Apple’s Personal Assistant is one of the major feature used in iPhones, iPad and Macs. It is really useful to give a command just by speaking to it. But with iOS 11, you will be able to Type and Command Siri instead of speaking with “Type to Siri” feature.
There may be certain situation where you may not able to speak and command Siri to do certain things for example: in library or at work place. Some people may have problem with speaking or some may not have a good accent. In this case, the “Type to Siri” feature in iOS 11 comes handy.
With this feature, you will be able to easily ask questions, open apps, set an alarm and so many other things just by Typing in Siri.
So here is how to Type in Siri instead of Speaking in iOS 11. Before you could start Typing in Siri, you need to enable “Type to Siri” from the Siri Settings.
How you can enable “Type to Siri” feature in iOS 11
Step 1: Go to Settings
Step 2: Tap on General – Accessibility – Siri
Step 3: Now enable the “Type to Siri” option located on the top of Siri Settings
After the “Type to Siri” is enabled, all you need to do is press and hold the Home Button. A keyboard will pop up where you can easily type your queries instead of speaking into Siri.
The “Type to Siri” feature is debuting in iOS 11 but you can also use this feature in iOS 10 and previous versions but it might be little tricky. You will not find “Type to Siri” feature in iOS 10 by default. But here is way on:
How you can type in Siri in iOS 10
Step 1: Invoke Siri by long pressing on Home Button
Step 2: Say something like time or weather
Step 3: You will see “tap to edit” below the word you spoke, Tap on it
Step 4: Now start typing you queries into it and tap done
Step 5: It will then respond your request for you. Keep repeating the process by tapping on “tap to edit” button until you finish commanding Siri.
That’s it guys! You can try out this feature in iOS 10 and iOS 11 right now. If you haven’t installed iOS 11 beta yet, Here is How you can download and install iOS 11 beta on your iPhone and iPod.
