Why does Siri no longer edit notes?

I use to be able to be in my kitchen, cooking and ask my Homepod “Hey Siri, please add garlic to my note weekly shopping.” Never had an issue. About a week ago all my devices now respond “sorry, I can not help with that.” And I am prompted on my IPhone to just open notes. Was this feature taken away? It was so handy and quick especially while cooking, but also for quick notes I need while multitasking at work. Any advice is appreciated!

Posted on Oct 1, 2021 6:58 PM

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Posted on Dec 10, 2021 4:43 PM

I have found an alternate way to make a grocery list (and other lists) that Siri can edit (add to). But first a quick note that Apple doesn't seem to want to resolve the issue with Notes app.


OK, the way to create a checkbox grocery list that can be edited by Siri, is with the Reminders app:


  • Open Reminders app in Mac or iOS device (I tried creating via Siri but couldn't).
  • In left column, at the bottom, click "+ Add List".
  • Just above a new list was created, give it a name (like Grocery).
  • Now on your iOS device make sure 'Always Listen to "Hey Siri" ' is on (Settings> Accessability> Siri).
  • Say "Hey Siri, add eggs milk butter to grocery list".
  • eggs, milk and butter will be separate lines in you Grocery list!


You can copy the grocery list from Notes and paste into Reminders List.


Hope this helps everyone!

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