Siri – 'Raise to Speak' issue

If you have the “Raise to Speak” turned on and you have other applications like Google or Google Translate on, Siri will come on first,and the other application may not work as well. As long as you don’t put thephone up to your ear, you should be ok.
It looks like Sir does not play well with others, or the other app need to look at this issue.

Please understand, all I am saying is that there is an issue, and yes I know I can turn off the rasie to speak, and I can just use the "home key" to start Siri. I just think it was something that was miss. I know it is a Beta system., and it would be nice if if could start an application like my TomTom, or if it could work with other applications. It may do that some day.
It was something I found in using the Google app where you speak and tell it what you want.
and maybe I am asking to much for a new system..

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[BUG] iOS 6 - BATTERY DRAIN : SIRI Raise to Speak/Proximity Sensor Always On/Flashing When Screen Active

Bug: Raise to Speak sensor for Siri remains on whenever the screen is active - regardless of Siri Raise to Speak Setting (enabled or disabled).
After updating to iOS 6 (via iTunes - not OTA), I noticed that my battery was taking quite a bit of a hit. Granted I was checking out the new features but aside from a very short call, nothing major in the way of activity.
I had also noticed that Siri sounded quite a bit different with iOS 6 (10A403) than with 5.1.1 (9B206). Not only did the Siri Voice change but also the responses vary between the two iOS versions.
Example: What is the weather like in Alaska?
iOS 5.1.1 response:
Here's the forecast for Juneau, Alaska through Monday
iOS 6.0 response:
Here's the weather for Juneau, AK through Monday (note: Siri does not say "Alaska", instead Siri says 'A-Kay'
With iOS 6, Siri sounds more robotic. After looking at speech rate settings and comparing between the two versions, I could find nothing different. I decided to post a video and this is where the Siri bug became interesting and tied into the battery drain with iOS 6.
Remember with 5.0.1 we saw a hit on battery drain and one of the fixes was a fix to the proximity sensor (http://hottipscentral.com/could-siri-be-hurting-iphone-4s-battery-this-little-li ght-might-mean-something/). Well, it appears this bug is back in iOS 6. When I went to do the video, I noticed that my 4s had a flashing light near the earpiece. It remained on continuously. The only time it would stop flashing was when the phone was locked and the screen inactive. As soon as I hit the lock button to bring the phone out of lock, the sensor would begin to flash again.
Give it a shot, hold up your iPhone to a webcam and see if your result is the same.
Submitting this to Apple via the feedback form. Please do the same if you are seeing the same behavior.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

I dont believe so Amy. Phone has not sustained any damaging drops nor any liquid spills. Was not an issue before but I figured I'd post as I believe this is a definite bug. I neglected to mention that I have my wife's 4s (5.0.1 build) which I am using as a comparison.
Based on the issues folks are reporting with the ambient light sensor, its either the proximity or the ambient light sensor causing the drain. I've turned auto brightness AND raise to speak both off and the sensor continues to flash as I described in my opening post.
If others can confirm, this will definitely need to be looked at by Apple and fixed.
I just found this - same behavior (posted 7/24/2012 on another forum - source link below).
Hi folks, remember the proximity sensor (always on bug) I reported here in iOS 6 Beta 1 bugs/feedback thread? It continues to happen in beta 3, I reported to Apple and the answer I got from them is that it behaves how it's intended to do
Thing is, when you turn Raise To Speak feature off, and use your webcam (no IR filter) to verify if it turned infrared proximity sensor off, results that it didn't. Since iOS 5 this bug has been present, power cycling, or doing a soft reset solves this issue but this solution does not apply in iOS 6. Don't have an idea on how hard it is on battery draining, but it makes no sense that this sensor stays on forever even when you turn this feature off. Unless it has to do with constantly display brightness adjust feature that we have noticed came with iOS 6 version. Doing some test of this feature (some of you commented about a brightness bug in earlier posts) I noticed that ambient light variations make that display brightness adjust accordingly to brighter or darker ambiences. Previous to iOS 6, the sensor samples the ambient light, and adjusts the brightness; it does this only once--each time you unlock the phone after waking it. Now in iOS 6 you can easily watch how brightness slider adjusts itself when display senses light variations. If you open Passbook app it raises brightness to full (it is supposed to act this way for easy reading of barcodes) but getting out of Passbook app makes that brightness readjusts itself responding to actual ambient light intensity (this adjusting task occurs slowly until brightness slider stops to right level).
I've checked and ambient light sensor and proximity sensor are separate and work differently but if Apple says that an always on proximity sensor in this iOS version is behaving how it is intended to do; all that I could think of is that it has to do with ambient light "sensing"??
Source: http://forums.imore.com/1894808-post55.html

Siri Raise To Speak Intermittent.

I have been having trouble with Siri "Raise To Speak". I can get it to activate maybe 40% of the time.
I raise it to me ear like I am going to use the iPhone, but no acknowledgement from Siri that it is active?
If I hold down the Home button for 2 seconds it works every time.
I assume it is using the ear proximity sensor to activate Siri, but it has not been consistent.

SJgirl is correct.
You have to start with the phone in front of you, held parallel to the floor (ie. held flat horizontally), then bring it up to your ear so it's vertical with a normal motion. Your hand must rotate from the horizontal to vertical position of the phone.
If you start with the phone vertically in front of your face, then move it to your ear Siri will NOT activate.
They key is starting with the phone held horizontally. The motion from horizontal to vertical is necessary.
This is illustrated on page 39 of the iPhone User Manual.

Siri - Raise to speak not working

I recently upgraded to iOS 7.0.3 after which raise to speak in Siri is not working. Please help

Hi satish12,
Welcome to the Support Communities!
Here are a couple of things to try to address this issue:
iOS: Turning off and on (restarting) and resetting
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1430
If that does not resolve the issue, refer to page 146 in the iPhone User Guide to Reset All Settings:
iPhone User Guide for iOS 7
manuals.info.apple.com/MANUALS/1000/MA1565/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf
iOS: Troubleshooting Siri
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4079
Cheers,
- Judy

Siri raise to speak in iOS 8

raise to speak is no longer a selection under Settings and it's no longer working. Did they do away with this feature?

Looks like you are right, it's no longer in Siri settings for my iPhone 4s. The iPhone iOS 8 User Guide no longer mentions it either, but tech note iOS: Troubleshooting Siri still does, so it's hard to know if this is a bug or not.
Whatever the case it's a pain, I use it frequently.

Siri 'Raise to Speak' not working with iPhone 5S

Didn't work, did a restore, still doesn't work. The basic 'raise to face' function is working since my phone goes dark when I'm talking with it.
Guess the first question would be 'Is it working for anyone with a 5S'.
If it is I guess a trip to the Genius Bar is in order.

Apple has not made any statements about why they removed that feature. Speculation is prohibited. However, the fact that there is a new feature that allows you to raise the phone to make a recording in iMessages may be related.
Submit your feedback requesting the return of the feature directly to Apple using the appropriate link on the Feedback page:
http://www.apple.com/feedback

IOS 7.04 Raise to Speak Siri not working??

What's wrong with iOS? It's only worked a few times and at random times. Siri works just not the raise to speak to Siri function

Have you set Settings > General > Siri > Raise to Speak = "On"?

TS4079 Raise to speak quit working.

General settings, Siri, Raise to speak is still turned on. Turning it off and back on didn't help.

Activating Siri this way is tricky, and not at all intuitive.
You have to start with the phone in front of you, held parallel to the floor (ie. held flat horizontally), then bring it up to your ear so it's vertical with a normal, smooth motion. Your hand must rotate from the horizontal to vertical position of the phone.
If you start with the phone vertically in front of your face, then move it over to your ear Siri will NOT activate.
They key is starting with the phone held horizontally. The motion from horizontal to vertical is necessary. It uses the motion sensor as well as the proximity sensor.
This is illustrated on page 39 of the iPhone User Manual. I recommend you download the manual and look at the illustration and it will be crystal clear:
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf

Raise to speak iOS 8

From what I can tell, the Siri "raise to speak" feature has been replaced by the "hey, Siri" feature. I was wondering if anyone knew if I am just looking in the wrong place or something. If the feature is gone from iOS 8, then I hope Apple will bring it back in the future.
IPhone 5, iOS 8.0 (12A365)

Same Problem on my iPhone 5S. I already erased my iPhone and restored it from iTunes Backup. But the Problem stays. I also tried to turn on and off the option to "Raise iPhone to listen or reply to an audio message“ from iPhone User Guide For iOS 8 under Settings->Messages-> Audio Messages. It could be a bug, but this didn't help. I hope its only a bug and not a feature. In my case I used this function quite often.

"Raise to Speak" doesn't work

I use iphone5S, the new one.
Siri works normal origionally, But after turning the "Voice Dial only" on, and it shows the "Disable Siri" than I Turn it off.
Siri "Raise to Speak " Can't work.
Can i ask siri to come back with my ear?

It's tricky, and not intuitive.
You have to start with the phone in front of you, held parallel to the floor (ie. held flat horizontally), then bring it up to your ear so it's vertical with a normal, smooth motion. Your hand must rotate from the horizontal to vertical position of the phone.
If you start with the phone vertically in front of your face, then move it to your ear Siri will NOT activate.
They key is starting with the phone held horizontally. The motion from horizontal to vertical is necessary. It uses the motion sensor as well as the proximity sensor.
This is illustrated on page 39 of the iPhone User Manual.

The raise to speak feature on Siri does not work

The raise to speak feature on Siri does not work anymore is there any possible fixes for this

I had the same problem (iPhone 5), but the fix was simple.
Turn off your Bluetooth. Yeah, I know this sounds crazy. Here's why.
When you use Siri with the "Raise to Speak" feature activated (Settings/General/Siri), this enables the proximity sensor that lets the iPhone know it is near your ear, activates Siri, and turns off the display.
However, if you are using a bluetooth headset (like I do), then this sensor is turned off automatically, because you will be speaking thru your bluetooth and not the iPhone to activate Siri and make calls.
To prove this, do the following test.
Make sure "Siri" is on, and "Raise to Speak" is on (Settings/General/Siri).
Turn off your Bluetooth (Settings/Bluetooth).
(TEST) Hold your phone in front of you, and with a natural motion, bring the phone to your ear (as if you are answering a call). Siri will automatically activate, assuming you want to ask it/her a question (very cool feature). And the screen will turn offautomatically.
If you have never used the "Raise to Speak" feature, this feature automatically activates Siri when you raise the phone to your ear (really a cool and helpful feature). It may take a little practice to get used to this. I struggled at first, but soon got the hang of using a natural motion to bring the phone to my ear. Starting with the phone in front of you, the phone should be "almost" parallel to the ground when it gets to your ear. It may take several practice tries to get it, but you will get it, and you will be hooked on this neat little feature.
Ok, with this done, this proves your proximity sensor is funtioning properly.
Now, turn on your Bluetooth (Settings/Bluetooth).
And repeat the same (TEST) above.
This time, Siri should not activate, and the screen should not go off. Why? This is because your voice communications with callers (and Siri), are now going thru your Bluetooth, and not the phone handset. Because of this, their is no need for the proximity sensor, so it is automatically turned off (when Bluetooth is on).
I can only speak for me and my situation, and what worked for me. However, their may be other issues regarding the proximity sensor separate of this that I am not aware of.
I hope this helps you.
Man I love the "Raise to Speak" feature, you will too.
God Bless You All.

Fix Siri's "Raise to Speak" After 7.1.1 Update

I found that after updating my iPhone 4s to iOS 7.1.1 this morning that Siri no longer triggered when I put the phone up to my ear. Settings/General/Siri showed "Raise to Speak" was still enabled. Flipping it off and then on again did not fix it, still no Siri (long pressing the Home button still triggered Siri btw).
Finally I switched "Raise to Speak" off again and restarted the phone (sleep/wake and home press), once it had rebooted I went into settings and put "Raise to Speak" on again, and now Siri is happily launching when I put the phone up to my ear again. Hope this helps anyone else who may encounter this problem.

Did a hard reset on the iPhone this morning and that seemed to straighten it out. Able to sync with iTunes, DiskAid, and Image Capture now. So far, issue resolved.

Bring back raise to speak for Siri in iOS 8!

BBring this back or let us toggle it on or off. I Used this all the time and cannot stand that to gone. Bring it back!

No more raise to speak is for me a real issue. I considered the ability to have SIRI speak trough the earpiece a real advantage over the competition.
Raise to speak was a way to ask something to your virtual assistant in the same way you would do to a real person, regardless of being in public or not.
Now if I want to call someone using voice I have to speck to my phone as if I where on my own in the office, having it talk back loudly, which is not an ideal thing to happen.
I don't think there is a good reason for Apple to remove this way of interacting with SIRI. Some say that this feature would be in conflict with the new messaging app, but at least give us the option to choose between the two.

Siri only works in "raise to speak"

Just in the last couple days, Siri stopped working when I pressed the home button. She pops up, but there is no voice recognition. I know my speaker works because Siri works when I "raise to speak". My speakerphone also works when I call someone. I have an iphone 5 with the latest (7.0.4) update. I also have tried turning it on and off while disabling Siri and Reseting. I'm guessing this is a software issue because my hardware obviously works in other ways. Help?

I am having this same problem. The problem appears to be related to the microphone and must be a softwear issue. The microphone works with other apps, and works when making and receiving calls. It also works when I "raise to speak" to Siri, but it does not pick up any sound when I attempt to talk to Siri by holding the home button, or when pressing the microphone button on screen when in the Siri interface. Is it possible that holding the home button to talk to Siri is somehow not activating the microphone?
I should also note that I have tried turning the phone off and back on. I have tried the reset by holding the home button and the sleep/wake button, and I have even restored the phone in iTunes, although I did not set it up as a new iPhone, because I am not interested in losing app data, call history, messeges, etc.

Siri only works when "Raise to Speak" option is activated

Hello:
I have iOS 7 installed in my iPhone 5 and I have the following problem:
Siri only works when "Raise to Speak" option is activated. When I change this option and I try to talk with siri I do not receive any answer.
Please, could someone give me an idea to solve this problem!
All the best
jc

I am having this same problem. The problem appears to be related to the microphone and must be a softwear issue. The microphone works with other apps, and works when making and receiving calls. It also works when I "raise to speak" to Siri, but it does not pick up any sound when I attempt to talk to Siri by holding the home button, or when pressing the microphone button on screen when in the Siri interface. Is it possible that holding the home button to talk to Siri is somehow not activating the microphone?
I should also note that I have tried turning the phone off and back on. I have tried the reset by holding the home button and the sleep/wake button, and I have even restored the phone in iTunes, although I did not set it up as a new iPhone, because I am not interested in losing app data, call history, messeges, etc.

Siri – 'Raise to Speak' issue

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