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When I used to say Hey Siri, Siri would respond with yes, or something similar. With Apple Intelligence, she doesn't. I'm not always close enough to see my phone light up so a verbal response to my Hey Siri would be nice. How do I get Siri to respond to Hey Siri, verbally?
iPhone 16 Pro Max
Does not solve the problem. When I say Hey Siri screen glows and there's a ding, but no voice acknowledgment. Not the best for one wearing hearing aids. Spoken directions are fine, just when waking Siri there's no verbal acknowledgment at all. Can that be fixed?
No, that part works. It's when I say Hey Siri, the screen glows and there's a light ding, but it used to say "uh huh" to let me know it was activated, it no longer does then since Apple Intelligence got on the phone with the last update.
Yes, everything is set to preferred spoken, even rebooted. Turned off and on the features first. Siri talks when using maps, for instance. But when I say "Hey Siri", I used to get a spoke "uh huh", now the screen just glows, I discovered I can speak to Siri in that mode, but I just prefer a spoken response to "hey Siri". This is an iPhone 16 Pro Max, with 18.1. Everything works but for that one thing in the beginning.
Already set at maximum, still just a ding and glow.
Yes, no change, just a ding when Siri activates.
I think I’d wait for an update to iOS. The next step would be backing up device, and setting up as new and restore from the backup.
Nothing spoken or written here. Just lights and a light noise. If I'm cooking or driving, I need hands free. I have no idea if Siri is responding or not.
I can't always see the glow from my location. It's pretty, but pretty useless if I'm in the kitchen
Please follow these paths,
iPhone > Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri > Siri Responses > Prefer Spoken
iPhone > Settings > Accessibility > scroll down > General > Siri > Spoken Responses > Prefer Spoken Responses
How long are you waiting between saying Hey Siri and wanting a response? Mine takes about 5 seconds and I get both a written response and spoken response. Do you receive any response, spoken or written?
Did you set to prefer spoken at both paths I posted above?
I subscribe to iPhone life and watch their "teaching" videos, this hasn't come up in their videos so far. I'll try waiting, this week's course is Apple Intelligence, so hopefully, they do have a Q&A too. Last resort I'll call Apple Support, hands down the best customer support around, just seems so minor to bother them with, but they always have an answer.
Turning up the volume isn't enough if you're across the room. The ching noise just isn't loud enough and the lights, while pretty cool, aren't visible if I'm busy cooking or driving, or if the phone is in my purse. Yes, I "Hey Siri" with my phone in my purse. It never used to be an issue because she would still hear and respond verbally. I think Apple dropped the ball on this one. They didn't plan on people being busy, and not staring at their phones.
Have you done a forced restart? It does more than just turning the device off and back on.
Force restart iPhone - Apple Support
You need spoken directions while walking? Is that correct?
The volume buttons are active when the glow effect is visible. Please increase the volume while glow effect is active.
Desire verbal response to Hey Siri when using Apple Intelligence
