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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Oct 3, 2019 7:48 AM in response to Gary Gulley

Accidently clicked on Solved here but it is not !


Just tried the same with an iPhone X with IOS 12.4.1 and that works perfectly in the car - ask Siri something - comes out of car speakers over bluetooth. Same with Bose speaker (although I had to initiate the first request on the speaker but can't remember now if this actually worked before - car more important !). Going to update the same phone to IOS 13.1.2 and see if that works or then fails. The car is a Range Rover Velar.


With regards to the Iphone 11 on IOS 13.1.2 - done a few unpair/pair -still the same but Siri did work correctly first time on daughters JBL bluetooth speaker (initiated on iPhone using Hey Siri !!)


Still of the opinion something broke Siri bluetooth audio on IOS 13 ! Will post back once i've upgraded the iphone x to IOS 13.



Oct 8, 2019 11:28 AM in response to GhostReaper

I'm having the same problem with my iphone Xr and a Bose Soundlink II Mini speaker. It will play music but NOT Siri. I use SPEAK PAGE to listen to books on either Kindle app or iBooks and it might connect briefly to the Bose but then quickly drops . As I said, any sound that is NOT siri works fine. Siri will play fine over a cheap JBL. I am running IOS 13.2 Beta 1. Perhaps it will be fixed in next beta release.

Nov 14, 2019 4:40 PM in response to mborgetti

I am having exactly the same issue. Worked fine with 8S on latest version but it's not working on 11pro on ISO 13.2. I've logged the bug report as recommended here.

There is one more thing I have noticed but I did not see anyone else report here is that when the phone is connected to the bluetooth unit in my Subaru Forester 2015 is that when someone calls me, the ring tone also has some weird echo to it. And the volume much lower than what it should be.

Nov 21, 2019 5:17 AM in response to jaseyb257

I am running at IOS 13.2.3 now, and have the same problem. When asking Siri a question, normally the answer would play over my car's speakers. Now, a Bluetooth in-call shows on the car's screen, but no audio is heard. Siri's answer appears on my phone's screen. I have an iPhone 11 Pro Max, and my car is a 2011 Nissan Rogue.


Siri Bluetooth audio worked fine with the initial IOS 13.0 release that came with my new phone. After the first upgrade, the above problem started.


Also, phone call, maps, etc. audio all work normally over the car's Bluetooth. It is just Siri that has the issue.




Nov 21, 2019 11:52 PM in response to jaseyb257

Yeah, I did log a bug report through the link and got a call from Apple here in Australia. I followed some basic troubleshooting, like renaming the device , but it didn’t fix the issue , AND, the issue is the same . You go, “Hey Siri” and instead of “ go ahead” coming through the speakers, there is nothing but a display and timer in progress on the cars dash, and the phone just flashes around. I told the Apple rep, ‘ are all iPhone 11 Pro users going to have to update their cars firmware ‘ , and he couldn’t answer. It’s definitely a fault .

Nov 25, 2019 8:51 AM in response to jaseyb257

I have tested the side button and i get audio feedback from siri. I also noticed that if i’m on a call and i get a second one bt gets disconnected. I have tested it also on my bt receiver which is connected to the aux but the results are the same, hello siri gives no feedback, side button gives feedback, getting a second call causes disconnect. Apple maps, google maps and sygic navigation all work, i’m getting audio feedback through the car’s system. So yeah... do a fix already.

Dec 12, 2019 6:23 PM in response to danglesdoo

FWIW, in my truck I use a Griffin BlueTrip device for Bluetooth audio (my truck's Bluetooth only supports phone calls). The BlueTrip is essentially a "head set" since it handles phone calls and audio, and it has this same issue. What I have not tried is to pair my iPhone with my truck's Bluetooth (for phone calls) and the BlueTrip (for audio) ... curious what that will do, if anything.\


Agreed, Apple needs to fix this ... I'm shocked that there is so little mentioned about this across the internet.

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.

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