ScottNej

Q: When I ask siri to call "father" it calls me instead.

I'm not new to Siri.  I use it all the time to call people while I'm driving.  I have set up all the relationships for family members and have used this for a couple years now.  But, lately when I ask Siri to call "my father" or "my mother" or "my wife" - She calls me instead.  I've deleted all the relationships and put them back in.. same thing.  Any ideas?

iPhone 6 Plus, iOS 9.3.2

Posted on Jul 13, 2016 8:39 PM

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  • by Aztec98,

    Aztec98 Aztec98 Jul 19, 2016 4:19 AM in response to ScottNej
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    Jul 19, 2016 4:19 AM in response to ScottNej

    I  have the same problem. It just started this week. Before this it worked fine. Suddenly Siri didn't remember who I was so I created a new contact card for myself. Since then it keeps calling my number. If I delete my number from my contact card & ask it to call my mom, it says "Uh oh. I don't have a number for (me)"

  • by ryguy19,

    ryguy19 ryguy19 Sep 13, 2016 3:50 PM in response to ScottNej
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    Sep 13, 2016 3:50 PM in response to ScottNej

    Yes this happens for me as well when I try calling my mom or dad. However, sometimes the glitch goes away and it'll randomly work but 9 times out of 10 Siri will think I'm trying to call myself. Has anyone else figured out a solution?

  • by Joshageddon,

    Joshageddon Joshageddon Sep 23, 2016 2:49 PM in response to ScottNej
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    Sep 23, 2016 2:49 PM in response to ScottNej

    Same problem here.  My old iPhone 4 started doing that and I thought it was something wrong with the phone.  When I got my new 6s, it worked fine for about 2 months, and then it started having the same issue.  It seems to be a software problem with Siri, but I cannot get it to call my mom or dad.  It just calls my own number.

  • by pedwar,

    pedwar pedwar Sep 30, 2016 2:16 PM in response to ScottNej
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    Sep 30, 2016 2:16 PM in response to ScottNej

    Add me to the list. Interestingly, when I ask to call my "Father", Siri dials his number. When I ask to call my "Dad", Siri dials me. If I tell Siri that "xxxx is my Dad", she says "I already know that.

  • by chesleybrown,

    chesleybrown chesleybrown Oct 2, 2016 7:32 AM in response to ScottNej
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    Oct 2, 2016 7:32 AM in response to ScottNej

    Having same problem except it's "mom" for me. Always just calls myself even though Siri does know who my mom is. Very frustrating bug. Tried deleting relationships in my contacts too and adding them back but no luck so far.

  • by garnervincent,

    garnervincent garnervincent Oct 3, 2016 7:21 PM in response to ScottNej
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    Oct 3, 2016 7:21 PM in response to ScottNej

    Same issue here. Calling my "mother" actually dials her. Calling "mom" dials my number. When I tell Siri who my mom is she says she already knows that.  I have deleted my contact card and all relationships and reader with no help.