Apple wants to make asking Siri a little easier by removing the need to say “Hey Siri” — it reportedly plans to shorten the wake phrase to just “Siri.”
The smart assistant, which can be summoned on Apple devices such as the iPhone 14, iPad Pro 12.9 (2022) and HomePod mini speaker, can be activated in a few ways, but one of the simplest is to use the wake phrase. . Saying “Hey Siri” to your question or command will alert the smart assistant to a list for your instruction or question.
But repeating “Hey Siri” over and over when you need help with multiple tasks in quick succession is more than a little annoying, so we’re happy to hear Apple is reportedly planning to cut the sentence. shorten – and this may be the first step to remove it completely.
According to Mark Gurman van Blomberg (opens in new tab)Apple plans to change “Hey Siri” to just “Siri”, but don’t expect anything to happen overnight. Shortening the wake phrase to just one word presents several challenges; if the device software isn’t properly calibrated, it can become easier to accidentally activate Siri, or much harder to get help using just your voice.
Amazon’s Echo Smart Speakers Don’t Require You to Say “Hey” (Image credit: Amazon)
If the change continues, it would align Siri with Amazon’s best smart speakers: the Amazon Echo devices. Users only need to say “Alexa” before asking questions or giving instructions to get help from their Echo.
Google, on the other hand, still requires you to say “Hey/OK Google” to instruct its Google Pixel 7, Google Nest Mini, and other smart devices for most phrases, although if you enable the Quick Phrases feature, there are some phrases you can use. can say and don’t need a wake-up word at all, such as “Stop” when an alarm goes off.
Google is reportedly planning to extend this feature on its Google Nest Hub Max, with custom Quick Phrases apparently in the works, which could eliminate the need to say “Hey Google” ever again. It’s unclear if Apple will go that far, but if it wants its smart assistant to feel as smart as Amazon and Google’s, it doesn’t want to be too far behind with its innovations.
That said, even removing “Hey” from “Hey Siri” can take some time. According to Gurman, the feature is in early testing and probably won’t be ready for another year or so. We imagine it could be flagged at WWDC 2023 or 2024 as an upgrade coming with iOS 17 or iOS 18.
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