Siri not responding to voice commands on iPhone after iOS 26 update

When I say ‘hey sirI’ the rainbow box around my screen comes up but when I ask a question or say anything at all, there is no response, no action, as if my microphone isn’t working. Similar issue when I press the microphone on the keyboard. But I have no issue with my microphone when I make a voice note or make a call. This seems to have started after updating to iOS 26


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Original Title: Siri not replying

iPhone 16 Plus, iOS 26

Posted on Oct 2, 2025 7:00 AM

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Posted on Oct 4, 2025 7:33 AM

Okay, I could fix my issue Using ChatGPT. It advised me to check the language setting. It was set to India English which is strange because before upgrade, it was US English Siri doesn’t work with India English setting. You got to set it to US English. I have reset it back to US English, and now it’s working like before. The question is how did this setting change after upgrade automatically?

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Oct 4, 2025 7:33 AM in response to TD007

Okay, I could fix my issue Using ChatGPT. It advised me to check the language setting. It was set to India English which is strange because before upgrade, it was US English Siri doesn’t work with India English setting. You got to set it to US English. I have reset it back to US English, and now it’s working like before. The question is how did this setting change after upgrade automatically?

Siri not responding to voice commands on iPhone after iOS 26 update

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