Hi Mary, Since I doubt anybody at Apple who has anything at all to say is monitoring this list, complaining here does exactly 0 good whereas providing feedback in the long run may actually have an effect. Having said this, I use Siri to open apps as well and for some reason with my iPhone 13 Pro which also has iOS 17.1 opening apps is not an issue. I just ttried 5 different apps one after another and each app opened quickly and without fail. The ones I tried were the following along with what I said:
Watch app - open watch Mail - open Mail Sonos - open Sonos Audible - open Audible Facebook - open Facebook RBC Royal Bank - open RBC Smart HQ - open Smart HQ (for my GE induction range) AS Home - open American Standard, this one can seem to not work because Voiceover calls the app "AS Home" but if you say "open AS Home" it either opens the Apple Home app or it wil say that it doesn't seem you have an app called "AS Home". But that is not Siri's fault if the Voiceover label reads one thing, but internally it's called something else. By the way, are you using just your iPhone or do you have a headset connected when you make the request? Also, do you make sure to give it that extra second or so Siri seems to need these days to properly listen? I find the odd time something didn't work is when I spoke too quickly and Siri only caught part of what I said. For example, one situation where this easily happens is when I ask, for example, "Call John Smith". At times Siri will say something like "What would you like to know about John Smith" and that is entirely because all Siri heard was "John Smith" and the "Call" was spoken before Siri listened. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mary Otten Sent: Thursday, October 26, 2023 6:48 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Siri continues to be the dumbest of all dumb assistance. I have folders too. I’ve been using iPhones for years. But after a while, you get more apps. And besides, even if you know precisely what folder an app is in, you still have to open the folder find the app and open it. If Siri worked like it should, it would be much more efficient to just use it to open apps. But even this morning, when I say Open such and such app and give the precise name, it comes back and asks me which app do you want this one that one or another one, all in the same general app category. This after I’ve stated something specifically. Anyway, this just started with the so-called upgrade to 17.1. Feels like a regression to me. And there wasn’t that much to regress from. I still prefer iOS to android. But really Apple. Get it together on Siri. Sent from my iPhone > On Oct 25, 2023, at 9:52 PM, Ron Canazzi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Group, > > I guess it depends on what you are using these automated helpers for. I find > Siri better than Alexa or Curtana for general knowledge. As far as opening > apps, I do that myself. Early on when I first began using the iPhone, I > learned to edit my home screen, group various apps by category into folders > and so on. Even when using the contacts listing in e-mails, text or phone > calls, I add all regularly used addresses to the contacts list and the only > time I ever use Siri to make calls/texts is if the addressee is not in my > contacts list. Siri never misses when I ask her call (998) 555-1111. > I almost never ask Siri to be involved at all in apps. > > >> On 10/25/2023 11:18 PM, M. Taylor wrote: >> Mary, >> >> You've got me smiling. Thank you. >> >> I have to admit, I agree with you. >> >> I continue to be amazed at the power of Alexa and other assistants in >> comparison to Siri. It's interesting since Siri existed before any of the >> others. >> >> Mark >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf >> Of Mary Otten >> Sent: Wednesday, October 25, 2023 7:56 PM >> To: via VIPhone <[email protected]> >> Subject: Siri continues to be the dumbest of all dumb assistance. >> >> I just upgraded to iOS 17.1. I’m grateful for the post about the language >> rotor, which was unnecessarily unchecked. But now, Siri is even dumber than >> before. When I ask her to open Pedometer, it asks which app Pedometer or >> StepUp. I clearly said Pedometer. So why does it need to ask that? Further, >> when I reply to it stupid question which app by saying Pedometer, it says >> uh-oh there’s a problem. The app is there, and if I find it on my phone I >> can open it. Really Apple, you are really behind the eight ball here. My >> Samsung device opens stuff just fine with the much-maligned Bixby. Siri, >> worthless. Apple really has fallen way behind the curve and this has nothing >> to do with AI. Get your stuff together Apple. >> Sent from my iPhone >> > > -- > Signature: > For a nation to admit it has done grievous wrongs and will strive to > correct them for the betterment of all is no vice; For a nation to claim it > has always been great, needs no improvement and to cling to its past > achievements is no virtue! > > -- > 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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