Click Done. Customize the vocal command Now when you say “Hey Siri” to you Mac, a Siri window will open. And if you have your iPhone nearby, Siri will show up on your iPhone, too.

Siri can search your Mac for documents and photos, perform web searches, play music, and more. If Siri isn't enabled on your Mac, you can activate it through the System Preferences menu.

How to use Siri on an iPhone X model using the Side button You can activate Siri by pressing and holding the Side button (found on the right side of the various iPhone X models) for about one second.

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.

Option 4: Enable 'Hey, Siri' Apple doesn't offer a switch to enable the "Hey, Siri" command with MacOS Sierra as it does with iOS 10, but there is a workaround that Reddit user jdcampbell found.

With iOS 11, users can type to Siri whenever they have a question or command, instead of having to speak out loud. Here’s how to enable and use the apt-titled Type to Siri feature.

Head into Settings -> General -> Siri and activate the "Raise to Speak" option. Once enabled, Siri will start up whenever you place your phone up to your ear -- assuming you're not answering or ...

As we’re only on beta 2 of Sierra at this point, the possibilities of introducing Hey Siri functionality are not farfetched. Using this small trick could fill that void until it becomes a reality.

In my testing, a head turn sometimes failed to activate Siri, while other times Siri was triggered accidentally. You can adjust the sensitivity and other factors to try to increase the accuracy.