How to change Siri's wake up from um-hmm!

I'm a retired teacher and it is quite annoying to hear Siri say, "Um-humm!" when I use my voice command to activate Siri. In the past I was able to change the Siri response to something a bit more fun, like, "Yes, your majesty." but now it won't change. Does anyone have the secret trick? Thank you

iPad 2, iOS 9

Posted on Jan 16, 2024 7:40 AM

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Posted on Jan 16, 2024 7:44 AM

You can't change this as long as you pause between waking Siri and asking a question.


Most people have a tendency to do it this way:


"Hey Siri....(pause).......what is today's high temperature going to be?"


This causes Siri to let you know Siri is listening for you to ask something, by saying uh-huh.


Instead, DON'T pause after waking Siri and do it this way:


"Hey Siri, what is today's high temperature going to be?"


Without any pause after waking Siri, there will be no uh-huh.

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Jan 16, 2024 7:44 AM in response to mmurphymtms

You can't change this as long as you pause between waking Siri and asking a question.


Most people have a tendency to do it this way:


"Hey Siri....(pause).......what is today's high temperature going to be?"


This causes Siri to let you know Siri is listening for you to ask something, by saying uh-huh.


Instead, DON'T pause after waking Siri and do it this way:


"Hey Siri, what is today's high temperature going to be?"


Without any pause after waking Siri, there will be no uh-huh.

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