Siri not responding on iPhone 16 Pro Max

Ya I think I’m about done with apple, as it is I have to upgrade at least once a year because that’s about all I get out of one before it starts glitching and freezing, and yes I’ve done all the trouble shooting, for years, and now a brand new phone and Siri doesn’t work wth.

Very frustrating to not have my Siri respond when I say Hey Siri or Siri. I use this feature daily while in the car and while working. Temporary fixes are not working and getting aggravating to constantly have to do. Please make sure to address this in an update.

@NolaMomOf2 That's a good idea, and it can work. And it's one of the things I tried. But...here I have a $1500 iPhone which doesn't work properly with Siri, and I have to butcher a function of the button to make it work maybe for a little while?I use both the button at times and voice, so it's really not an acceptable solution to basiclly disable one thing to make another work.

p.s. I am going to the Apple store tomorrow to get this replaced, and I will let people know if a new one has the same issues. I suspect it will have, but I have a right to a replacement within 14 days, so that's what's gonna happen.

Spending that much money on iPhone 16 Pro Max and having it fail at basic task that my iPhone 12 had no problems with ever is embarrassing.

I switched from a Windows and Android setup to all Apple seven years ago because I felt that it offered a better user experience. I am seriously contemplating switching back, as Apple ecosystem seems to just “doesn’t work” anymore.

My brand new Apple 16 Pro is also giving me trouble when verbally asking Siri to do something… I have turned the phone on and off/rebooted several times and at least once a week she decides to take a sabbatical. This ****** me off because I’ve never had a problem with my iPhone 11 and after five years, I decided to upgrade to this what they call enhanced Siri. What I call her as a dumb B…CH.

does anyone know if this is a problem with the OS or is it a problem with the 16 pro? Thank you.

New thing that I’m noticing with super enhanced Siri while holding the side button as opposed to getting her to respond to my voice is her responding about 10 times in a row saying Sorry, I’m having trouble…..

Hi all, I sat on the phone with Apple Support and Verizon support for about an hour plus yesterday only to still have the same recurring problem with my 16 pro today. Siri again, acting like I’m not even talking to her. I said something nasty to her, but she did respond, saying “I’m not gonna respond to that…”

I have had my 16 ProMax for a month and a half and Siri still doesn't work. Occasionally if I shut the phone off and back on she'll work again for a few hours, but it's only temporary. Extraordinarily frustrating for something they seemed to have had down pat to have so many issues.

Same issue for me but not for my kids. We all have the 16 Pro. Siri only works when I press the side button. I tried everything I googled. Even powering on/off does not work. Apple needs an update ASAP.

Same exact issue. I went through all the troubleshooting steps as suggested in this thread, but it only worked for a day and it’s right back to not working again. Seriously disappointing and such a waste of my money. I depend on Siri a lot.

This is driving me crazy. Hey Siri not working at all. I've tried all steps below. A couple times when I powered off and back on, it started to work, but now that doesn't even get it to work. Please fix this as I used it all the time. So frustrating.

Without a doubt the worst iPhone released yet. My 15 was almost identical, only difference is, it actually worked. This is worse than Malibu Stacey with a hat. Even when I can get Siri to respond, it then has no idea what I’m saying, I say ‘no’ it thinks I say ‘yes’ I don’t respond when it asks ‘what do I want to reply’ it then apparently thinks I say ‘what’ and wants to send that as a response. I asked it to call someone the other day it said getting directions to a some shop in another country. If anyone’s considering buying this phone. Don’t do it, save your money. Switching on & off works temporarily. Have tried all other suggestions and still nothing.

This is happening to mine and my partners iPhone 16! It is soooooooo frustrating especially when you’re driving and the phone is unresponsive. I’ve been in contact with apple twice about it and they can’t fix it - but clearly unaware there is a problem

APPLE please fix this soon! I didn’t expect to spend thousands on a phone and then it not work… my iPhone 11 worked better!!!!

I’ve been experiencing ongoing issues with “Hey Siri” as well. At times, it activates but then immediately switches off, which is frustrating. Voice commands are hit or miss, and while voice messaging works fine, the inconsistency is still quite annoying. Has anyone found a reliable fix for this, or is there something specific I should try to improve its responsiveness?

Any suggestions would be appreciated!

I am having the same issue and also did this step on Settings and enabled Siri (since Hey Siri was enabled and not working) and there was NOT any sort of popup to enable. It still isnt working. I miss my iPhone 13 as this new one doesn't work as well and I really need Siri and my microphone on dictation to work.