Change or turn off the keyboard shortcut for Siri

Why it happens

On macOS 26, Siri opens with a keyboard shortcut you choose, such as pressing a Command key twice. If that clashes with something you use, or Siri keeps popping up, you can pick another one or turn it off. macOS 27 gives Siri its own page in System Settings, and that page has no shortcut choice.

How to fix it

1. Open the Apple menu and choose System Settings.

2. On macOS 26, click Apple Intelligence & Siri and open the Keyboard shortcut pop-up. Pick a new shortcut, choose Customize… to press your own keys, or choose Off. On macOS 27, click Siri in the sidebar, then Requests.

   macOS 26 Tahoe Apple Intelligence & Siri›Keyboard shortcut

   macOS 27 Golden Gate Siri›Requests

3. On macOS 27, pick “Siri” or “Hey Siri” to answer to either, or “Hey Siri” for only that one, so you can call Siri by voice instead of with keys.

4. Try it: press your new shortcut, or say the phrase, and Siri should open.

On macOS 26, the Keyboard shortcut pop-up is on the Apple Intelligence & Siri page. macOS 27 moves Siri to its own page in the sidebar with no keyboard shortcut setting; click Requests there to choose a phrase instead.

Still not fixed?

1. On macOS 26, if your keyboard has a Microphone key in the top row, one choice in the Keyboard shortcut pop-up is holding that key.

2. New shortcut won't stick? Another app or system shortcut may already use those keys, and your Mac warns that the shortcut is in use. Pick different keys, or find the clash in Keyboard Shortcuts….

   Keyboard›Keyboard Shortcuts…

3. Siri pops up when you don't want it? On macOS 26, set the Keyboard shortcut to Off. On macOS 27, set the phrase under Requests to Off.

4. A box keeps asking you to turn on Siri when you press keys? Your shortcut is still set while Siri is off. On macOS 26, set the shortcut to Off, or turn Siri on if you want it.

5. You can also open Siri from the menu bar. Turn on Siri in Menu Bar settings, under Menu Bar Controls, to add its icon.

   Menu Bar›Menu Bar Controls›Siri

6. If Siri won't open with a shortcut, a phrase or the menu bar icon, restart your Mac. If it still won't open, contact Apple Support.