About This Article
If you’ve tried to assist a visually impaired person to setup Hey Siri, you may have experienced the problem of trying to read the prompts to them, but Siri hearing and responding to your voice instead of theirs. In this Article and Video I demonstrate how to use the VoiceOver screen reader to speak the prompts, for the user to then repeat.
Watch our tutorial on how to assist a visually impaired person set up Hey Siri
Instructions
- :Open the Settings App on your Phone
- Scroll down and tap on “Apple Intelligence and Siri” (or just “Siri” on an older phone)
- Select “Talk and Type to Siri” and ensure “Press Side Button for Siri” is turned on
- Activate VoiceOver by pressing and holding the side button and saying, “Turn on VoiceOver.” VoiceOver changes how your phone works—instead of a single tap to activate an item, you need to select an option by tapping on it once and then double-tap to activate it.
- With VoiceOver on, navigate to “Hey Siri” by selecting it with a single tap and then double-tap to activate it.
- Siri will say the following phrases. After VoiceOver has said them, have the person you’re assisting repeat each phrase.
- “Hey Siri, how’s the weather?”
- “Hey Siri, send a message“
- “Hey Siri, set a timer for three minutes“
- “Hey Siri, get directions home“
- “Hey Siri, play some music“
- After completing the phrases, select and double-tap the “Done” button .
- To turn off VoiceOver, say, “Hey Siri, turn off VoiceOver” .
- Swipe up to dismiss any remaining messages.
- Now, Hey Siri is activated on your iPhone and ready to use .