Start Typing to Siri Right from Your Home Screen

The latest iOS update introduces an enhanced Siri powered by Apple Intelligence for iPhone 15 Pro and newer. Users can now access Siri directly from the Home Screen, type questions, and receive responses without vocal input. This functionality offers increased convenience, particularly in silent or discreet contexts.

Hand tapping a smartphone voice assistant with an audio waveform

RAYMOND OGLESBY @RaymondOglesby2
October 27,2026– 3 minutes read time

The latest version of iOS has brought us the long-awaited Siri upgrade. If you have an iPhone 15 Pro or newer, your iPhone’s virtual assistant is now powered by Apple Intelligence, making it smarter than ever before. You can even invoke Siri right from your Home Screen!

  • Start using the new Siri AI without ever leaving your Home Screen.
  • Use Siri even if you are in a situation where you cannot speak aloud.

This tip was performed on an iPhone 17 Pro running iOS 27.

Click here to learn how to update your iPhone to the latest iOS version.

Note! This post assumes you have Siri enabled and your are running iOS 27 or later.

1. To activate “type to Siri” double tap on an the empty area below your Home Bar. Be careful not to tap on a Home Bar icon. Refer to the image below:

Siri 1
Opening type to Siri from Home Screen

2. Start typing to Siri. See the image below:

Siri 2
Entering your question to Siri

3. Tap the blue up arrow key to show results. See the following image:

Siri 3
Selecting tthe icon to view results

4. Siri will give you a response. Swipe down in the results window to view more. Swipe up to go back. Refer to the image below:

Siri 4
Viewing your results

5. You can continue this conversation with Siri in this window, either my tapping the microphone icon and speaking, or tapping the text box and typing. See the image below:

Siri 5
Continuing with Siri

That’s how to use the new Siri app on iPhone! Now you can easily use your AI assistant right from your Home Screen.

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Author: Raymond

I am Raymond Oglesby, an Information Technology (IT) specialist with 30 years in the field. I have taught Microsoft Applications and troubleshot computers in 15 countries and many States. My career was focused on mainframes and desktops from application development to implementation. I have written hundreds of programs for various architectures. I decided to start a blog to share my knowledge and experiences with you. I plan on updating this blog at least twice a week about smart phone apps to Windows. Please feel free to leave a Comment or Tweet. I would love to hear from you. Do you have a computer tech question? I will do my best to answer your inquiry. Please mention the app and version that you are using. To help me out, you can send screenshots of your data related to your question.

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