Siri no longer recognizes relationship names in contacts

I am re-introducing the issue with calling someone by relationship, which apparently has not worked properly since iPhone iOS 17?


So, I have contacts with relationship names, such as “brother”


I have other contacts which may include the word brother in their name, such as first name, Oscar,”(bob’s brother )”


If I say “call my brother” it will consistently choose some random contact with the word brother in the name. It no longer recognizes that “my xxx “ is a reference to a relationship name

iPhone 8, iOS 16

Posted on Jun 16, 2026 2:17 PM

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Siri no longer recognizes relationship names in contacts

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