Richard, I got my magnifier out to look closely at my apple earpods that came with my iPhone 6. I could find no openings that I thought should be there to serve as a microphone yet the smooth side opposite the remote and volume buttons does have a picture of a microphone on it so there's one there. I'm just not sure where.
I think I agree with Craig that your issue might be related to iOS 9. I have no problem summoning Siri when holding down the earpod remote button as you described. I am running iOS 8.3. Alan Lemly Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 17, 2015, at 8:11 PM, Richard Turner <[email protected]> > wrote: > > This is fascinating. > I think not all Earpods are created equal or I’m completely crazy. Neither > of which would I doubt right now. > > I have an app called Handy Rec. It has the ability to monitor what the > microphone hears so you can hear it in your earphones. > My Earpods that came with my iPhone have the button that is about an inch and > a quarter or perhaps a tiny bit less in length. > One side is completely smooth. > The other side, has a section about one half inch long that is inset which is > the main button, but also the microphone surface. How do I know that? > Because with handy Rec running if I touch any part of the inset section, I > hear the sound of my finger touching the microphone. > If I touch anywhere on the opposite side, the smooth side, I do not hear that. > If I touch the volume up or volume down buttons that are at the end of the > inset section/microphone, I do not hear anything through the earphones. > > There is no detectable notch on these. > > My conclusion is that the inset section in its Entirety, is the microphone. > That is also what you have to press in to activate Siri. > > So, I took a pair of needle nose plyers, which are very thin, and very gently > squeezed the button and held it until I heard the tones indicating Siri is > listening. I ask Siri a question and Siri said “I didn’t get that.” A > variation on that statement is all I can get out of Siri when using the > Earpods. > So, like I say, either I’m crazy, or these Earpods are different than the > ones some of you are using. > Or, they are defective. > Thanks for trying to help. > > Richard > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2015 4:47 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Siri and Earpods or other headphones > > I would try this. It's going to be a little hard to explain, but you might > want to try squeezing the entire housing of the remote between thumb and > pointer or middle finger, but place whatever finger on the back of the > remote, where the mic is housed, a little further down on the housing. You > might also try using your fingernail to find the mic. It'll feel like a > little knick on the side of the housing opposite the buttons. Place your > finger that will be on that side of the housing when activating Siri beneath > that knick, and you should be fine. Personally, I've not had problems with > Siri when using wireed headset mics. Where I run into trouble with Siri is > when I'm using my LG HBS 700 bluetooth headset. I don't think that's Siri's > fault, though. > > On Oct 17, 2015, at 4:12 PM, Richard Turner <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I was using the button on the earpiece as the article that Gary posted said > worked so well so you wouldn’t have to take your phone out of your pocket to > interact with Siri. > I guess maybe that really isn’t the case unless you have really tiny fingers > that don’t block the microphone or something. > > Very odd. > > Thanks, > Richard > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Woody Anna Dresner > Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2015 3:17 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Siri and Earpods or other headphones > > Hi Richard, > > Are you using the home button to activate Siri rather than the clicker? I > tried using the clicker at one time, but I think that when I did that, my > hand blocked the mic, so Siri didn't work well. Once I started using the Home > button to activate Siri, I stopped having trouble being understood by Siri. > > Best, > Anna > > > > On Oct 17, 2015, at 12:53 PM, Richard Turner <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Has anyone gotten Siri to work with the Apple Earpods or another headset with > inline microphone? > It never understands me whether I use the Apple Earpods or my Bose Mobile > headset. > > Richard > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone list. 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