Face ID and Siri

Unless I am looking at my phone, when it is locked, Siri will not read my messages. I thought if my phone was 10 feet away, if I asked Siri to read my messages, it would work, but it won’t, it says you’ll need to enter your passcode. It only works if I turn Face ID off. Am I wrong in thinking that it should work with face ID on? Thank you!

iPhone 13, iOS 16

Posted on Oct 14, 2022 1:31 PM

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green500

Community Specialist

Oct 15, 2022 3:48 PM in response to Marymdh49

Hello Marymdh,

Welcome to Apple Support Communities.

We appreciate you bringing this to our attention. This is expected behavior. Please feel free to leave Apple feedback here: Product Feedback - Apple

Let us know if you have further questions.

Take care.

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