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Hey Siri is answering on both Watch and phone

scriptkitten

scriptkitten

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Every device is updated. I have a 6s and Series 2

Anyone know why this is happening? It's super annoying and my requests are duplicated

Is re-pairing the only fix?
 
My iPhone and watch do this all the time. I found that holding your watch closer to you mouth and not speaking so loud, stops it from happening.

Do not want to turn Siri off on either of my devices as I use Siri on both.
 
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I thought that if you twist your wrist and then say "Hey Siri!", it was meant to block the iPhone from bringing it up?
 
scriptkitten said:
i re-paired.. still happening half the time.
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It might be inconvenient, but you can reset the Watch and set up as new. I don't if this would repair the issue, but if it's a glitch and frequently Happening less after you re-paired the Watch the first time.
 
Yes. It's pretty annoying. I wish I didn't have to do this, but I finally just turned off Hey Siri on my iPhone 7. I'd rather have both on, but it just doesn't work right that way.
 
PaladinGuy said:
Yes. It's pretty annoying. I wish I didn't have to do this, but I finally just turned off Hey Siri on my iPhone 7. I'd rather have both on, but it just doesn't work right that way.
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Try a re-pair. Some have said it fixes the issue, others have said it partially repairs the issue.
 
Unfortunately Apple have just not gotten this to work correctly 100% of the time. On occasion you'll still get a duplicate response.

It is unfortunate because I'd love to have both on all the time, but until it can cancel out one device, every time, I have to have the phone Hey Siri turned off.

Perhaps future updates will make this work better.
 
I have said this and will repeat. Apple needs to make Siri a singularity for each user and not a collection of Siris (not sure what the plural is).
 
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Julien said:
I have said this and will repeat. Apple needs to make Siri a singularity for each user and not a collection of Siris (not sure what the plural is).
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You're right. That needs to happen. The utility would increase exponentially.
 
I also have the same issue happening to me. My phone is about 3 feet away, but super close to my  watch and when I say "Hey siri" both of them respond so OP you are not alone.

In a live interview on WWDC 2017 Craig talked about making significant improvements on this issue, but it seems more improvements on this issue are necessary judging that many people are still affected by this.

The only solution I can really think of at the moment without having to turn "Hey Siri" off iPhone is to press and hold the digital crown when you want to use Siri on the watch. It's not ideal as it takes away the convenience of the hands free experience, but until  solves this problem entirely, it's the only solution we have without significant trade offs.
 
murdoc2k said:
I also have the same issue happening to me. My phone is about 3 feet away, but super close to my  watch and when I say "Hey siri" both of them respond so OP you are not alone.

In a live interview on WWDC 2017 Craig talked about making significant improvements on this issue, but it seems more improvements on this issue are necessary judging that many people are still affected by this.

The only solution I can really think of at the moment without having to turn "Hey Siri" off iPhone is to press and hold the digital crown when you want to use Siri on the watch. It's not ideal as it takes away the convenience of the hands free experience, but until  solves this problem entirely, it's the only solution we have without significant trade offs.
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These are all good points. I'm hoping iOS 11 and watchOS 4 bring significant improvements to this feature. With HomePod coming it is only going to add to the confusion if they don't get this sorted out before December.
 
Putting the phone face down worked for me in my car until I got a car with CarPlay. "Oh that must be awesome!" you might think, and yes, mostly it is. But now sometimes Siri answers on my watch again when I say "Hey Siri" to control CarPlay mode. DOH.
 
How do commands work with the HomePod? Is that “Hey Siri” as well? Have to imagine that if it is, that Apple may finally fix the issue once and for all.
 
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