Apple Intelligence brings an updated version of Siri to your iPhone in a process that's going to extend into 2025, as the digital assistant on your phone gets smarter and more aware of what's on your screen. But one of the immediate changes arriving with the iOS 18.1 update is the ability to type your questions and commands to Siri instead of speaking them out loud.
The new feature is ideal for those times when you're someplace where discretely summoning Siri is the better option. Maybe you're in a meeting when you'd like the assistant to create a reminder about a task that just came up. Maybe you're asking Siri to look up something you'd rather keep under wraps when you're out in public. Or maybe you just prefer to keep your requests between you and your digital assistant.
