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Siri times out and closes text while editing text on lock screen

When I use Siri and send a text from the lock screen, I get about halfway through a message and then the screen times out, and I lose all of my text. Siri timeout settings are set to “longest“ in accessibility settings.

This didn’t used to be a problem, but, since probably iOS 15 or 16, Siri has been closing out my text messages from the lock screen while I am still editing them. It is infuriating!


All I needed to do is ask me if I am still there working on it, like it used to!


Help!


Posted on Oct 4, 2024 11:49 AM

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Oct 4, 2024 11:21 PM in response to MrJBass

Hi MrJBass,

welcome to the Appole (user-to-user) Community!


Re: "Siri times out and closes text while editing text on lock screen" "This didn’t used to be a problem,

but, since probably iOS 15 or 16, Siri has been closing out my text messages from the lock screen

while I am still editing them. It is infuriating!


Sorry you are continually facing this issue. I don't know of a way to solve that, ... unless you can always send any messages, texts, and SMS, MMS, from within the Messages app:


For iOS 18: (Sorry we don't know which device model or OS version you use):

How to: Set up Messages on iPhone - Apple Support or Send and reply to messages on iPhone - Apple Support

or

For iPadOS 18:

How to: Set up Messages on iPad - Apple Support or Send and reply to messages on iPad - Apple Support

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Re: "Siri timeout settings are set to “longest“ in accessibility settings".

"All It needed to do is ask me if I am still there working on it, like it used to!


You may want to provide feedback about the accessibility feature on an Apple product:

If so, you can email the Accessibility team: accessibility@apple.com


They will likely not reply, yet your feedback will reach those who work behind-the-scenes and can make changes if others are also experiences similar issues.


All the best :-)

Siri times out and closes text while editing text on lock screen

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