How to Disable Type to Siri on MacOS Sequoia

The latest version of MacOS system makes it easier than ever to use the "Type to Start Siri" feature, but many Mac users find themselves accidentally triggering the "Type to Start Siri" feature on Macs running the latest MacOS Sequoia version. This can be frustrating, and if you don't use Siri or "Type to Start Siri", you may not want this feature to be activated at all, so as a Mac user, you might want to know how to disable "Type to Start Siri" and prevent it from accidentally activated.

Strangely, MacOS Sequoia does not provide a setting switch that directly turns off the "Type to activate Siri" feature on your Mac. But that doesn't mean you can't disable this feature, so read on to learn how to deal with this.

How to turn off the "Type to Start Siri" feature on MacOS Sequoia System

There are several different ways you can use to disable the Type to Start Siri feature on MacOS Sequoia.

One way is to disable Siri completely, whether you disable Apple Intelligence or not (yes, you can disable Siri but keep Apple Intelligence enabled). After Siri is disabled, the "Type to Start Siri" feature will not be turned on or activated at any time. Here is how to operate:

1. From the  Apple menu, go to System Settings
2. Select "Apple Intelligence & Siri"
3. Turn off the "Siri" settings

This will disable "Type to Start Siri" on your Mac, as well as Siri features in general.

You'll notice that there's no direct switch in MacOS Sequoia that can just disable "Typing to Start Siri" while keeping Siri universally enabled, which seems like a weird oversight, so maybe this will come in future MacOS versions. This is different from earlier versions of MacOS, which did have direct switches for this setting in the accessibility features.

But what if you want to disable "Type to start Siri" and keep Siri enabled? This leads us to our next option.

Option 2: Disable "Type to Start Siri" on your Mac by modifying the shortcut keys

Another way to disable "Type to Start Siri" on your Mac is to change the keyboard shortcuts that activate the feature to a combination that is unlikely to trigger unexpectedly. If you want to enable Siri universally but don't use "Type to start Siri", this is the best way to do it right now in MacOS Seqouia. This doesn't actually disable the feature completely, as it can't be disabled directly at the moment, but it does prevent you from triggering the feature.

1. From the  Apple menu, go to System Settings
2. Select "Apple Intelligence & Siri"
3. Click the menu next to Keyboard Shortcuts and select Customize
4. Enter the least commonly used keyboard shortcut combinations you can think of, using as many modifier keys as possible. The more complex the combination, the less likely it is to trigger unexpectedly

This approach works because complex keyboard shortcuts are harder to inadvertently activate than default settings such as double-pressing Command or globe S, which are easy to accidentally activate.

Future versions of MacOS may offer a direct settings switch to disable "Type to start Siri" while still allowing for a wider range of Siri features, just like before, but until then, use any of the above tricks to turn off this feature on your Mac.

By the way, you can also make similar tweaks to "Type to Launch Siri" on your iPhone or iPad, if you prefer.

Are you using "Type to start Siri" on your Mac? Have you turned off this feature using the above tips, or have you found another way? What do you think? Please share your experience in the comments.

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