Siri commands for Calls, messages and email on Mac
Dialling, texting, reading replies aloud and answering hands-free. There are 11 of them below — each with what it actually does.
How it looks on Mac
Say Hey Siri, Call Mom
and Mac responds with
dials the contact you have labelled as a relationship on your own card.
Using a iPhone as well? See iPhone Siri commands for calls, messages and email.
All 11 Calls, messages and email commands
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Call Mom
Dials the contact you have labelled as a relationship on your own card.
Call Eliza’s mobile
Picks a specific number when a contact has several.
FaceTime Dad
Starts a FaceTime video call.
FaceTime audio Priya
Starts an audio-only FaceTime call.
Send a message to Mayuri saying, how about tomorrow?
Composes and reads it back before sending.
Text Sarah I’m running ten minutes late
Shorter phrasing for the same thing.
Read my messages
Reads unread messages aloud, newest first.
Read my last message from Antonio
Reads one specific conversation.
Reply, that’s great news
Answers the message Siri just read to you.
Read me my emails
Reads new mail aloud.
Send an email to Ashley
Starts a mail draft and asks for a subject and body.