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Hey Siri closes quickly

My wife has a brand new iPhone 12. When we press the side button, we can use SIRI fine. But when she says "Hey SIRI", SIRI opens for maybe half a second, not long enough to give a command. When I say "Hey SIRI", it doesn't open at all.


What should we look at?

iPhone

Posted on Nov 14, 2020 4:52 PM

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Posted on Nov 22, 2020 12:19 PM

Hello howardfromlafayette,


It looks like you're having some issues with "Hey Siri" on your wife's iPhone 12. Being able to summon Siri is a great feature on the iPhone that makes it easy to access the feature hands-free. We're glad you reached out for help.


Start with the steps in the link below for help when "Hey Siri" is not working:


If "Hey Siri" isn't working on your iPhone or iPad


We hope this helps. Take care!

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Nov 22, 2020 12:19 PM in response to howardfromlafayette

Hello howardfromlafayette,


It looks like you're having some issues with "Hey Siri" on your wife's iPhone 12. Being able to summon Siri is a great feature on the iPhone that makes it easy to access the feature hands-free. We're glad you reached out for help.


Start with the steps in the link below for help when "Hey Siri" is not working:


If "Hey Siri" isn't working on your iPhone or iPad


We hope this helps. Take care!

Hey Siri closes quickly

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