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iOS 16 and Siri offline

I own iPhone SE 2020, Siri used to work on my iPhone in offline mode before I migrated to iOS 16. Anytime I want to use Siri offline I am always asked to download data for Siri offline. How can I get Siri offline to work on my iPhone SE 2020 again?

Posted on Sep 27, 2022 9:27 AM

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Posted on Sep 29, 2022 10:31 AM

Hello Yoms76,


Being able to use Siri offline is a great feature and you've come to a great place for help! To start, have you verified this feature is supported in your region? If not, make sure your country is listed in the following article for "Siri: On-Device Speech Processing and Offline Requests."


iOS and iPadOS 16 Feature Availability


If it's supported in your region, you'll want to complete the steps listed below. These steps are specific to resolving issues with Siri not responding as expected. These steps are also listed in the following article, along with additional steps you can complete to help resolve this issue.


  1. "Go to Settings.
  2. Tap Siri & Search.
  3. Tap Siri Responses. 
  4. Tap Prefer Spoken Responses to hear Siri speak responses, even when Silent mode is turned on."


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


Let us know how that goes!

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Sep 29, 2022 10:31 AM in response to Yoms76

Hello Yoms76,


Being able to use Siri offline is a great feature and you've come to a great place for help! To start, have you verified this feature is supported in your region? If not, make sure your country is listed in the following article for "Siri: On-Device Speech Processing and Offline Requests."


iOS and iPadOS 16 Feature Availability


If it's supported in your region, you'll want to complete the steps listed below. These steps are specific to resolving issues with Siri not responding as expected. These steps are also listed in the following article, along with additional steps you can complete to help resolve this issue.


  1. "Go to Settings.
  2. Tap Siri & Search.
  3. Tap Siri Responses. 
  4. Tap Prefer Spoken Responses to hear Siri speak responses, even when Silent mode is turned on."


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


Let us know how that goes!

Oct 1, 2022 6:50 AM in response to Yoms76

Thank you for that screenshot, Yoms76.


To confirm, did you have the opportunity to complete the troubleshooting steps that was previously listed and linked? If not, complete the steps outlined in that resource as it can help with resolving this issue. If you continue to have issues after completing those steps, you'll want to reach out to Apple for additional support. You can find their contact details via the link below.


Contact - Official Apple Support


Take care!


iOS 16 and Siri offline

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