Just bought an iPad 3 running IOS 9.2.1.
In the General Settings, I can't see any Siri Option nor can I see the Dictation Option in the Keyboard settings.
The Restrictions setting is set to Off.
I am sure that this iPad model (MD-368C/A) IS Siri compatible.
Does Siri have to be downloaded and installed separately ?
iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.2), Core i7, SSD, 12 GB Ram.
It is not available in all countries. Here is the list where it is available.
Thanks, Demo
I live in French Canada, which appears in the list as a country where Siri is available.
What happens when you hold down the Home button for a second or so?
Does Siri activate?
Nothing happens when I hold down the Home button.
And the microphone key doesn't show on the keyboard (it sits to the left of the space bar on my other iPad 3).
I can't activate Siri and Dictation in the Settings, as they won't even show.
They are not even greyed out : they are not there.
A friend suggested me to wait until the next IOS update and update it through iTunes instead of updating from the Wifi connection.
The whole IOS should then be re-downloaded, instead of the mere updated files.
Do you think he is right ?
Your friend is correct.
Best method is to do All iOS and OS X upgrade/updates with iDevice connected, sync'd and backed up through iTunes.
Make sure your iPad has a minimum of 3-6 GBs of free data space and your battery level is greater than 60% when performing an iOS upgrade/update.
Have you tried a hard reset of your iPad by holding down both the Home and sleep/wake buttons simultaneously until your iPad goes to black and restarts with Apple logo, then release the buttons?
Hard reset did the trick.
Thanks MichelPM
Great!
🙂
Siri Option not available
