Apple Watch Siri, Raise To Speak

[matrix07]

I nailed this on my S3. The success rate is like 95% and is my default interaction with Siri. Never used the crown anymore. Now I got S5 for a couple of weeks and it’s even better. It hasn’t failed me yet. A 100% success rate.

I‘m very surprised reading many here has issue with it. Anyone has it as good as mine?

 

[BrianR]

Hardly ever works for me. I just say hey Siri every time and it’s fine. Otherwise I’m always repeating myself and it’s so annoying. There must be a trick to get it to work right! Tell me! Haha

 

[matrix07]

There must be a trick to get it to work right! Tell me! Haha

I didn’t just raise it. I raised it so the watch is close to my mouth and the microphone (at the back on S3 and in front on S5) is where my mouth is directly speaking to. Works every time.

 

[Itinj24]

High success rate for me as well since the S4 and now S5.

You have to start speaking into it immediately after it wakes up which should be one continuous motion from raise to moving it close to your mouth and be sure to speak into the mic. If you delay too long from the wake up, it will require the “Hey Siri” command.

 

[BillGates1969]

High success rate for me as well since the S4 and now S5.

You have to start speaking into it immediately after it wakes up which should be one continuous motion from raise to moving it close to your mouth and be sure to speak into the mic. If you delay too long from the wake up, it will require the “Hey Siri” command.

Just been trying this - I had it turned off and it was flawless on my S4 - now on my S5 cannot get it to work. Do you need raise to wake enabled too (I have tried with both) as I just have AOD on and no raise to wake.

 

[Renho]

Hardly ever works for me. I just say hey Siri every time and it’s fine. Otherwise I’m always repeating myself and it’s so annoying. There must be a trick to get it to work right! Tell me! Haha

So it wasn’t working for me really good. And I noticed I wasn’t turning my wrist inward enough. I had it about halfway in so the face was still kinda pointing upward. When I twisted it all the way in (face completely inward) and speaking right away it worked good.

After 6.1 I can have the face half twisted and it works good now..speaking right away seems to help as well.
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Just been trying this - I had it turned off and it was flawless on my S4 - now on my S5 cannot get it to work. Do you need raise to wake enabled too (I have tried with both) as I just have AOD on and no raise to wake.

i didn’t think it could work without RTW enabled. I just tried without it and didn’t work once. Enabled it and worked every time. Speak right away

 

[Itinj24]

Just been trying this - I had it turned off and it was flawless on my S4 - now on my S5 cannot get it to work. Do you need raise to wake enabled too (I have tried with both) as I just have AOD on and no raise to wake.

I’m assuming you do need RTW turned on. If not, the watch is in sleep state and not actively listening until you engage it.

I just tried turning off RTW and surely enough, I had a 0% success rate. Turned it back on and worked every time.

 

[BrianR]

I didn’t just raise it. I raised it so the watch is close to my mouth and the microphone (at the back on S3 and in front on S5) is where my mouth is directly speaking to. Works every time.

Seems that may be my issue. Not bringing it close enough to my mouth. Seems to be helping! Thanks!

 

[Itinj24]

Seems that may be my issue. Not bringing it close enough to my mouth. Seems to be helping! Thanks!

I get it to work when the watch is no more than about 4 inches from my mouth. Any further and it’s not very consistent. The closer the better though.

 

[Otflyer]

I get it to work when the watch is no more than about 4 inches from my mouth. Any further and it’s not very consistent. The closer the better though.

It also helps if you start speaking when it reaches that point. Don’t pause.

 

[Itinj24]

It also helps if you start speaking when it reaches that point. Don’t pause.

^^^ This too ^^^