Siri not responding on iPhone 16 Pro Max

I just fixed mine well not fixed just turned it on. I texted apple support and realized it was turned off after I accepted Siri AI

1 Go to Settings.

2 Tap Apple Intelligence & Siri > Talk & Type to Siri, or Siri > Talk & Type to Siri.

make sure it’s turned on

I had the same issues. Tried most fixes, they didn't work. I was about to take the phone to Apple store but my husband rather patronisingly asked me to disable Siri and then enabled it. When I enabled it, I had to go through the setting up Siri process like you do when you first enable Siri on a new phone (speaking those phrases to siri out loud). After that Siri has worked hands free without the side button. It is also worth noting I had updated my software to 18.2 so I have the new Siri with chat gpt function now.

My iPhone 16 pro max wasn’t letting me to speak to Siri and I only got it for Christmas but now since I’ve powered it off and turned it back on and went onto settings > Apple intelligence & Siri > Talk & type to Siri it could be off and if it is turn it onto “ Siri “ or “ hey siri “ the u go press off again then the “ Siri “ or “ hey Siri” again then u will do the speaking thing and then u can finally speak to Siri again

It's so bad I'm embarressed for Apple. The majority of the time Siri just outright ignores me, especially if I'm asking where it is to locate the phone, or if the phone is in my pocket. Just absolutely refuses to respond. When I do manage to ask it a question, something basic, half the time it lags saying it can't connect to the internet or it outright gets the answer wrong after saying it's going to use ChatGPT. I have no idea how a company as big as Apple can make something progressively worse to the point of it being this bad, release it to the public and people still stay in a job? Fire the morons doing this and get people in who can? £1500 for a phone that doesn't have basic voice functionality anymore. Garbage.

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Same for me. I use Siri ALLLL the time. Very irritated right now. Paid a lot of money for this phone for features not

to work.

My new iPhone 16 pro max Siri is not responding. I've turned it off and on reset siri and then the next morning she won't respond again.

Mine doesn’t understand who I want to call while I’m being very clear!!! It’s driving me crazy atm.

just turned on my iPhone 16 pro max for the first time last weekend and now this??? I’m losing it.

Siri sometimes works and sometimes doesn’t works.

what everyone suggest ?

it’s a phone issue

should I return phone calls?

I got iPhone 16 pro max

Yes, I am having the exact same problem. Keep having to reboot for everyday or 2 for siri to work with saying "Hey Siri" Iphone 16

Same thing’s happening with my new 16 Pro Max.

iPhone 16 pro and I’m having the same issue. Already tried all the troubleshooting. Kind of regretting upgrading from iPhone 13 pro