Once you get the microphone working, you can summon Siri by either clicking the round Siri icon in the desktop dock (or in the Mac’s menu bar). In the Sound preferences box, click the Input tab and select the name of your microphone. If you plug in the microphone and get no response when you test it, click the System Preferences icon in the desktop dock and select the Sound icon. Webcams and USB-based microphones can also work to communicate with Siri. You can use the earbuds-and-microphone headset that Apple ships with its iPhones, or buy a set separately for $29. Apple suggests that for microphoneless Mac models (like the boxy Mac Mini and the cylindrical Mac Pro), you should connect an external microphone to the jack on the back.
Siri, the virtual assistant that arrived on the iPhone 4s in 2011 and now comes with the new macOS Sierra operating system, must hear your commands to work. MacBooks and iMacs have built-in microphones, but how do you use Siri on a Mac Mini?Ī.
