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burkek1960
User level: Level 1 (33 points)

Hey Siri + Apple Intelligence missing from MacOS 27 w/English (Canada) set

According to everything I've read, in MacOS 27 there is supposed to be an option to call up Siri using "hey siri" - an option that is supposed to be above 'Language' in the System settings (see photo below). Yet, it is missing. My language is English (Canada), my preferred language is English (Canada) and my region is Canada (under Language preference and priority). I initially had to add myself to the waitlist but I don't see any reference now to the waitlist or Apple Intelligence. Am I in a waiting game now? Has this just not rolled out to any English language options except English (United States)?



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Posted on Sep 16, 2026 8:32 AM

4 replies

Phil0124
User level: Level 10 (242,520 points)

Sep 16, 2026 10:13 AM in response to burkek1960

burkek1960 wrote:
No email from Apple after being supposedly enrolled (checked Junk folder too).

It would not have been an email, only a system notification.

Mac Studio M2 Max
I use a USB mic which is enabled and works. I can use voice input with Siri, but I can't call it up and I can't have a "conversation" with it. One question. One reply. It ceases to listen until I engage it again with the microphone key (F5)

There's the issue, since the Mac Studio does not have a built-in mic, the option for Hey Siri will not appear if the mic is not actively detected.


Make sure it's selected in System Settings ➜ Sound ➜ Output & Input ➜ Input and is allowed to be used always not just when pressing the microphone key on the keyboard.


click here ➜ Allow use of the microphone and audio input - Apple Support



Phil0124
User level: Level 10 (242,520 points)

Sep 16, 2026 9:55 AM in response to burkek1960

There should be an option called Requests above Language.


You appear to have already been enrolled in the Siri AI option. You should have received a notification about it when it happened.


Beyond that, what Mac model do you have?

Does it have a built-in Microphone?

If not, do you have an external microphone connected to it?

Is it enabled and selected in System Settings ➜ Sound ➜ Output & Input ➜ Input?






burkek1960 Author
User level: Level 1 (33 points)

Sep 16, 2026 10:03 AM in response to Phil0124

No email from Apple after being supposedly enrolled (checked Junk folder too).

Mac Studio M2 Max

I use a USB mic which is enabled and works. I can use voice input with Siri, but I can't call it up and I can't have a "conversation" with it. One question. One reply. It ceases to listen until I engage it again with the microphone key (F5)

burkek1960 Author
User level: Level 1 (33 points)

Sep 16, 2026 10:30 AM in response to Phil0124

The USB mic is selected and always on and other apps automatically detect it (including ChatGPT). But just for fun I tried all of my available mics and switched back to Siri and the settings remained as in the photo I uploaded earlier. Regarding the Apple Intelligence enrolment, I did not see a system notification and it does not appear in Notification Centre. If I turn Siri off and then back on (in System Settings) the display is also unchanged as in the photo.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256358264