That’s one of the best improvements in macOS Sierra and the new version of iTunes that comes with it.

Get weather from local areas and anywhereĪs mentioned above, Siri lets users play music through Apple Music.

Increase/decrease the screen brightness.

Here’s a list of some of the things Siri can do on a Mac. In some offices or other settings, voice response may not fit the environment.

The Voice Feedback option turns on the responses Siri gives users. Users can choose their Language, the Siri Voice style, the Mic Input, and a preferred Keyboard Shortcut to start Siri. Some people would rather use a menu bar icon than a Dock icon to open often used apps. Turn on or off the menu bar icon, depending on your preference, by putting a checkmark in the item at the bottom center. Make sure the Enable Siri box has a check in it. Turn on Siri in macOS Sierra System Preferences. Click on Siri from the bottom row and you’ll see the dialog box below. To use Siri open your System Preferences app (the Gear icon on the Dock or from the Apple menu in the menu bar). Click it and do something like ask, “What’s the weather like outside?” It also shows up in the menu bar on the right of the screen as seen below. There’s an icon in the Dock as seen above. The Siri integration makes it possible to get the same kinds of voice control you get in iOS, only on your Mac. They’ll need watchOS 3.o for the feature that works with the Apple Watch. The user must have iOS 10 for the features below that work with iOS on an iPhone or iPad. This year’s version takes its name from a chain of mountains in California. The new name follows the convention used on the phone or tablet and the watch and so it’s now called macOS. The new version of macOS Sierra retires the OS X name. Here’s our list of the 10 most interesting new features available on a MacBook to those who update to macOS Sierra 10.12. macOS Sierra packs some interesting new features, especially for those who also own an iPhone with iOS 10 or an Apple Watch with WatchOS 3. It’s not a huge update with major changes. Apple released macOS Sierra 10.12 in September 2016 with a lot of interesting new features.

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