Q: Siri won't text my contacts in iOS 10
I have a problem with my iPhone that I did not have before updating to iOS 10. I think it is somehow related to Contacts, but I can't figure out what.
If I go into Messages and choose an existing thread, I can message someone quite easily with the keyboard. However, if I ask Siri to text my wife, or text <name>, the message does not send. It ends up in a new thread called iPhone, with a bunch of unsent messages. I tried deleting contacts and adding them back but have the same problem.
I kind of rely on this feature while driving so would love some ideas on how to correct this.
iPhone 6s, iOS 10
Posted on Sep 24, 2016 2:31 PM
That thread name "iPhone" sounds like a clue.
Are these contacts set up in the correct form? Might they have been imported from some external source (e.g., Facebook) and therefore not be set up correctly?
- Does each contact have a name set up correctly?
- Does it have an "iPhone" identified as such by field name?
- Is each contact name unique (not duplicated) in your contacts list?
Might you be saving old iMessage (or SMS) threads, perhaps with multiple recipients including your intended recipient, that would lead to confusion for Siri?
Posted on Sep 24, 2016 2:41 PM