Hey Mark, This isn’t just a problem with special characters. Siri calling many phone numbers for me just hangs and doesn’t connect. I think there is a wider issue at play here than just special characters.
Ed Worrell OverHere Consulting LLP www.overhereconsulting.net <http://www.overhereconsulting.net/> > On Apr 13, 2022, at 3:09 PM, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > I am just going to put this out there and if anyone knows of a solution, > please pass it on. > > I have researched this bug, on the web, and a great deal of people are > reporting the problem. I, as yet, have not discovered a solution. > > If the following makes no sense to you, then just ignore it. > > In iOS15.4.1, Siri will not Dial Telephone Numbers that Begin with a Symbol > > On some Wireless networks, one can selectively display one's CallerID by > inserting a prefix symbol sequence in front of a telephone number. > > Please note that the prefix symbol sequence continues to function as > expected when one manually selects the phone number from the Contacts list > or from the Favorites page in the Phone app. The bug does not appear until > one attempts to use Siri to dial a contact, hands-free. > > Steps to Reproduce the Bug: > 1. > Create a Contact with a local telephone number that includes the prefix > symbol sequence of *31#. For example "*31#2125551212" (without the > quotation symbols.) This will allow the contact (John Doe) to see your > telephone number even when the show caller ID setting is disabled, in the > Phone app. > > 2. > From the Settings area, select the Phone app. > > 3. > Set [SHOW MY CALLER ID] to OFF. > > 4. > Say to Siri, "Call John Doe." Siri will respond with "Calling John Doe" and > the phone app will appear. After a few seconds, however, the phone app > disappears and no call is placed. > > Mark > > > > -- > 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: > mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ > --- > 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/006901d84f7a%24c1b1d090%24451571b0%24%40ucla.edu. -- 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: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- 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 viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/CA994072-301B-4854-BB3F-E001BD7E9760%40gmail.com.
