Hey you! Welcome to this ultimate guide on how to activate iPhone.
First things first, you can activate Siri on any iPhone by saying “Hey Siri” or pressing the Side/Home button.
Before that, make sure you have enabled the Listen for “Hey Siri” and Press Side Button/Home for Siri features in Settings > Siri & Search. Also, don’t forget to enable the Allow Siri When Locked feature if you want to activate Siri without unlocking your iPhone.
Now let’s dive into how to activate Siri on different Apple devices:
How to Activate Siri on iPhone 15/14/13/12/11/X/XR
To activate Siri on iPhone 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, X, and XR, you can either say “Hey Siri” within the listening distance or press the Side button (also known as the Power button) until the Siri screen appears.
Siri will immediately react to your question or command once you stop talking. In case you want to ask Siri another question or to do another task, you can tap the Listen button, say “Hey Siri”, or press the Side button again.
How to Activate Siri on iPhone 8/7/7 Plus/6
To activate Siri on iPhone 8, 7, 7 Plus, and 6, you can either say “Hey Siri” within the listening distance or press the Home button until the Siri screen appears.
Siri will immediately react to your question or command once you stop talking. In case you want to ask Siri another question or to do another task, you can tap the Listen button, say “Hey Siri”, or press the Home button again.
FAQs about How to Set up & Activate Siri
1. How do I activate Siri on iPhone without home button?
You can directly talk to Siri to activate it.
Step 1. Go to Settings > Siri & Search, and enable Listen for “Hey Siri”.
Step 2. If prompted, tap Enable Siri then follow the on-screen prompts to set up ‘Hey Siri’.
Now you can try to activate Siri on your iPhone without home button.
2. How do you get Siri to activate?
For iPhone newbies, you may not be familiar with how to activate and use Siri.
To activate Siri, you just need to say “Hey Siri” or press the Home/Side button.
Once the Siri screen appears, you can then explore a bunch of things you can do with Siri, including sending messages, placing calls, setting reminders, and more.
3. How do I turn on Siri from my iPhone?
When first setting up a new Apple iPhone, you will be asked if you want to activate and configure Siri. In case you missed that, here’s how to turn on Siri on an existing iPhone.
Step 1. Lunch Settings and locate Siri & Search.
Step 2. Switch on Listen for “Hey Siri” so later you can activate Siri by saying Hey Siri within the listening distance.
Step 3. Switch on Press Side Button for Siri (for iPhone X and later) or Press Home for Siri (for iPhone 4s-8) so later you can activate Siri by pressing a button.
Step 4. Switch on Allow Siri When Locked if you want to you activate Siri without unlocking it.
Other helpful resources:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204389
https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/ask-siri-iph83aad8922/ios
