Why did my iphone started calling Egypt when I got on a train

Yesterday I boarded a high spped Great Western train for a short journey. As I sat down I heard my phone make a strange buzzing. When I took it out of my bag a voice seemed to come over the train speak system announcing a long number. When I looked at my phone it had called that same number which had Egypt written underneath. I quickly turned my phone off before the call was answered.


I thought I was going a bit mad but my fellow passengers had heard the number called out as well. I checked my phone as someone said that I might have Siri on, but it was off.


I tried to speak to an O2 guru but he could not explain what had happened. I wonder if it is a virus.

iPhone 5s

Posted on Jun 9, 2016 3:13 AM

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Jun 9, 2016 3:37 PM in response to Candela Hypnosis

Hey there Candela Hypnosis,


Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!


Having your phone ring a location in Egypt is very interesting. Trust that Apple takes great measures to ensure the privacy and protection of your device. Great work in asking around about Siri. Siri could very well have heard the number over the train's speakers and dialed for you. A few items would need to align perfectly in order for that to happen.


I understand that Siri seems to have been disabled. You can confirm if Siri is on or off under Settings > General > Siri. Holding the home button, or having the iPhone's home button held down, will activate Siri. Siri may also be activated whilst saying "Hey Siri". There are instances where our daily speech could sound similar to "Hey Siri", activating that feature accidentally.


For additional information on Siri's capabilities, check out this phenomenal resource.


http://www.apple.com/ios/siri/


Should the rarity of this happen again, feel free to reach out.


Cheers.

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