watchOS 5: How to toggle Raise to Speak for Siri

One of the most exciting features in the upcoming watchOS 5 release is being able to talk to Siri on your wrist, hands-free, without needing to say the “Hey Siri” command.

While not functional in the beta yet, it’s pretty obvious how this feature will work once Apple enables it. Plus, the toggle is there for now if you’re interested to know how it works.

Apple says: “Talk to Siri by raising your wrist and speaking into Apple Watch.” As mentioned above, the feature isn’t actually working yet, but the toggle is there to turn on and off.

watchOS 5: How to toggle Raise to Speak for Siri

1. On Apple Watch, head into Settings > General > Siri.
2. Simply toggle Raise to Speak on or off. By default the feature is toggled on.

This feature should be available fairly soon here, presumably within the next few betas. As a HomePod owner, being able to not say “Hey Siri” is a blessing because no matter how hard you try, HomePod will take the request 99% of time, whether you intend to or not.

For more help getting the most out of your Apple devices, check out our how to guide as well as the following articles:

• How to prepare for the iOS 12 public beta
• iOS 12: How to set up Screen Time as a parent on a child’s iPhone or iPad
• watchOS 5: How to manage Walkie-Talkie contacts
• watchOS 5: How to set Siri voice volume
• iOS 12: How to permanently delete photos on iPhone
• watchOS 5: How to access the Internet from your wrist
• iPhone & iPad: How to show Safari tab icons in iOS 12

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