TS4079 Siri doesn't understand me

I am a Londoner and Siri doesn't understand me! Why is that.. I talk full English but he don't type what I ask... What am I doin wrong?

It appears that Siri is an Internet-server-based service. I personally was not aware of that until now. Voice-to-text in Mail started failing, and then I tried plain old Siri, and it said that it couldn't connect to the network.
Sounds like Apple needs to add a few more servers!
Anyway, it knows your name by looking at your address-book entry. I noticed that it would occasionally say things like, "sorry me, I can't do that." I had created a nickname for myself, many years ago, of "me" so that I could quickly add myself to the CC list of an Email message. When I removed that nickname it started using my real name instead.

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My wife and I are both experiencing this problem with Siri on iPhone 5. Siri doesn't understand us when using any external headphones. She's experiencing this with a wireless Jawbone and I'm using a wired Sennheiser/Adidas. If we turn Siri off, Voice Control works just fine on both devices, and Siri works fine if using the phone by itself, so it's obviously not some sort of accent/mumbling problem or fundamental headset issue.
Asking Siri for playlist "Peak Mix" through the headphones gets me "You don't have a playlist:" "Keith Nix", "Peter Max", "Cake Mix", ... Oddly, saying exactly this through the headphones to plain ol' Voice Control (Siri disabled) works JUST FINE. Also, disconnecting the headphones and using Siri with the iPhone's mic also works JUST FINE
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Siri doesn't understand 'home' if your address is not listed correctly in contacts. It can be the label for the address field is wrong or that your own address is not listed at all. Using iCloud's to store your Personal data instead of for example Google might also help. iCloud has special fields for storing information that Google using exchange sync does not provide, eg fields for storing your mothers and fathers name. Siri can learn a few things while speaking to it but it doesn't understand everything right off the bat. If you ask Siri 'call my girlfriend' but doesn't know it Siri might ask you who she is in your contact list. That doesn't work for everything though.

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Hello there, NE2SYN.
The following Knowledge Base article offers some good tips for troubleshooting your issue:
iOS: Troubleshooting Siri
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS4079
Particularly:
Ensure that Siri can clearly hear you
If Siri is unable to clearly understand what you are saying, make sure your microphones are not blocked.
iPhone 4s
Verify that the bottom microphone, located to the left of the dock connector, is not blocked.
iPhone 5
Verify that both the mic in the receiver opening and the mic near the rear camera are not blocked.
iPod touch (5th generation)
Verify that the mic near the rear camera is not blocked.
iPad (3rd generation)
Verify that the mic at the top center, above the FaceTime camera, is not blocked.
All models
If you are using a protective case, try removing it.
Try turning your device off and then on again.
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Pedro.

Siri doesn't understand me. What can I do? I'm speaking normally and clearly.

I've tried speaking normally, slowly, fast, clearly. I just keep getting errors. She doesn't understand me. She apparently knows my name.

It appears that Siri is an Internet-server-based service. I personally was not aware of that until now. Voice-to-text in Mail started failing, and then I tried plain old Siri, and it said that it couldn't connect to the network.
Sounds like Apple needs to add a few more servers!
Anyway, it knows your name by looking at your address-book entry. I noticed that it would occasionally say things like, "sorry me, I can't do that." I had created a nickname for myself, many years ago, of "me" so that I could quickly add myself to the CC list of an Email message. When I removed that nickname it started using my real name instead.

Siri doesn't understand "remind me when I arrive at work" - help

Hi everyone,
For a while, I have been trying to ask Siri to remind of things when I arrive at work. It works fine to remind me when I get home but she doesn's seem to understand "work".
I have tried:
"when I arrive at work"
"when I arrive at the office"
After that, she just repeats the question. when would you want me to remind you? home,...., WORK!,..... I mention work again and it just doesn't work.
I do have an address with the tag Work in my contact card.
I waited for iOS6 hoping it was some bug but it still does the same.
Any help here?
Does it work for you? What do you say?
Thanks
Nuno

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Is there a way to spell words that Siri doesn't understand

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Yep
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"no caps on" "no space on" (spelled word letter by letter) "no caps off" "no space off"
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Siri often doesn't understand me. Can I type In the correction?

Try setting Siri to another variation of the English language.
i.e. if it set to United States - try changing to English (United Kingdom) or English (Australia). does it still misunderstand you?
(Settings > General > Siri > Language)

Siri doesn't understand some words i use.

Hi, i want to use the word "vent" with siri but she doesn't understand it. She writes down "event". I've had everyone in my family try and nothing. I even got microsoft sam to say it. She still doesn't get it. Anything i can do? I'm American

Yes, Siri will often turn vent to event. There's nothing you can do about this but you can give Apple feedback:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

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Today I asked Siri where my 9 o'clock meeting was. In dutch "Siri, waar is de vergadering van negen uur" ("Siri, where is the 9 o'clock meeting"). Siri responded with "No meetings at 21:00"
My question was indeed ambiguous, as I didn't specify AM or PM. However, this is not customary in Dutch speech to do so. It is funny that Siri somehow did understand that 9 o'clock could mean 9 p.m. or 21:00 in european notation, but it should also be smart enough to understand that I might have meant 9 a.m.
When I asked this, it may have been 9:01 a.m. already. Perhaps Siri assumes that you will only ask it about future meetings? Because I observed already with the US-english Siri that when I ask about "the meeting", she will always show me the next meeting, not the meeting I would currently be in according to my agenda. In my company arriving a couple of minutes late for a meeting is all to usual, so mostly when I need to ask Siri about meetings, I am interested in the meeting that has already started according to the agenda.
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Yea man, I was quite hopeful and purchased the 4S only because of Siri but as of now It seems only a marketing glamour.
Do you think It would learn our accent ? Or is this note the ultimate reality:
Can I use Siri in any of these languages in other countries?
Yes. Siri can be enabled in any country, and you can choose to speak to it in English, French, or German. However, Siri is designed to recognize the specific accents and dialects of the supported countries listed above. Since every language has its own accents and dialects, the accuracy rate will be higher for native speakers
Taken from: http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/siri-faq.html

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Siri doesn't respond to commands. My Iphone 5s shows the, "What can I help you with",but nothing happens.
What is the porblem

Make sure Siri isn't restricted. Settings>General>Restrictions>Siri>On
Then check Settings>General>Siri>On>Voice Feedback>Always
if the settings are OK, reboot the iPad,
Reboot the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider if it appears on the screen - let go of the buttons. Let the iPad start up.
Or try Settings>General>Reset>Reset all settings. no data is lost, but all settings will have to be entered again.

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Yea man, I was quite hopeful and purchased the 4S only because of Siri but as of now It seems only a marketing glamour.
Do you think It would learn our accent ? Or is this note the ultimate reality:
Can I use Siri in any of these languages in other countries?
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Taken from: http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/siri-faq.html

Siri doesn't understand me and I am Pakistani

It doesnt understand my accent. I have to speak very carefully even than It understands me rarely.
Like If i say ''Remind me to print CTC engagement letters tomorrow'' It will come up with something like ''Remind me to ProFine CBC engagement tomorrow'' , most of the times its much far away from that.
I speak english fluently and is always understood easily even by native english speakers..
I understand that over time Siri will learn my accent and understand me better, how would that be possible? If at all thats true... ?
Please help!

Yea man, I was quite hopeful and purchased the 4S only because of Siri but as of now It seems only a marketing glamour.
Do you think It would learn our accent ? Or is this note the ultimate reality:
Can I use Siri in any of these languages in other countries?
Yes. Siri can be enabled in any country, and you can choose to speak to it in English, French, or German. However, Siri is designed to recognize the specific accents and dialects of the supported countries listed above. Since every language has its own accents and dialects, the accuracy rate will be higher for native speakers
Taken from: http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/siri-faq.html

Siri doesn't understand anything on my new iphone5....

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Anyone else have this issue?

Nairda-
I have a 4s and Siri is notorious for this at least in my world. Here is how I normally "fix" this issue. With the phone unlocked, if you will double click the center button it will bring up your open program icons. Tap and hold one of icons until the "-" minus signs appear above them. Press all of those minus signs until there are no more icons. Then try Siri again. I think you will see that she is working again.

Siri doesn't understand me at all.

I don't have an accent. I will say play a song from "so and so" and she'll say "face time with John"? It doesn't make sense at all. Are there settings that maybe I need to change??

Cinnamonb3,
What do you mean by "It was not turned on."? Siri used to work perfectly for me, but I had to reset my phone to solve a battery drain problem, and now she misinterprets everything I say. (My first iPhone, too.) It looks like I need to go through the same fix you used.
Thanks for your help!

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Qatar is not supported.
http://www.apple.com/ios/feature-availability/

TS4079 Siri doesn't understand me

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