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Siri is unresponsive

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SeenJeen

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Lately (last 2 weeks since I've updated to iOS 7) about 60% of the things I command to Siri timeout.
It usually just spins, and I get the "I'm sorry, I can't take any requests..." error.

Dictation gives up about a minute later, too. This is both on my home internet (10mbps) and 3G (full bars).

While iOS 6 wasn't always accurate, it at least took my requests most of the time.

Really annoying, since Siri / Dictation was the whole reason why I bought an iPhone 4S.

Anyone else notice this?
 
SeenJeen said:
Lately (last 2 weeks since I've updated to iOS 7) about 60% of the things I command to Siri timeout.
It usually just spins, and I get the "I'm sorry, I can't take any requests..." error.

Dictation gives up about a minute later, too. This is both on my home internet (10mbps) and 3G (full bars).

While iOS 6 wasn't always accurate, it at least took my requests most of the time.

Really annoying, since Siri / Dictation was the whole reason why I bought an iPhone 4S.

Anyone else notice this?
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Some of the servers that host Siri are still at Nuance headquarters (the company Apple bought Siri from). Apple doesn't quite have 100% control over it just yet. I'm sure the servers need updates or more bandwidth.
 
Armen said:
So because Siri doesn't respond every time you try it you're going to switch to an older phone with no LTE connection speed?

Good luck.
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I have an iPhone 4S (which also doesn't have LTE... I don't need LTE, either...). Nexus 4 is newer in every way.

Why would I put up with an OS that doesn't work every time? I can stomach the random bugs and slowdowns in iOS 7, but the piss poor responsiveness of Siri is unacceptable.

I had an iPhone 4 before this (and Siri was the reason I upgraded to 4S)
 
SeenJeen said:
I have an iPhone 4S (which also doesn't have LTE... I don't need LTE, either...). Nexus 4 is newer in every way.

Why would I put up with an OS that doesn't work every time? I can stomach the random bugs and slowdowns in iOS 7, but the piss poor responsiveness of Siri is unacceptable.

I had an iPhone 4 before this (and Siri was the reason I upgraded to 4S)
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I also have a 4S. I have not noticed any slow down and Siri seems to work better for me on iOS 7 than it did on iOS 6. Did you do an OTA update? I did a clean install since I was upgrading from a jailbroken device. I don't know if that would make any difference.
 
SeenJeen said:
I have an iPhone 4S (which also doesn't have LTE... I don't need LTE, either...). Nexus 4 is newer in every way.

Why would I put up with an OS that doesn't work every time? I can stomach the random bugs and slowdowns in iOS 7, but the piss poor responsiveness of Siri is unacceptable.

I had an iPhone 4 before this (and Siri was the reason I upgraded to 4S)
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The Nexus 5 is going to be released soon. At least wait for that if you're going with the Nexus line.
 
~Ks383~ said:
I also have a 4S. I have not noticed any slow down and Siri seems to work better for me on iOS 7 than it did on iOS 6. Did you do an OTA update? I did a clean install since I was upgrading from a jailbroken device. I don't know if that would make any difference.
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I did a restore from IPSW in iTunes... and started as new phone (not from backup)

When Siri works, it works better than iOS 6's Siri. But it doesn't work as often (I'd say every other request times out)

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Fission said:
Seems legit.
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Nexus 4 is a newer phone than iPhone 4S, which also doesn't have LTE.
So yes, legit.

There's another thread on the second page (I bumped it...)
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1646895/

It seems like I'm not the only one having this problem.
 
SeenJeen said:
I did a restore from IPSW in iTunes... and started as new phone (not from backup)

When Siri works, it works better than iOS 6's Siri. But it doesn't work as often (I'd say every other request times out)

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Nexus 4 is a newer phone than iPhone 4S, which also doesn't have LTE.
So yes, legit.

There's another thread on the second page (I bumped it...)
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1646895/

It seems like I'm not the only one having this problem.
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Maybe it's server issues in your area. Like I said, I haven't been having any issues with Siri lately. I hope you can get it sorted out though. I had similar issues occur before on iOS 6 and it was annoying.
 
SeenJeen said:
I did a restore from IPSW in iTunes... and started as new phone (not from backup)

When Siri works, it works better than iOS 6's Siri. But it doesn't work as often (I'd say every other request times out)

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Nexus 4 is a newer phone than iPhone 4S, which also doesn't have LTE.
So yes, legit.

There's another thread on the second page (I bumped it...)
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1646895/

It seems like I'm not the only one having this problem.
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No one is saying the problem is not there. Siri is not always available but to switch phones because of it sound a bit extreme because afterall, Siri is just an added bonus and is not required to operate the phone properly. Furthermore, The google search app voice search can almost do everything Siri can do.
 
Armen said:
No one is saying the problem is not there. Siri is not always available but to switch phones because of it sound a bit extreme because afterall, Siri is just an added bonus and is not required to operate the phone properly. Furthermore, The google search app voice search can almost do everything Siri can do.
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No, for him, it's not extreme. People are entitled to their own opinions.

Apple marketed the hell out of Siri making your life easier when the 4S debuted. Remember the Zoe Deschanel and Samuel L Jackson adds? Remember the promise of not having to type or open a bunch of apps and having the phone do it for you?

Google now does this much better than Siri does, and in terms of being interlaced with native phone capability, Google Now is no match for Siri in any way shape or form--at least on the iPhone.

If having something like Siri/Google Now is important to the OP, and he wants it to work on his phone, and he's using a phone as old as the 4S, let him make his own choices. Sounds like a logical move to me.
 
joejoejoe said:
No, for him, it's not extreme. People are entitled to their own opinions.

Apple marketed the hell out of Siri making your life easier when the 4S debuted. Remember the Zoe Deschanel and Samuel L Jackson adds? Remember the promise of not having to type or open a bunch of apps and having the phone do it for you?

Google now does this much better than Siri does, and in terms of being interlaced with native phone capability, Google Now is no match for Siri in any way shape or form--at least on the iPhone.

If having something like Siri/Google Now is important to the OP, and he wants it to work on his phone, and he's using a phone as old as the 4S, let him make his own choices. Sounds like a logical move to me.
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I guess every one has their own expectations. Siri to me is just an additional feature I tend to use once in a while. I don't live by it. Just like the cruise control in my car.
 
Armen said:
Siri is just an added bonus
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No, it's an advertised feature, a feature that I upgraded from an iPhone 4 for.

It's sorta a big deal for me because I rely on Siri to read and reply to messages when I'm driving. And when timeouts happen because Siri isn't as reliable in iOS 7 than it was in iOS 6, then it's a problem.

That's why I created this topic, not to debate on how useful Siri is for you, but to see if other people are having this problem as well. If it's just me, then I know its my phone. If lots of people have this problem, Apple should address it. :)
 
SeenJeen said:
Lately (last 2 weeks since I've updated to iOS 7) about 60% of the things I command to Siri timeout.
It usually just spins, and I get the "I'm sorry, I can't take any requests..." error.

Dictation gives up about a minute later, too. This is both on my home internet (10mbps) and 3G (full bars).

While iOS 6 wasn't always accurate, it at least took my requests most of the time.

Really annoying, since Siri / Dictation was the whole reason why I bought an iPhone 4S.

Anyone else notice this?
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Try using control center to put iphone in airplane mode. Wait 20 secs. Turn airplane mode off. Try Siri

I've had success with the above from time to time.
 
SeenJeen said:
No, it's an advertised feature, a feature that I upgraded from an iPhone 4 for.

It's sorta a big deal for me because I rely on Siri to read and reply to messages when I'm driving. And when timeouts happen because Siri isn't as reliable in iOS 7 than it was in iOS 6, then it's a problem.

That's why I created this topic, not to debate on how useful Siri is for you, but to see if other people are having this problem as well. If it's just me, then I know its my phone. If lots of people have this problem, Apple should address it. :)
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It may have been heavily advertised but to me its just a bonus feature. If Siri didn't exist I'd still own an iPhone.
 
I've had a few siri failures today as well. It also seems to have a noticeable problem when I get home from work and has to use my wifi connection for the first time that day, rather than 3G.

People often mention siri's servers being overloaded. So why can't apple simply increase the capacity?

I don't know about these things so I'm asking a genuine question. Is it a hard thing to do?
 
Splitting said:
I've had a few siri failures today as well. It also seems to have a noticeable problem when I get home from work and has to use my wifi connection for the first time that day, rather than 3G.

People often mention siri's servers being overloaded. So why can't apple simply increase the capacity?

I don't know about these things so I'm asking a genuine question. Is it a hard thing to do?
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Because some of the servers responsible for Siri are still at Nuance HQ (the company Apple bought Siri from).
 
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