Apple in iOS 18 added a Vocal Shortcuts accessibility function, and now that iOS 18 is out there in a beta capability, customers have discovered that this selection can be utilized to offer Siri a brand new wake phrase.
With Vocal Shortcuts, you possibly can assign a customized phrase that Siri can perceive to launch shortcuts and full “complex tasks,” and one of many shortcuts you possibly can arrange is another for “Hey Siri.”
To arrange a Vocal Shortcut for Siri, open up the Settings app, go to Accessibility, and scroll right down to Vocal Shortcuts. From there, select “Set Up Vocal Shortcuts,” and choose “Siri” (not Siri Request). Kind within the new identify that you simply wish to use to activate Siri, akin to “Computer.”
As soon as your new identify is about, you possibly can say that identify to activate Siri on the iPhone. Word that that is restricted to the iPhone, and it doesn’t sync to different units like HomePod so you may nonetheless want to make use of “Siri” for these units.
As famous on Reddit, for those who set this up, it’s worthwhile to pause to attend for it to activate earlier than you give a command. With Siri, you possibly can say a whole phrase, like “Hey Siri what time is it?” with out stopping. That doesn’t work with the Vocal Shortcut setup. You have to state the wake phrase, pause, after which give the command as soon as the wake phrase has activated Siri.
Due to the delay, this is not possible an choice that most individuals are going to wish to use completely, although Siri will nonetheless activate with “Hey Siri” in addition to the shortcut.
Vocal Shortcuts can be utilized to set a voice command to run any shortcut, plus you possibly can arrange triggers for apps, system options like taking a screenshot, altering quantity, scrolling, activating Management Middle, and extra. Vocal Shortcuts could be paired with a customized sound as an alternative of speech, and it’s a helpful accessibility choice aimed toward those that want alternative routes to activate system options.