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jaseyb257 Author

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23 points

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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jaseyb257 Author

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23 points

Posted on Oct 16, 2019 4:45 AM

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.

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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 31, 2020 8:06 AM in response to Zerafa05

Yeah, that’s what I’ve done, but for some reason, it rarely if ever hears me on the first attempt. I have to manually summon Siri by holding the power button. After that, Hey Siri works as intended until the next time it re-pairs with the car.

Jan 31, 2020 10:49 AM in response to Big Tex in Big D

Big Tex in Big D wrote:

Yeah, that’s what I’ve done, but for some reason, it rarely if ever hears me on the first attempt. I have to manually summon Siri by holding the power button. After that, Hey Siri works as intended until the next time it re-pairs with the car.

See my comment above about ambient noise ... do you have this issue when there's very little/ no noise in your car?

Jan 31, 2020 11:02 AM in response to rockmyplimsoul

You may be right. I just tested it several times and it appears I need to have the audio on the system completely muted before Siri will respond to my voice or listen to my query. Very strange. I had a Galaxy S9+ prior to this phone and no such thing was required to use the Google Assistant. :(

Feb 1, 2020 12:37 AM in response to Big Tex in Big D

So far it works for me on my 2005 bmw 3 series. Regarding the volume, i have to turn the music down a bit when i want to use hey siri so the mic can hear me (same as before on my iphone 7). Other than that, no issues. Music streaming also works (i use a avantree bluetooth thingy plugged into the aux port)

WHMartin

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4 points

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.

AZwip

Level 1

4 points

Feb 5, 2020 6:37 PM in response to t5un4m1

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.

binyacom

Level 1

120 points

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. ;)