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Q: Hands free Siri - Did Apple really make this mistake?

So you want to make a phone call using Siri hands free in iOS8.  You tell it who to call and it initiates the call, but guess what?  The speakerphone is not activated.  So much for hands free calling.

iPhone 5, iOS 8

Posted on Sep 17, 2014 9:02 PM

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Q: Hands free Siri - Did Apple really make this mistake?

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  • by Meg St._Clair,

    Meg St._Clair Meg St._Clair Sep 17, 2014 9:39 PM in response to twentworth
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    Sep 17, 2014 9:39 PM in response to twentworth

    That's the way it worked in iOS 7, too. If you want to make a handsfree call, use a headset. My BlueAnt Q3 works great with Siri.

  • by petermac87,

    petermac87 petermac87 Sep 17, 2014 9:40 PM in response to twentworth
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    Sep 17, 2014 9:40 PM in response to twentworth

    Yep, no change from iOS 7. Always been that way.

     

    Pete

  • by twentworth,

    twentworth twentworth Sep 17, 2014 9:58 PM in response to petermac87
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    Sep 17, 2014 9:58 PM in response to petermac87

    You're missing the point. IOS 7 didn't have a hands free mode. What's the point of being able to initiate a call hands free but you can't actually talk without touching the phone?  A real bonehead decision on Apple's part.

  • by Johnathan Burger,

    Johnathan Burger Johnathan Burger Sep 17, 2014 10:08 PM in response to twentworth
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    Sep 17, 2014 10:08 PM in response to twentworth

    Use a headset.

  • by ssschmidt,

    ssschmidt ssschmidt Sep 17, 2014 10:12 PM in response to twentworth
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    Sep 17, 2014 10:12 PM in response to twentworth

    Must enable "Hey Siri" in Settings - General - Siri, AND the device has to be connected to power.  It works, I just did it.

  • by koco82,

    koco82 koco82 Sep 18, 2014 12:33 AM in response to twentworth
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    Sep 18, 2014 12:33 AM in response to twentworth

    This is just the reason thy I got to this forum. I wanted to make a suggestion:

     

    It isn't really hands-free if I, after telling Siri to place a call, need to take the phone in my hand, or need to have headphones on while it is also connected to power supply.

     

    It would be nice if Siri would understand a command like "Hey Siri! Call my girlfriend on speaker!".

     

    So when the iPhone is connected to power supply and the "Hey Siri" function is enabled, the priority order (at least for outgoing calls) should automatically be speaker, bluetooth, headphones, phone (most hands-free to least hands-free).

    The infrared sensor could be used to switch automatically from speaker to phone when the device is picked up and put to the ear.

  • by petermac87,

    petermac87 petermac87 Sep 18, 2014 12:59 AM in response to koco82
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    Sep 18, 2014 12:59 AM in response to koco82

    koco82 wrote:

     

    This is just the reason thy I got to this forum. I wanted to make a suggestion:

     

    It isn't really hands-free if I, after telling Siri to place a call, need to take the phone in my hand, or need to have headphones on while it is also connected to power supply.

     

    It would be nice if Siri would understand a command like "Hey Siri! Call my girlfriend on speaker!".

     

    So when the iPhone is connected to power supply and the "Hey Siri" function is enabled, the priority order (at least for outgoing calls) should automatically be speaker, bluetooth, headphones, phone (most hands-free to least hands-free).

    The infrared sensor could be used to switch automatically from speaker to phone when the device is picked up and put to the ear.

    Make the suggestion to Apple feedback

     

    Cheers

     

    Pete

  • by mklement0,

    mklement0 mklement0 Nov 15, 2014 8:06 PM in response to ssschmidt
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    Nov 15, 2014 8:06 PM in response to ssschmidt

    Using "Hey Siri" (which only works when connected to power) still doesn't turn on the speakerphone.

     

    The only way to automatically use the speakerphone when Siri initiates a call  is to use Settings > General > Accessibility > Call Audio Routing > Speaker - but then ALL calls default to using the speakerphone.