iPhone HomePod will place call but not send message with iOS 13 Public Beta update

[dmfresco]

My HomePod, updated to 12.4 with the iOS 13 Public Beta 4 update on my iPhone, will no longer send a message when I say Hey Siri, send a message to .... Siri says, uh oh, there's a problem.

I can place a telephone call as before by saying Siri, call ...

Is there any way to get this functionality back?

 

[StumpyBloke]

My HomePod, updated to 12.4 with the iOS 13 Public Beta 4 update on my iPhone, will no longer send a message when I say Hey Siri, send a message to .... Siri says, uh oh, there's a problem.

I can place a telephone call as before by saying Siri, call ...

Is there any way to get this functionality back?

Yes, report it is a bug. Mine does the same. And I will get it reported.

I can only assume this is the best place to report this problem, as we can’t use the Feedback app to do it.


https://www.apple.com/feedback/homepod.html

Edit: looks like it’s a bug with iOS 13 so you can report it via the Feedback app, so please do so. I’ve reported it.

 

[dmfresco]

Something changed around April 2019 that broke Siri in terms of recognizing who is my wife, daughter, sister, etc. I did not edit my contact in Contacts. I first noticed the problem with CarPlay. But the problem was consistently present in iOS, MacOS, and AudioOS too. To make a long story short, yesterday I discovered that the loved ones who were unrecognizable to Siri all had a first name, middle name, and surname. Loved ones who's names consisted of a first name and surname were recognizable by Siri across iOS, MacOS, and AudioOS. When I deleted their middle names within my personal contact, these people were once again recognizable by Siri. I cannot explain what changed around April 2019, but I feel adamant, that I did not make any changes to their names in Contacts and it worked reliably before this time.