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kimsterrr3 Author

Level 1

3 points

phone randomly makes siri beep

I don't know what I'm doing to trigger it, so I can't purposely trigger it. But a couple times a day, my phone will randomly make the beep beep sound that siri makes when you hold down the home button. I've usually just put it down or locked the screen, but it isn't because I'm pressing the home button. I've tried turning the volume of siri down, but it still does it. Anyone know if it's a setting I've selected or just a bug.

I have "hey siri" turned off, but this shouldn't matter because this doesn't happen when my phone is plugged in.

iPhone 4S, iOS 8

Posted on Oct 3, 2014 7:59 AM

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tadsmith

Level 1

15 points

Posted on Dec 23, 2015 10:58 AM

I think I figured this out!

It is the Raise to Listen setting. I found this after realizing a bunch of my friends were getting random audio messages after hearing this beep. I can now reproduce it quite often:

Put the cursor in the "iMessage" box in Messages and make sure it is blinking.
Raise the phone to your ear quickly (or make a similar type motion).
The phone will start recording anything it hears. If no sound is detected, I get the Siri "beep".

To resolve, go to Settings > Messages > Raise to Listen and slide it off. Don't believe the BS explanation below the button. It is not only for listening to or replying to incoming AUDIO messages, it must be setup to reply to ANY messages.

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