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usagora

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Nov 17, 2017
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I KNOW Siri can stop a timer that is going off, because I've done it multiple times before. However, I usually have to say "Hey Siri" literally 10-20 times or more before she FINALLY activates. Why is this? Before the timer goes off, I can easily cancel it without having to say "Hey Siri more than twice (and having to say it twice is rare). I often have my hands dirty (e.g. preparing food in kitchen), am in the shower, etc. where it's impractical to have to stop the timer manually. This is NOT a distance or volume problem, because this even happens when I'm 6 feet or closer to the phone and I can literally yell "HEY SIRI!" and she still is deaf. Then, randomly, she'll activate after I say it the 6th time...or maybe the 9th time...or maybe the 15th time.

So strange...

Btw, my timer alarm is the "radar" sound - which starts loud and fades each time it plays. I've tried saying "Hey Siri" even at the end of the sound where it's silent for a second, and it doesn't make a difference.
 
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