As AppleInsider noted this week, if you own a majority Siri will occasionally respond to the wrong one on Apple devices. For example, let’s say you’re trying to set an alarm with your Apple Watch. So you call ‘Hey Siri’ and the digital assistant answers … from the iPhone in your pocket. But do not be afraid. You can actually get Siri to respond to the specific device you want on it if you follow a series of directions.
How to make sure Siri responds to the right Apple device
So let’s say you want Siri to respond to your Apple Watch. Hey, it’s on your wrist and you do not need to grab your phone. Instead of asking for Siri, you just need to press the Digital Crown. Once you have given Siri the task, release the button. Try releasing the button for optimal results until you finish telling Siri what you want her to do.
Don’t you hate asking Siri a question from your Apple Watch and getting an answer on your iPhone?
By the way, did you know that your Apple Watch has a flash? This is not a traditional flashlight, but if you press the Digital; Crown and tell Siri to open the flash, the watch will display a white screen that is supposed to work like a flashlight. Swipe left and the light will blink on and off to attract attention. Swipe left again and the flashlight changes to a red light. To turn off this feature, press the Digital Crown and ask Siri to turn off the flashlight. Cool, no?
But we deviate. What are you doing to ensure that the Siri on your iPhone, iPad or iPod touch hears your request instead of the one on your Apple Watch? It’s a bit. Simply press the sleep / wake button on the right side of your device, say “Hey Siri” and start charging on the digital helper. You can hold your finger on the button until you have completed the question. Or you can keep it pressed until the words “How can I help you?” appears on the screen.
To get Siri to respond to you on the HomePod or HomePod mini, hold and hold the top of one of the smart speakers. Address your question or task for Siri and then let go of the top. And that brings us to the AirPods and AirPods Pro. With the OG AirPods, double-tap AirPod and wait until you hear a sound before talking to Siri. For the second generation AirPods or the AirPods Pro, the default action is to press and hold one of the trunks, Noise Control, which alternates between Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) and Transparency Mode. This needs to be changed if you want to make sure that shouting “Hey Siri” does not open the wizard on the wrong device. Go to Settings on the iPhone and tap on Bluetooth. Tap the info button (the “i” in the circle) to the right of your AirPod name. Select left or right under a heading that reads: ‘Press and hold AirPods’. You can then adjust the in-ear device to go to Noise Control when you pull on each stem or open Siri.
Opening Siri directly on a device is the best way to make sure that the digital assistant responds to you only from that particular device and does not answer your question from an Apple device other than the one on which you asked the question. not. Apple has not disclosed how it determines which device Siri will respond to if someone shouts the “Hey Siri” word if someone has multiple Apple devices that support the digital assistant. Hopefully Siri will be easier to use by following this guide. What Apple needs to work on is improving Siri so that more questions come back with the exact answer to a question instead of a link.
