interact with siri

Siri in silence? You can type requests instead

When Apple’s personal assistant made its way from iOS to the Mac in macOS Sierra, it lacked a capability that you might think essential if you work in a shared space such as a café, office, or library: the ability to ask questions or give

instructions without having to talk. That has been remedied in macOS High Sierra. Consequently, we think you’ll use Siri on your Mac a lot more than before.

First, ensure Siri is enabled. Go to > System Preferences > Siri and ensure Enable Ask Siri is checked; if it wasn’t already, you’ll be asked to confirm the change; click the link to review privacy details, as the feature sends your voice input, location, and some other data to Apple to process your commands. If you’re happy with that, click Enable.

Apple says Siri’s voice in High Sierra sounds more natural, using intonation and emphasis for greater expressiveness in responses, but we’ll leave you to be the judge of that. Additionally, Siri now works with Apple Music, enabling you to request all sorts of things from the service’s huge library of tracks, albums, and curated playlists if you happen to subscribe to the service.