Siri stopped talking after iOS 18 update

I have the same issue and I did everything you all have done and still nothing.

The ios18 update obviously has a bug that causes the Siri automatic spoken responses to not work. The spoken responses only work if you select prefer spoken responses OR when you select Driving Focus. Stop blaming the end user and fix the darn thing. Oh. BTW. If have 40+ years experience in the tech field. Apple needs to thoroughly test for the issue. Do better Apple.

Why do companies like Apple and Microsoft hire employees with such huge egos that they can't admit when their company puts out buggy updates? Everyone makes mistakes but their support staff doesn't seem to ever want to admin this and instead often resorts to victim-blaming and useless "advice". Do they not realize the harmful effect that this failed update had on people who are visually-impaired, who are accustomed to a verbal response from Siri? I expect more from the so-called support staff of these companies when they put out buggy updates that can have real-life negative impact on people who are already at risk.

Followingmy last update here where Siri started working again, it promptly stopped working the next day! I spoke to Support today and they guided me through turning off Siri, restarting my phone, turning Siri back on and then following the prompts that appear on the screen to re-initiate Siri. It’s worked flawlessly ever since. Hope this helps somebody.

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Same problem & is very frustrating!! That was probably my most used command. I hope they fix it soon. I wish I could undo the update.

I tried this. It did not work for me.

It seems to be dependent on the lock state of iPhone. Asking for the weather when locked will prompt a verbal response, asking the same question after authentication prompts a written response.

[iOS 18.2, iPhone 16 Pro]

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When I ask for weather forecast, Siri display only she doesn’t talk back to me. She tells me current time and she doesn’t everything else. Only the weather forecast Siri goes mute since iOS 18.0

I'm afraid that did not work on my iphone 16 pro. Any other suggestions? Thanks for your help.

Anyone found a solution? On my phone after updating to IOS 18, Siri just announces "A notification from messages" and no longer reads out the actual message which seems quite useless - I have checked, doublechecked og rechekced all settings...

I had this problem at first. New Siri defaults to Automatic under Siri Responses preferences. In this setting it uses AI to determine if it needs to speak out loud or not. If you’re looking at the screen, the Automatic setting yields a silent response. If it’s laying on your desk, it will answer out loud. You can choose to have it always respond out loud if that’s your preference. Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri > Siri Responses.

Oh man, glad to know I'm not alone. Previously when I said "Siri" I'd hear a response of "um hmm?". I often used this to locate my phone. Please put back the option for siri to respond to without being asked a question.

Based on some of these responses, it seems like it’s a similar issue, but it’s presenting a little bit differently.

In my case, I have no problem with Siri speaking to me when the settings are set to Prefer Spoken Responses. My issue is with Automatic mode — not a peep coming from my phone since it was selected. So I’m kinda stuck with Siri either talking too much or not at all.

I might look into and, if possible, Imma create a Shortcut automation and link it to the Action Button. (Feel free to “steal” the idea… though, I don’t know if it’s a thing yet).

My phone is now working!

So after looking at the suggestions for a fix, I discovered that a soft reset worked perfectly for me. Suddenly Siri is working and there's no dictation lag. I'm no longer grumpy with my phone. I strongly recommend this for everyone suffering lag on their 16 Pro Max (or possibly other models,) as this was a lifesaver for me.

Here's the simple process:

1. Press and quickly release the Volume up button
2. Press and quickly release the Volume down button
3. Immediately press and hold the Side button until the screen goes blank…keep holding until you see the Apple logo (will take quite a few seconds.)

Done! This is all it took to get my phone working great. I hope it works for you, too.