The 6S and newer support Hey Siri without being plugged in. 

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> On Nov 14, 2017, at 10:13 AM, Tom Rash <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I have a 6 S and it works without being plugged in.
>  
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of 
> Mr. Ed
> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2017 6:42 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: Hey Siri Question
>  
> Hi Richard,
> I believe you are correct that it is controlled by the hardware. Here is why 
> I think you are correct. My wife has an iPhone 6 plus and the Hey Siri only 
> workds when she has it plugged in. I have a 6s plus and my iPhone works 
> without being plugged in. The reason I know this is because about a year or 
> so ago I tried to use Hey Siri on her iPhone and it would not work. So I went 
> into setting and made sure it was turned on. On my iPad 4 when I go into 
> setting under Siri it says under Hey Siri that this will work if plugged into 
> power. It does not say this on my iPhone 6s plus using the latest IOS.
> Mr. Ed
>  
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of 
> Richard Turner
> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2017 7:32 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: Hey Siri Question
>  
>  
> Hey Siri without it being plugged in depends on the hardware, not the iOS.
> I do not remember with which hardware, but I suspect it might be the 6s and 
> beyond.
> I know my 5s has to be plugged in.
> Also, I thought Siri was more verbal if VoiceOver was on no matter how you 
> invoked Siri.
> Richard
>  
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> On Nov 13, 2017, at 3:20 PM, Mike B. <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Thank you very much for your reply.  Saying, Hey Siri, has worked since we 
> got our SE iPhones running 9.32 last year, & they didn't need to be plugged 
> in.  My wife, I know doesn't use the, Hey Siri, feature& I use it very 
> seldom.  I just couldn't remember if Siri was supposed to talk or not when 
> using the verbal command.  Thanks again.
> Take care.  Mike.  Dodgers, try again next year!
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> end you have to ignore everything, & click I agree.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Sieghard Weitzel
> To: [email protected]
> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2017 1:51 PM
> Subject: RE: Hey Siri Question
>  
> Hey SIRI is simply a replacement for pressing and holding the home button.
> I can’t remember if Hey SIRI became available when the phone is not plugged 
> in with iOS 10 or just now with iOS 11. I think it was iOS 10, before it only 
> worked when the phone was plugged into power.
> It also used to respond universally to anybody saying Hey SIRI, now when you 
> turn on this feature you have to “train” SIRI by saying certain things.
> I quite like this feature because I can have the phone sitting on my desk or 
> on the counter in the kitchen and without ever touching the phone I can say 
> “Hey SIRI, what is the time” or “Hey SIRI, set a timer for 10 minutes” just 
> to give two examples.
> You can say “Hey SIRI” and wait for the beep and then ask your question or 
> say your request or you can simply say it all in one sentence, this does work 
> very well.
> We have most of our lights at home equipped with Philipps Hue bulbs so I can 
> ask SIRI to turn on or off a particular light/room and now with our Schlage 
> Sense doorlock if I know somebody was going to stop buy I can just say “Hey 
> SIRI, open the front door” when whoever is coming rings the bell.
> Since the noise of the motor for the lock is very noticeable most people sort 
> of assume that once they hear this it’s OK to come in.
>  
> Regards,
> Sieghard
>  
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of 
> Mike B.
> Sent: Monday, November 13, 2017 12:35 PM
> To: VIPhone <[email protected]>
> Subject: Hey Siri Question
>  
> Hi All,
>  
> I've never noticed, mainly because I don't say, Hey Siri, hardly ever, but 
> when you call on Siri with the, Hey Siri, voice command, is Siri supposed to 
> reply verbally along with sound, or with just the sound alert?  Running the 
> SE with 10.33.  Thanks much.
> Take care.  Mike.  Dodgers, try again next year!
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