How to Enable and Use Type to Siri in iOS 11 on iPhone/iPad

Type to Siri is a useful feature for those users who cannot or don’t want to speak to Siri. Check the following article, and see how to enable and use type to Siri in iOS 11 on iPhone and iPad.

Updated Sep 26,2017 | by Niko

iOS 11 really brings many great but useful features to iPhone and iPad users, such as brand new Control Center, iMessage App Drawer, animated GIF support and etc. Siri also gets improved as well. iOS 11 makes Siri more expressive, natural and helpful.

As the most popular intelligent assistant, Siri is widely used by Apple users. However, some of you complain that Siri make mistakes if it cannot recognize vocal components correctly. Also, it’s inconvenient and quite embarrassing to speak loud to Siri in some public situations.

Fortunately, you are able to “Type to Siri” in iOS 11. Type to Siri is a useful feature for those users who cannot or don’t want to speak to Siri. With type to Siri in iOS 11, you are allowed to type out your queries to Siri directly and simply, instead of speaking to it.

The question is how to use type to Siri in iOS 11. Check the following article, and see how to enable and use type to Siri in iOS 11 on iPhone and iPad.

How to Enable Type to Siri in iOS 11 on iPhone/iPad

To enable “Type to Siri” in iOS 11, follow these steps:

· Go to Settings on your iPhone or iPad (here, we take type to Siri on iPhone as example and show you how to enable type to Siri in iOS 11)

· Tap on General

· Tap on Accessibility

· Scroll down and select Siri

· Turn on “Type to Siri” toggle

Now, you successfully enable type to Siri in iOS 11 on your iPhone. Moreover, you can see 3 options: Always On, Control with Ring Switch and Hands-Free Only. Siri will offer voice feedback based on your choice.

How to Use Type to Siri in iOS 11 on iPhone/iPad

Once you enabled type to Siri, now you can use this feature. Here’s how to use type to Siri in iOS 11 on iPhone or iPad.

· Press and hold the Home button to activate Siri

· Type your queries in the text field. For example, “Who is Michael Jackson”

· Tap on Done

Siri will show you the information it found on the web.

There are many other things you can type to Siri, including Phone, FaceTime, Apps, Messages, Calendar, Weather, Maps, Restaurants, Music, Films and much more. Now, enable “Type to Siri” feature in iOS 11, and use it on your iPhone and iPad.