Change Siri settings on iPad

You can change the voice for Siri, prevent access to Siri when your device is locked, and more.

For information about how to set up and use Siri, see Use Siri on iPad. To change settings for Siri Suggestions, see Siri Suggestions on iPad.

Change when Siri responds

You can customize if Siri responds to your voice or a button press. You can also choose what language Siri responds to.

Go to Settings > Siri & Search, then do any of the following:

Prevent Siri from responding to the voice request “Hey Siri”: Turn off Listen for “Hey Siri.”
Prevent Siri from responding to the Home button or the top button: Turn off Press Home for Siri (on an iPad with a Home button) or Press Top Button for Siri (on other iPad models).
Prevent access to Siri when iPad is locked: Turn off Allow Siri When Locked.
Change the language Siri responds to: Tap Language, then select a new language.

You can also activate Siri by typing. See Type instead of speaking to Siri.

Change the voice for Siri

You can change the Siri voice (not available for all languages).

Go to Settings > Siri & Search.
Tap Siri Voice, then choose a different variety or voice.

Change how Siri responds

Siri can respond out loud or silently (with text onscreen). You can also see your request onscreen.

Go to Settings > Siri & Search, then do any of the following:

Change when Siri provides voice responses: Tap Siri Responses, then choose an option below Spoken Responses.
Always see the response from Siri onscreen: Tap Siri Responses, then turn on Always Show Siri Captions.
See your request onscreen: Tap Siri Responses, then turn on Always Show Speech.

Change Siri settings for FaceTime and Messages

You can perform tasks for FaceTime and Messages with just your voice. With Siri, you can hang up calls and skip the confirmation step when sending messages. You can enable these features in Settings.

Go to Settings > Siri & Search, then do any of the following:

Hang up FaceTime calls: Tap Call Hang Up, then turn on Call Hang Up. See Make and receive FaceTime calls on iPad.
Send messages without confirmation: Tap Automatically Send Messages, then turn on Automatically Send Messages. See Send and reply to messages on iPad.

On supported headphones, Siri can also announce calls, messages, and more.

Change which apps appear in search

You can change which apps appear when you search with Siri.

Go to Settings > Siri & Search, then select an app.
Turn settings on or off.

Retrain Siri with your voice

Go to Settings > Siri & Search, turn off Listen for “Hey Siri,” then turn on Listen for “Hey Siri” again.

To change Siri accessibility settings, see Use accessibility features with Siri on iPad.

If Siri doesn’t work as expected on your iPad, see the Apple Support article If “Hey Siri” isn’t working on your iPhone or iPad.

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iPad User Guide

Change Siri settings on iPad

Change when Siri responds

Change the voice for Siri

Change how Siri responds

Change Siri settings for FaceTime and Messages

Change which apps appear in search

Retrain Siri with your voice