add Language and select a language from the list.

     Tip: After languages download, you can choose the variety and voice Siri uses to read messages. Tap the language below Read Messages, then select from the options below Variety and Voice.

Tell Siri about yourself

For a more personalized experience, give Siri information like your name, home, and work addresses, and even your relationships. Then you’ll be able to say things like “Give me driving directions home” and “FaceTime Mom.” That information comes from your contact card, called My Card, in the Contacts app.

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
2. Tap Siri.
3. Tap Your Information, then tap your name.
4. Go to the Contacts app to do any of the following:
   • Change or edit the information: Tap My Card at the top and tap Edit. Edit your information.
   • Tell Siri how to pronounce your name: Tap My Card at the top and then tap Edit. Scroll down and then tap “add field.” Select a pronunciation name field, then type how to say your name. You can also add pronunciations for other contacts.

You can teach Siri who other people are in relation to you. Saying “Sarah Milos is my sister” works, as does “Hey Siri, Ashley Kamin is my mom.”

On every device where you’re signed in to the same Apple Account, your personal information stays up to date, and it’s encrypted and remains private. What Siri learns about you on one device improves your experience with Siri on your other devices. To keep Siri personalization from updating across your devices, turn off Siri in iCloud settings.

Change Visual Intelligence settings

Using Apple Intelligence, Visual Intelligence can search for items similar to those around you. You can also choose whether highlighted objects are automatically sent to third parties to provide results.

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
2. Tap Siri and then do any of the following:
   • Turn on Highlight to Search (Siri AI only): This setting automatically searches the web when you highlight using Siri mode in Camera or screenshots.
   • Turn on Automatic Visual Look Up: This setting automatically identifies objects and places that appear in screenshots.

Customize apps Siri has access to

Once Siri has access to an app or App Clips, it can find information and suggest what you might want to do next, even before you ask. When an invitation arrives in Mail, for instance, you’re asked whether to add it to your calendar. Suggestions are on by default, and you can customize which apps Siri can access at any time.

Note: Siri and Apple Intelligence are designed to protect your privacy and keep you in control of your personal data by giving you control over what you share.

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
2. Tap Siri.
3. Do any of the following:
   • Allow Siri to learn how you use an app to make suggestions: Tap App Access and select an app from the list. Then turn on Learn from this App.
   • Choose how Suggestions appear: Tap App Access, select an app from the list, and then turn on Show on Home Screen, Suggest App, or Suggestion Notifications.

     Note: The options you see may be different depending on the app you select and which version of Siri you’re using.

   • Allow Siri to learn from App Clips to make suggestions: Tap App Clips and then turn on Learn From App Clips.
   • Allow Search and Shortcuts to show App Clips: Tap App Clips and turn on Show in Search or Suggest App Clips.

Customize where suggestions appear

Suggestions can appear wherever you choose, like in an app, though not as notifications or on the Home Screen.

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
2. Tap Siri.
3. Tap Suggestions and then do any of the following:
   • Allow suggested apps to appear in search: Turn on Suggest Apps Before Searching.
   • Allow suggestions to appear in notifications: Turn on Allow Notifications.
   • Allow suggestions to appear in App Library: Turn on Show in App Library.
   • Allow suggestions to appear when sharing: Turn on Show When Sharing.
   • Allow suggestions to appear when you might want to listen to music: Turn on Show Listening Suggestions.

*Apple Intelligence is available with Siri and device language set to Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, or Vietnamese. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages. Some devices may not be available in all regions. Siri AI is available in beta in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27, watchOS 27, and visionOS 27 and requires an Apple Intelligence–enabled device set to a supported language. Available in English to start. Siri AI will not be initially available in the EU on iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS. Certain Apple Intelligence features that rely on server-side models are subject to daily usage limits, including but not limited to Siri AI, Intelligent Photo Editing Tools, Image Playground, and AFM 3 Cloud models in Shortcuts. Daily limits may vary by feature, request complexity, system demand, system policies, and other factors. Expanded access to such features will be available for a fee in the future. Use of these features is subject to the Apple Intelligence Terms and Conditions.

**Siri Expressive Voices are available with Siri AI on iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, iPhone Air, iPhone 18 Pro, and iPhone 18 Pro Max.