No Siri audio over bluetooth

New iPhone 11 Pro Max - IOS 13.1.2 (updated today but issue was same in 13.1.1 ) - I have no siri audio over bluetooth devices. First noticed in my car when asking Siri questions (usually comes through car speakers) but when asked a question, remains completely silent but Siri animation is shown on iPhone and text is on screen (say weather etc.). Music and phone calls are ok but nothing from siri. So tested the same on Bose Mini II SoundLink - same issue - no Siri audio on speaker but does play on iPhone rather than remain silent. I noticed, whilst Siri is in action, the bluetooth icon in the bottom right of the screen, so I press this and it shows two Bose SoundLinks but as soon as I press the bluetooth icon and attempt to switch to speaker, Siri stops. Again, music and calls ok over the speaker. I've tried, unpair/pair, switch off phone, restore etc - same issue.


Just also tried my airpods - siri requests played on phone initially no through airpods. Made a phone call, came through on airpods then subsequent siri request came through on Airpods !


Some clearly not right with Bluetooth on either IOS 13 or iPhone 11 !


Have an iPhone X so going to set that up shortly and test that !

iPhone 11 Pro Max

Posted on Oct 1, 2019 1:50 AM

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Posted on Feb 5, 2020 6:37 PM

Yep - Same here. Just installed 13.3.1 and now I can hear Siri over my car speakers etc... as it had worked before. Mine is Iphone 11


Did not need to update my vehicle software etc... just needed 13.3.1


Hope it resolves all for you folks as well.


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Feb 6, 2020 3:29 PM in response to jaseyb257

jaseyb257,


Exact same issue as you that started with my 11 max pro and iOS 13 back in September/October. Finally resolved with 13.3.1 on my 2012 Toyota Prius with Entune that had worked flawlessly with 8 plus for years. Thrilled I can now go back to being safe and truly hands free without my mute friend Siri distracting me with her poor communication skills. ;)

Jan 26, 2020 10:55 PM in response to jaseyb257

Im running iOS 13.3.1 beta 3 and this still includes the Bluetooth fix/Hey Siri over car audio. Siri Bluetooth audio quality is still very poor compared to Car Play and I still have the odd occasion where Hey Siri is not heard so hope these are improved/fixed soon.


Apple seem to be taking their time on this update so hopefully they are looking to get this one right given all other issues with IOS 13 !


if you need the beta, join the Apple Beta Software Program to download and install. However public beta releases may contain some bugs so if your device is critical, hold off until final releases. Use at your own risk.

Feb 2, 2020 11:44 AM in response to philnjud

The 13.3.1 update solved the issue of not being able to dictate texts for me. Only thing I notice is that now Siri seems to allow only a VERY slight pause between words before closes out the message and asks to send it. Seems like it used to allow a pause of up to a second or two before. Hard to get a two sentence text dictated with a slight pause between the two sentences, as is pretty normal in speech. E.g. I’m going to the store <beat> Do you need anything? Seems like it has to be dictated as “I’m going to the store do you need anything” or it closes out after the word store.

Oct 16, 2019 4:45 AM in response to Insomniac86

An update ! I have discovered that if you say Hey Siri in the car, she will remain silent but the question will be answered on the iPhone screen. Bluetooth activates and the dash says In call. However, if you invoke Siri by pressing the side button and asking a question, Siri is heard over the car bluetooth. I have tested this numerous times and used exactly the same questions and everytime i press the side button, then ask the question, it works but invoking by saying Hey Siri does not.


I also updated to IOS 13.1.3 today and the issue remains.

Jan 15, 2020 2:28 PM in response to claytonfamilynz

13.3.1 beta 2

i got the following, hey siri not giving feedback through car system and now i can’t stream music through my bluetooth adapter plugged in the aux port. Long pressing the power button to summon siri still works(it gives feedback through the car bluetooth system). What i noticed is that if i use the power button to summon siri and ask her something, the next time i use Hey Siri it works, it gives me feedback normally through the car system. I got no way of streaming music anymore though through the bt adapter in the car but i can stream music through my home system. Something is very wrong here, or is it just me?

iphone 11 pro max

Jan 26, 2020 7:15 PM in response to jaseyb257

Same problem on production iOS 13.3 and 2016 Audi A3. Very frustrating. Hoping the beta gets released soon and this is problem is resolved for good. I have not experienced the static during music playback or any of the other reported issues with my bluetooth - only the no Siri feedback when trying to summon via "Hey Siri". Also, it usually takes more than one "Hey Siri" to get the phone to respond, and when it does there is no audio output.

Jan 30, 2020 1:28 PM in response to Big Tex in Big D

Big Tex in Big D wrote:

I still have to manually summon Siri the first time before she can hear me. After that, it seems to work until the next pairing. Still not quite right.

"Hey Siri" seems to not respond well with even fairly moderate ambient noise, but once I get her attention I can at least hear her over Bluetooth, so that seems to be fixed. I guess I'll have to turn the radio down first.

Jan 26, 2020 4:46 PM in response to Lucianmbv

Jan 26, have the same issue. Got my iPhone 11 6 days ago. Just prior to that, my old 6s running iOS13.3 worked fine. I’d been on the phone this week with Mazda and to the Apple store and neither seemed to have ever heard of the issue, though it seems that it has existed as far back as October. At least I learned from this thread the the side button works and I can dictate texts in my car using this.

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