For the last 10 days or so, whatever I tell Siri to text my mother, sister, wife or other relation, it says it doesn’t see that person in my address book when it wasn’t an issue before. Then asks me for the person‘s full name. I can still bring it up by nickname, but I prefer saying text my mother or wife etc. to avoid Siri accidentally interpreting it as someone else.
> On Jul 20, 2019, at 11:36 PM, Richard Turner <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > I always put the business name in the last name field, and Siri almost always > gets it right on the first try. > However, like Sieghard's experience, if it isn't in my contacts, sometimes it > goes for the ones farther away. > What I really do not get is why Apple does not include the company field in > the Siri commands. > Makes that field a bit pointless. > > > Richard > > Arthur C. Clarke's third law says: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is > indistinguishable from magic." > (Sent from the magical iPhone SE) > www.turner42.com > > > On Jul 20, 2019, at 11:27 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > >> SIRI is incredibly stupid when it comes to calling businesses whether in >> your contacts or looking them up on the web. >> I usually find that if you put the entire business name in the last name >> field you have the best chance, but sometimes it’s hit and miss. >> Then there are those times when I say “Siri, call my wife” and I get “You >> first have to unlock your iPhone” and that happens also with other people in >> my contacts, usually if I then bring up SIRI a second time and repeat the >> command exactly as before it works fine. >> When it comes to calling businesses which are not in my contacts I sometimes >> can’t even believe what sort of logic is being used. For example, I asked >> for a business the other day and just now can’t remember what it was, but it >> was a chain or franchise and they have locations in most towns or cities. I >> live in a small town in northwestern British Columbia with a population of >> about 6,000. The next town which only has a population of about 3,000 is >> about 40 miles away, then there is another which is even smaller and it’s >> about 40 miles the other direction. After that a small city of about 12,000 >> people is about 120 miles away and the next larger city with a population of >> about 60,000 is about 250 miles. SIRI literally asked me if I wanted to call >> said business in all of these places and some even further away, but not >> once did it ask if I wanted to call the place which was a mile away from me >> and eventually it actually said that this was all and there were no more. I >> then asked my Google Home Mini and it promptly said “Calling so and so >> business” and it was exactly the right one in my town, I mean, what the >> heck? One would think SIRI could do better after having been in existence >> for 8 years. There are a few things SIRI does extremely well, but as Keith >> said, is it so hard to get SIRI to first look through the Contacts including >> the company field and use that information? I’d really love to sit down with >> Tim Cook and demonstrate this and then ask him why on earth SIRI is so >> stupid. >> >> From: 'Kramlinger, Keith G., M.D.' via VIPhone <[email protected]> >> Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2019 10:51 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Do others still have trouble with Siri when asking to call someone >> from Contacts? >> >> Hi, >> >> I am still having trouble with Siri finding businesses in my Contacts when >> asking Siri to call a business. >> >> For example, I have a business listed as Toppers Pizza. I ask Siri to call >> Toppers Pizza, and Siri always says, I have found Toppers Pizza on 16th >> Street. Is that the one you want? Clearly, this has come from a web search >> and not from my Contacts. >> >> I get the same response when I clear the business name from the Company >> field, and place Toppers in the First Name field, and Pizza in the Last Name >> field. >> >> This happens with most of the businesses in my Contacts. >> >> Is this common place with Siri? If not, does anyone have suggestions for how >> I can get Siri to work better with Contacts listings for businesses when >> asking Siri to place a call? >> >> Thanks in advance for any help or insights. >> >> Keith >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone 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 V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> [email protected]. 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