If you have an iMac an Apple Watch and an iPhone and you have a Siri request how can you differentiate between devices which device will respond to the request?

multiple device Siri request at the same time. While working on the iMac and having an iPhone as well as having a Apple Watch using Siri all of the devices try to respond or multiple devices try to respond or the wrong device responds or none of the devices respond.

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Posted on Aug 6, 2023 6:44 PM

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Posted on Aug 7, 2023 2:02 PM

Hello Rjh5150,


Please check out all of the information in the link you came from, which explains how devices respond to ”Hey Siri” when there are multiple devices nearby, and what to do if the wrong device responds: How 'Hey Siri' works with multiple devices


Which device responds to ”Hey Siri”

When you say ”Hey Siri” near multiple devices that support ”Hey Siri,” the devices use Bluetooth to quickly communicate with each other and determine which one should respond to the request. The device that responds is the one that heard you best or was recently raised or used.

HomePod responds to most Siri requests, even when other devices that support ”Hey Siri” are nearby. To use Siri on a specific device, raise to wake that device or press the button to use Siri, then make your request.

What to do if the wrong device responds to ”Hey Siri”

* Make sure that each device has Bluetooth turned on. If Bluetooth is turned off or a device isn’t in Bluetooth range of the other devices, multiple devices might respond to your request.
* Make sure that each device is using the latest Apple software. If some are using older software, multiple devices might respond to ”Hey Siri.”
* On each device that you want to use with ”Hey Siri,” make sure that ”Hey Siri” is turned on in Siri settings.
* If you have an iPhone or iPad, you can place it face down so that it doesn't respond to ”Hey Siri.”
* If you have a HomePod, you can say ”Hey Siri, turn off Hey Siri,” or use the Home app to turn off Listen for "Hey Siri.” To turn it back on, touch and hold the top of HomePod, then say ”Turn on Hey Siri.”
* If you have a Mac that supports ”Hey Siri,” you can close its lid so that it doesn't respond to ”Hey Siri.” And if ”Allow Siri when locked” is turned off in Siri preferences, it also doesn't respond when the screen is locked.


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Aug 7, 2023 2:02 PM in response to Rjh5150

Hello Rjh5150,


Please check out all of the information in the link you came from, which explains how devices respond to ”Hey Siri” when there are multiple devices nearby, and what to do if the wrong device responds: How 'Hey Siri' works with multiple devices


Which device responds to ”Hey Siri”

When you say ”Hey Siri” near multiple devices that support ”Hey Siri,” the devices use Bluetooth to quickly communicate with each other and determine which one should respond to the request. The device that responds is the one that heard you best or was recently raised or used.

HomePod responds to most Siri requests, even when other devices that support ”Hey Siri” are nearby. To use Siri on a specific device, raise to wake that device or press the button to use Siri, then make your request.

What to do if the wrong device responds to ”Hey Siri”

* Make sure that each device has Bluetooth turned on. If Bluetooth is turned off or a device isn’t in Bluetooth range of the other devices, multiple devices might respond to your request.
* Make sure that each device is using the latest Apple software. If some are using older software, multiple devices might respond to ”Hey Siri.”
* On each device that you want to use with ”Hey Siri,” make sure that ”Hey Siri” is turned on in Siri settings.
* If you have an iPhone or iPad, you can place it face down so that it doesn't respond to ”Hey Siri.”
* If you have a HomePod, you can say ”Hey Siri, turn off Hey Siri,” or use the Home app to turn off Listen for "Hey Siri.” To turn it back on, touch and hold the top of HomePod, then say ”Turn on Hey Siri.”
* If you have a Mac that supports ”Hey Siri,” you can close its lid so that it doesn't respond to ”Hey Siri.” And if ”Allow Siri when locked” is turned off in Siri preferences, it also doesn't respond when the screen is locked.


Thanks!

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