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rgspb Author

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17 points

Siri raise to speak in iOS 8

raise to speak is no longer a selection under Settings and it's no longer working. Did they do away with this feature?

iPhone 5s, iOS 7.0.2

Posted on Sep 17, 2014 4:05 PM

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David Shanahan

Level 4

1,003 points

Posted on Sep 17, 2014 4:40 PM

Looks like you are right, it's no longer in Siri settings for my iPhone 4s. The iPhone iOS 8 User Guide no longer mentions it either, but tech note iOS: Troubleshooting Siri still does, so it's hard to know if this is a bug or not.

Whatever the case it's a pain, I use it frequently.

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Proto732

Level 1

24 points

Nov 10, 2014 3:36 PM in response to rgspb

You can still get Siri to discretely respond back via the earpiece instead of the speaker.

Just hold down the home button until Siri starts
Release the home button
Raise the phone to your ear
Speak your phrase
and Siri will respond in the earpiece only
Query results will be on screen if you pull the phone away from your ear.

This works from a locked screen as well.

rgspb Author

Level 1

17 points

Nov 10, 2014 4:17 PM in response to Proto732

Ah! Now that's good to know! This may actually be better since you don't have to unlock the phone to use it. Thanks for the tips!

jrnet154

Level 1

19 points

Nov 25, 2014 8:24 AM in response to stevejobsfan0123

I've sent multiple requests to the feedback page. I was really hoping that raise-to-speak would have been brought back in iOS 8.1.1

Siri raise to speak in iOS 8