Siri is counter-intuitive after 17.4 update

I am having the same issue and this is completely driving me crazy. I am living in Germany and I’m so happy that I just can call Siri without the Hey since 17.4, but now I always have to add that I want to switch it on, which is obvious for switches and lights, that are already turned off.

In my opinion this is a regression, as it adds an unnecessary step for something that is an obvious command. Please fix this and make it has worked before… It’s like always the same with Siri and HomeKit: One step forward and two steps back… I was really looking forward for HomePod Software 17.4 and the shorter activation word.

Yes! Can this be fixed? You should be able to say the room or item name and it toggle whatever state it is in like it used to!

Hey Siri 🤙🤙

I wanted to share something that’s been really bothering me lately. I’ve been living in the UAE, and I was thrilled when I realized I could finally call Siri without having to say “Hey Siri” after updating to version 17.4. It made things so much easier for me. But now, it seems like I’m back to square one. Every time I need to summon Siri, I have to add “👋👋 HEY 👋👋 SIRI” to get its attention. It’s been driving me absolutely crazy!

I’m torn between wanting to keep using emojis to express my frustration or hoping for a solution to fix this issue. Has anyone else experienced this problem? If so, any advice on how to resolve it would be greatly appreciated!

Looking forward to your thoughts,

Thank you @Apple for fixing this issue in HomePod OS 17.5! Finally I am happy using Siri again turning on my scenes and light very easily :)

It's good to see that you care about customer feedback lately!