Siri stopped talking after iOS 18 update

same here, and before I get treated like a toddler with their first Smart phone… I have already checked everything that could possibly be an issue, location services are on, Siri responses are sent to prefer spoken responses, backgrounding is on, I'm connected to the Internet, I'm on Wi-Fi, I'm not an airplane mode, siri will tell me a story, siri will tell me a joke, but will not tell me the effing weather.

I had the same issue so I went into the settings then Siri then under Siri responses I selected prefer spoken response.

it’s working now.

here's the weird thing. if i say, "siri, what's the weather today?" he will only display info on screen. if i FIRST say, "siri, can you hear me?" he replies, "i'm listening" and then i ask my question and i receive a verbal response. I DON'T UNDERSTAND!!!!!!

No one seems to be listening. Everyone is having the same prob. Siri will speak but wont speak the weather. Obviously it is the ios18 update. There is not a change you can make to get siri to speak the weather. We wait for a fix

Ipados 18 here siri stop talking occasionally, "prefer spoken response" doesn't help.

wifi is fine. "prefer spoken responsse" is on. "allow siri when locked" is on. and yet ....

Occam’s razor my friend. If everything is working fine for years, then you update the OS, and then something fails, it’s probably due to the update. Here, the Siri setting on response type preference is new due to the upgrade. Let’s not run people down rabbit holes….

Retrain Siri with your voice

1. Go to Settings > Siri.
2. Tap Talk to Siri, then tap Off.
3. Turn on “Siri” or “Hey Siri” again, then follow the onscreen instructions.

Change Siri settings on iPhone - Apple Support (OM)

I had the same problem... Here is the FIX... Settings>Siri>Voice.... Select American (Voice 1) and allow the download to complete.. I did it for all 5 voices and allowed all to download.. Now it works great... Also under Siri responses I selected prefer spoken response..

Maybe try not being condescending in your responses. Some of us are pretty good at troubleshooting and telling if the issue is due to an update. It’s the OS update that is causing Siri to be erratic, laggy or otherwise unresponsive. Too many of us are having similar issues, when Siri worked fine prior to IOS 18. In my case she completes an action before even responding, or does not respond at all. She may or may not take a text message dictation. She’ll often tell me to unlock my phone to complete an action, through that hadn’t been the case before. It’s the OS, it broke Siri.

same here tried all the suggestions and nada. Siri won't repeat text before sending i hope 18.1 fixes this madness

If I say “Siri tell me a joke” it will tell me a joke verbally. If I ask how far away the moon is, it just shows a response on screen. Same if I ask what the temperature is or what time sunset is. If I say “Siri turn your volume up” then ask it the temp or how far away the moon is, I get a verbal response. But after that one question, it reverts to just showing the response on the screen. All settings are correct. Prefer verbal responses is on, location services are on for all weather apps and others. I’ve restarted and force restarted my phone several times. What’s the fix? iPhone 12 pro

Got it talking back :

activate Siri - Hey Siri - ask for something- raise the volume up - voice is back .

Probably volume reset after iOS 18 .

Btw - weather report is not working , just a text message / widget .

Yes and I get what some people are saying about turning on prefer spoken responses. But then if I do that it will ALWAYS speak even whe my phone is in silent mode. if I have silent mode

on I want the written/visual response. I would prefer to leave it in automatic mode but the problem is …. I can leave my

phone on the kitchen counter far away from me, wearing my AirPods say hey siri what’s 2 cups to ml …. And it won’t answer me in my AirPod it’ll flash on my screen for 3 seconds then disappear without even making any kind of acknowledgement sound

I have the same problem. After iOS 18 when I ask Siri on Apple Watch “how the weather will be like today?” I get error “can’t show your location because of your settings”. Settings are fine. Everything is fine.

I guess this is iOS 18 bug.