Activating Siri brings up a floating window with an audio waveform, and then displays the results of your query in that same window. It’s largely the Siri you know, but since a Mac is not an iPhone or iPad, there are a few interesting variations.įirst off, you can’t trigger Siri on the Mac with a “Hey Siri.” Unlike iOS devices, on the Mac you need to type a keystroke or click on the Siri icon in the menu bar or the Dock in order to begin speaking. It took five years, but Siri has finally made the leap from iOS to the Mac with Sierra. I’ve spent the last couple of months using Sierra almost every day. There’s also an intriguing new integration with iOS hardware, a major update to Photos, and a whole lot more. Though the name has changed, macOS Sierra follows Apple’s Mac gameplan of recent years, adding features in sync with updates to iOS, and expansion of iCloud integration. Version 10.12 of the operating system that runs the Mac is here, and with it, a new/old name: macOS. MacOS Sierra Review: Hey Siri, where did my files go?
