I am not getting Siri notifications for Apple exercise activities App

Hi Rudyboy 2 and others on this thread,

Well good news and no news.

I think my frustrations may be over. On Monday, 14 March 2022 I installed iOS 15.4 update on my iPhone 12 Pro Max and update WatchOS 8.5 on my Apple 6 watch. Early this morning, wearing my AirPods Pro Max, I played an audiobook on the Overdrive App, and began a 65 minute fast walk on a route that for the past 3-months, since 15 Dec 2021, had resulted in at least 15 or more audio interruptions during the same time and route, while playing a similar audio book on the same app.

There were no pause interruptions in the bluetooth audio stream today. None. The playback was seamless, as it had been previous to when I first noticed and reported this issue to Apple Support last December, after updating to iOS 15.1.

Please let me know if any of you can also confirm that this issue has been solved by iOS 15.4 update if you also had the media pause issue.

I am not at all pleased that Apple took 90 days to resolve such a high impact matter which affected all media playback and product enjoyment, if indeed, it has actually been resolved for others as well.

In addition, the other issue I reported to Apple Support, and which still has an open ticket, still occurs when using the Apple Exercise App, the 3-ring activity app that is one of the Apple default Apps in every iPhone. Siri has stopped announcing mile lap times, total distances, and activity speeds from the Apple Watch if other media is playing.

This second issue, apparently doesn't effect all Apple product users. It also started with the update to iOS 15.1, and of course, is being discussed here.

A workaround for it is to use the third party free version Runkeeper App instead of the Apple Exercise App, or run both Apps together. The Runkeeper App does announce laps times, distances, etc.

I hope this constant media pausing works for everyone, and that this other very troubling issue may also be soon resolved.

With fingers crossed, Cheers to all.

I have not seen or received any further responses from Apple. As a workaround, I installed the Runkeeper App and run it simultaneously together with Apple's 3-ring Activity / Exercise App. Runkeeper users can specify frequency for notifications by time and distance.

There is also a separate and even more annoying issue in which bluetooth streaming of content, such as music, audiobooks, etc., randomly pauses for a few seconds, multiple times per hour. Have you also encountered it?

Here are links to two other threads dealing with these issues on this Apple community board:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253440262

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/252866714

I also sent an email directly to Apple CEO Tim Cook, as shown in the attached window below:

I have been impacted and very much disappointed and annoyed by both of these issues, to which Apple is apparently tone deaf. I think it would help greatly if more Apple users who have encountered these same issues would (1) open Apple Support tickets, (2) send Mr. Cook a polite personal email so that his staff could see the extent of this issue, and (3) call their local Apple Store with complaints of dissatisfaction.

I suggest that we become more proactive and vocal because of the impact of these issues on both functionality and enjoyment of such premium products.

I always thought that Apple was a customer centered, responsive company which acted quickly and ethically when problems arose. That's why I was willing to pay a premium for what I thought was a quality product that would provide trouble free, enjoyable performance.

Just like many other Apple users who have reported these same exact issues, my patience is almost completely gone, and I have considered returning all of my Apple purchases - Apple 6 watch, iPhone 12 Pro Max, AirPods Pro, AirPods Max, and asking for a full refund if these problems are not fixed very soon.

Thanks for your message, and I hope this helps.

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Hi jsmyth92, I don't believe that the issue relates to >>>the watch face is open<<< because the watch face is always open when an activity has been selected and is in progress. When I was receiving fitness activity notification on my walks, the watch face was open, and Siri was announcing each mile split, time of that split, and whenever a ring was closed. The notifications stopped immediately after the update to iOS 15.2, and the firmware updates to both the AirPods Pro and AirPods Max. Try contacting Apple support again, tell them that another person has posted the same exact issue on Apple, and was told that this is a "KNOWN ISSUE" and that many others have also reported it, and that it has been reported to Apple engineers to resolve. If my case # is removed from this post for privacy reasons, then just refer Apply Support to these posting threads at https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253475658. Also tell them that Scott, the Apple Support person who is helping me, has encouraged that I urge others to report this issue so that Apple can look for any individual variations. I was told that this is most likely a result of the iOS 15.2 recent update, and that an iOS further update is needed to fix this issue. Hope this help. Thank you so much for keeping me updated. Good to hear from you. Cheers, Joel

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I have just sent a second email to Mr. Cook on these issues, and include a copy in the below attachment:

I hope that this will encourage and promote a resolution of these matters.