No "hey, Siri" in nightstand mode?

shacky

shacky

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You can "hey Siri" when you are wearing your watch. You can "hey Siri" when your iPhone or iPad is plugged in (and all the time now with 6s and s+.) But when I tried out nightstand mode for my watch, it seemed natural to use "hey Siri" but, nope. It's not there.
 
It would likely cause device confusion since many or most people charge their iPhone near their :apple:Watch.
 
I personally like this - because my phone is charging right next to it... so they would both respond...
 
I've been using nightstand mode but found the only way to set or change an alarm is to turn it back upright and enter the unlock code. Inconvenient.
 
I think that the fact that your iPhone may be nearby is not a valid reason to not enable Hey Siri on the watch in nightstand mode. After all, your spouses phone or iPads may also be nearby. Plus, presuming you could choose to enable or disable it, it really would only be a plus. I'm surprised it wasn't included.
 
So you really want Siri, or all the Apple tech supporting Siri server, to listening to you and everything in the bed room all night long?
That's the only way Hey Siri will work in night stand, listening all night long.....
 
jasie02 said:
So you really want Siri, or all the Apple tech supporting Siri server, to listening to you and everything in the bed room all night long?
That's the only way Hey Siri will work in night stand, listening all night long.....
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As does your iPad and iPhone. I assume you have a problem with that, too, then?
 
jasie02 said:
So you really want Siri, or all the Apple tech supporting Siri server, to listening to you and everything in the bed room all night long?
That's the only way Hey Siri will work in night stand, listening all night long.....
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Apple has been quite clear about their privacy policies, which are the best in the business. Now, if you think they are flat-out lying, just say so.

Like they even give a **** what's happening in your bedroom.
 
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I get why they do this... my only complaint is that alarms are independent between phone and watch. So a Siri command like "set an alarm for 6am on my watch" would fix things.
 
shacky said:
You can "hey Siri" when you are wearing your watch. You can "hey Siri" when your iPhone or iPad is plugged in (and all the time now with 6s and s+.) But when I tried out nightstand mode for my watch, it seemed natural to use "hey Siri" but, nope. It's not there.
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Hey Siri is not there on the watch when the display is off even when your wearing the watch. Are you asking why Hey Siri will not work once you tap the watch to turn on the Nightstand watch face? Here is my opinion. The watch is "disconnected" from the phone while on the charger which is a requirement to see the Nightstand mode. While charging the phone is the primary source of notifications and would also be the only source for hearing your Siri request. I don't think its a matter of not being able to provide the function but already the watch is built not to accept communication while on the charger. Preset alarms will work and it will act as a simple clock but past that its not doing much.
 
redman042 said:
Apple has been quite clear about their privacy policies, which are the best in the business. Now, if you think they are flat-out lying, just say so.

Like they even give a **** what's happening in your bedroom.
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Maybe they give a **** about all the noise in yours.
 
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So you can use hey siri when a password has to be typed on the watch wheni t's off your watch. My hey siri won't work if the watch isn't on my wrist, aka, needing a password. Is this different for everyone else?
 
They should add a little plus button in one corner when in night stand mode so you can set new alarms without picking it up.
 
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