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Does "Hey Siri" on watch wake up work for anyone?
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It does work for me, but it's a LOT better when I'm connected to wi-fi for some reason? I know Siri has to connect to the Apple servers, but should still at least respond immediately?
I haven't seen anything about a cost to send the animated emojis - where are you getting that information?
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It's been working fine for me. I've seen some comments that power cycling the watch fixed problems some other users were having.
I read somewhere that UK users were getting charged sending to non-iPhone users as the animations were getting sent as MMS messages and therefore aren't included in standard data / text plans.
It's a little hit and miss for me. Sometimes it works flawlessly, sometimes I have to say it a couple of times, sometimes I just give up and push the digital crown.
It can be rude to talk to your watch or phone in public at times, especially if you have to raise your voice too much to be heard. But at home? Who is going to complain? I can't imagine anyone in my family getting bent out of shape if I ask Siri for some info or to text a brief message for me. I'm not going to be dictating sonnets from Shakespeare on it. For long messages I do need to pull out the phone, still.
Wow that is some car you've got. If you've got a car like that who needs a house? I'd live in the car. My car is 23 years old and the only thing automatic on it is the transmission. One of the little girls at my daughter's school asked me where the button was to roll down the window. She was incredulous when I told her there was no button and she would have to use the crank and put some muscle into it to get the window down.
That is the way it is supposed to work. From the User Guide, "Just raise Apple Watch or tap the screen. When it wakes, say Hey, Siri " The watch needs to be awake for it to work. You can also press and hold the digital crown to get Siri.
The lack of reading comprehension, and the amount of people "ass"uming here is rather striking.
If... You read my original post
If ... You read and can understand what the topic of the thread is all about, it's SIRI.
Do you know what Siri is?
One speaks voice commands TO Siri. You don't have a conversation with it.
I very clearly stated I don't use Siri.
You may not be aware, but the phone functions fine without ever using Siri.
When I have a telephone conversation, Siri is not involved. Many people share my opinion and enjoy their iPhones as I do without Siri.
I'm happy to have educated you on this.
Cheers
Siri has been intermittent for me until I realized I was blocking the mic hole. I sometimes have my watch up against my hand. When I look at my watch, I have a habit of bending my hand up, too, which was pushing the mic hole against my wrist. Siri works much better once I stopped doing that.
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Steve
I'm really not trying to set you up here, but it seems you are pretty happy with the electronics set up in your car. If it is original to the car, would you mind sharing the make of the car? You don't need to get too specific. Thanks.
Read the insults based on assumptions:
All these silly responses and criticisms of me began because people assumed... Instead of reading...
The thread topic is Siri... I don't use it. Simple.
I didn't say I don't talk on the phone. Ever.
My car is a fully optioned 2015 Mercedes Benz SL65 AMG V-12.
It can be rude to talk to your watch or phone in public at times, especially if you have to raise your voice too much to be heard. But at home? Who is going to complain? I can't imagine anyone in my family getting bent out of shape if I ask Siri for some info or to text a brief message for me. I'm not going to be dictating sonnets from Shakespeare on it. For long messages I do need to pull out the phone, still.
Wow that is some car you've got. If you've got a car like that who needs a house? I'd live in the car. My car is 23 years old and the only thing automatic on it is the transmission. One of the little girls at my daughter's school asked me where the button was to roll down the window. She was incredulous when I told her there was no button and she would have to use the crank and put some muscle into it to get the window down.
All these silly responses and criticisms of me began because people assumed... Instead of reading...
The thread topic is Siri... I don't use it. Simple.
I didn't say I don't talk on the phone. Ever.
My car is a fully optioned 2015 Mercedes Benz SL65 AMG V-12.
Right, but I would think "hey siri" would work as long as the phone is on, not just at the watch face. Try using "hey siri" when you're in anything else but the watch menu.
It works for me if I put my watch up to my mouth and yell into it.. I wish it was more consistent. I just hold the crown button now and don't deal with it.
There is no audible response. Running an A/D, amp and speaker (armature) are very power consuming intense. I'm sure Apple decided to limit this by not having Siri 'speak'.
"Hey Siri" only works when the watch display is on. This makes sense, or else some joker could walk into a room, yell "HEY SIRI", and everyone's watches would go nuts.
It has been very reliable for me. There is a bit of a learning curve on the timing and cadence at which you need to say things for best results.
It has been very reliable for me. There is a bit of a learning curve on the timing and cadence at which you need to say things for best results.
Is the watch face lit up? If not, it won't work.
Oops. I see others have already answered. For me, Siri works well, and I do use it all the time on phone and on watch.
I do, I use it quite frequently, unlike you who disables it immediately upon receipt of a new iPhone. Yet you feel qualified to lecture me about it:
I can assure you that I am having conversations with Siri once in a while (on the phone, sadly not on the watch). Even though this may sound slightly weird..
So you draw the line at talking on the phone vs to the phone. Fine by me, although it wouldn't make much of a difference to the people around you, hence one wouldn't be more "rude" than the other.
You are quite the educator, aren't you?