Siri down?
We're getting lots of mail and tweets from readers who say Siri is currently down for them, as in Apple's new artificially intelligent voice control system says it can't connect to the network. While Siri is in beta at the moment, and all online services have outages, that doesn't stop real users from being really annoyed when it happens.
Is Siri down for you? Are you being told Siri is having trouble connecting to the network? Are you on Wi-Fi or 3G, and if 3G, which carrier? Does restarting your iPhone 4S help?
Let us know if you're down, any fixes that work for you, and when it starts working again.
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It has been down since this morning for me, both on wifi and AT&T 3G.
Hopefully apple is upgrading their servers as I have gotten the "can't connect" message quite a few times since the 4S launch.
Down in Chicago, AT&T
Yes I am having SIRIous issues! I absolutely live using Siri, as I work all day and live to text! Siri helps me do both simultaneously! But today her network is down! WhiteiPhone 4s on Verizon, on wifi and 3G tried both! Restarting didn't help!
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Mine is down....hasn't worked in more thqan 20 minutes. Worked fine all weekend
Yes, has not worked for the last 20 minutes i've tried. On Verizon using 3G
Down for me via WIFI. Tried the disable/reboot/enable trick with no luck
I have this problem occasionally. Just close Siri, open up some arbitrary app foo and close foo, then retry siri and she should work.
Note: this was only with WiFi connected, this does not work with only a 3G connection.
It also has been down for me since this morning, regardless of me being on Wi-Fi or Sprint 3G network. I get the same error message as above.
I wasn't able to get on it last night, server not available.
Down since around 1030 EST on Verizon Wi-Fi & 3G
Same here and we're at Duke in NC except went down around 11AM
Down on 3G AT&T
Yes and with 4 million 4S sold what you think their network would do? Relax and take notes Siri is still a beast and will be alright
Down with AT&T 3G and wifi.. Soft and hard reset don't affect anything.
Sorry, (user). I don't understand what you mean by...
Would you like to do a web search?
Same here on AT&T and WiFi, "Sorry, I am having trouble connecting to network."
wonder if Siri is too busy contemplation the meaning of life?
The hokey pokey. Thas what it's all about. the meaning of life that is. You got me, may be Siri can't figure that out.
My boss is pissed because he can't use Siri, he's thinking about going back to Android
Done. ATT on a wifi network. Followed the three steps recommended several times.
Yes, it's down for me on AT&T
mines down. 3G and Wifi on ATT. Tried restarting to no avail. Tried solution I found online (turn off siri then reset network settings then turn siri back on), didn't work either.
down for verizon customer, both wifi & 3g.
down for me - using 3G and WiFi - AT&T
Siri is down on Verizon for both 3G and WiFi at the moment it would seem.
It is 1230 pm EST and it is still down.
Down for me on Sprint since around 0800 CST.
Down here as well. Reset network settings now other thinks are jacked. Verizon 3G
Siri was sporadically down for me on Friday when i first got the phone. Today it is definitely down. I hope they are simply upgrading to handle the new influx of users. 25 million new users and the 4 million iPhone 4s users, I am sure they weren't prepared. There is no way to stress test a server for 25 million users...
Down in Toledo Ohio @ 12:30
Siri is down in Toronto Canada (Rogers 3G)
It's back and running again for me. I guess after selling 4 million iPhone 4S, everyone must be showing it off at work today
Lol i did exactly that all day, My co-workers loved it..
What a pathetic life...sigh...
Looks like it's becoming a new "party app".
VZW - working great.
Works for me on Orange UK 3G network
Down for me right now.
Down all morning for me... on AT&T 3G or Wifi. Amazing that after just 2 1/2 days, I feel dependent on it already... lost without it!!! I sure hope the server is up and running soon!!
siri has been down for me since yesterday evening. I've tried all the suggested fixes (disable siri, reboot, reset network settings, etc.) and none of them have worked. It would be nice if Apple would acknowledge the problem.
Siri and voice recognition are both down for me with since 10:30-ish (verizon but on wifi).
Siri down in okc, both wifi and 3G. Tried restarting and it did nothing
yup, trying to show it off at work and it's failing miserably....
Siri just keeps repeating I can't help you at this time. It won't do voice/microphone texting either. AT&T/wifi
What's Siri?
are you serious?
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He's not siri-ous..
Down in okc
Went down for me around 10:30 am. Still not working on att via wifi or 3G. Amazing how dependent on it I have become.
Hahah I know I feel helpless without her and it's only been a few days
Siri was down for me until I just disabled it and then enabled it .... I'm on AT&T both 3G and wifi
No more Siri. This sucks. Was just about to play with her. For all u iPhone 4 users, I heard an 18-year-old hacked into the Siri software and programed it to his iPhone 4 and it works.
Atlanta area. Down here for last hour. WiFi and 3G no go for Siri. Frustrating, but hopefully just temporary growing pains.
Yup. Was down for a while here in Chicago around 10:30AM on both 3G and WiFi. Seems to be back now.
Verizon Wi-Fi & 3G --- Getting "There is something's wrong. Can you please try that again".
It seems like the reported issues with iCloud and Siri indicate that Apple may not have enough data center capacity to cope with the crush of iOS 5 users. Take whatever side you wish on the Android iOS issue, its clear that Google's huge lead in building out its global infrastructure provides Google services with a very stable platform. That's not to say there aren't occasional issues with Gmail or other Google services, but they aren't related server capacity side issues.
Wow, jump the gun a bit? It's he service is less than a week old. Let's give it a little while for them to work the kinks out.
I'm not jumping to conclusions... no one knows the nature of any disruptions at this point. All I pointed out that running a tremendous cloud based operation is very resource intensive. Apple is at the beginning stages of doing this, but there are few companies with their technical expertise and deep pockets so they are obviously capable of building an amazing platform. But even the smartest and richest company will have a learning curve.
Meh, Apple's known for not testing out the extent of their technical ideas and how they might falter in the real world. They make nice aesthetics but at times their technical work could use better QA.
There's a reason why when Google releases a new beta service they release it in phases to public access rather than just dumping the whole thing out there at once.
As much as you'd like to think that google is setup for something as huge as apple has right now, it will never happen. Android will never sell 1,000 phones a minute like has been reported with the iPhone 4S just this morning. Ontop of 25 million people signing up for iCloud and 30 million upgrading to iOS 5. Google will never have to worry about having to handle that.
If you examine the data Google delivers every minute of the day it dwarfs the load you just described. There are well over 100 million Android phones, over 200 million Gmail accounts, it answers 3 billion searches PER DAY, serves up 2 to 3 billion YouTube videos PER DAY, 50 million Google+ accounts, provides countless Google Maps and a bevy of other web based products. All this is done by a network of over 1 million huge servers in dozens of data centers across the globe. So perhaps you might want to retract your statement about what Google is set up to do.
it wasn't working for me and i turned it off and back on and it was fine. on AT&T in KC.
Give it a rest, Siri is sore from all the sex questions she has been asked and needs a break.
I just spoke to Apple support. It's down for "maintenance." There is nothing you can do to your phone to fix it.
3G and it won't connect still
Down for me on Verizon 3G and Wi-Fi as well in Utah.
Siri has been down all morning...Wi Fi and 3G on Sprint. Shutting down Siri, reboot, turn Siri back on...no go
Apple should send an email out to the 25 million iOS users and ask them to turn off Siri and restart there phones
Just checked Siri via Sprint on Wifi in Arizona and it worked just fine (10:00am local)
Yeah, it was down for me here in FL as well throughout the morning. I disabled and enabled and it's back up. I figure its probably maintenance, as my girlfriend is having the same issue.
back up and running in NJ on Verizon
Was down all morning, but just tried before the post, and now she's working fine, on Wifi, AT&T& 32G model
Siri works again for me after disabling, rebooting, and then re-enabling Siri.
Mine is working, I just used it. Mine wasnt working last night but I reset my network settings and that addressed the issue.
Mine has been down for a few hrs and just started working. I don't tho k the people restarting things make much of a difference. It's probably more apple figuring out how to handle the 4 million phone load.
Nevermind, it's down again.
I just got off the phone with Apple tech support who told me the entire Siri network is down & they are working on it currently.
Well hopefully when it comes back it will be more reliable. Since I got this phone on Friday, Siri has been able to connect maybe half of the time.
DITTO
Agreed
I also wasn't aware Siri was in beta. None of the Apple commericals/demos said anything like that.
It says beta on their webpage: http://www.apple.com/iphone/features/#siri
relax , siri just went sentient..
And now she's pissed!
She also changed her name to Skynet.
It is down in NY for sure. My brother and I are having the same issue. We have 16 and 32 GB models. a black and white both on AT&T. I have tried with WiFi and over 3G and still the same. Re-Booting doesn't do anything. Strange thing is that it was working quite well early this morning.
Intermittent. Was down most of the morning, but she comes back!
Oh oh....SIRI has become SELF-AWARE! Judgement day on 11-11-2011.
It's been touch and go all morning. Mostly a no go. It's frustrating when you want to actually use the thing to get work done, dictate a message or email, and then it craps out saying it can't connect to the network. I love Siri when it works, but missing features aside, the current implementation is most definitely beta and often unusable.
I'm getting errors about the service not being available about 50% of the time I try to use it....it's been like that since launch.
Down for me as of this morning!
And now it's back working!
It wouldn't connect to the network yesterday for a few minutes. I went into settings, then siri and turned it off, then turned it back on, and it has worked fine for me since then. Everyone should try that instead of complaining all the time!!
It says it can't connect to network and has been doing this off and on since last night.
It works fine on wifi but seems to be off and on with 3G. I am on AT&T.
Mine is fine on wifi but is hit and miss on 3G. I am on AT&T.
Was off and on earlier today. But she's back to work now. No issues. AT&T in Lexington, KY.
I just hope that updates to Siri are server side and we do NOT have to wait for regular iOS updates in order to see improvements to Siri.
Siri has been down for the last 2 hours.
Mine went down as well. VZ wifi & 3G in NJ
Here in the UK, the default Siri voice is - wait for it - a guy! Puts a whole different spin on things over here. And we don't have all the features you Americans have on it yet (hopefully that will be dealt with soon) Alistair
Mine was down to. Does it connect to wifi? I got wifi but it was still saying no network.
Down for me wifi and AT&T 3G since this morning. I miss her
Mine has been working fine all day... Verizon, 3G and WiFi at work...
It was awful on Friday and Saturday with all the traffic, but has worked great since Sunday morning...
Edit: Nebraska (btw)
I had a few hicups yesterday but now it seems to be working wifi it works great on 3g for at&t i had minor problems and it figures those problems happend when i was showing someone how it works.
Siri is still not working
I thought mine was down but I just turned my phone off and on again and it worked just fine. Try it. I am curious if this works for others.
It's very slow !
I've had trouble with Siri all day, but also had my 3G and WiFi on (AT&T). The fix for me was to turn the wifi off so it could connect to just the 3G and not have to choose a certain connection. If there's bad reception, on comes wifi. Try to keep it to one connection, and it works great.
When you ask her a dumb question, she should put you on a 5 minute time out.
well, if the useless questions would stop being sent to Siri, the service might actually work for those who want to use it.
Yes. Mine was down for a while this morning too. Looked on twitter and didn't seem like it was everyone. Glad she's back.
Siri seems to be back up at working for me. 3:53pm EST Monday. It was working a little while ago too, maybe 30 minutes ago.
I replied earlier about how it was down. But everything is back to normal now, even on 3G. I'm on AT&T down here in Florida, and was able to say all of this without a single error.
back to being awesome.
I'm sure everyone and their Mamma had to show off their new phone when they got to work or school.
Its still in BETA. Let them get the bugs out. I admit its a nice feature.
what apple services are not working properly,that cant be possible cause everything apple do is flawless
Apple store updates were slow to respond about the same time.
Hopefully at some point Siri will remain somewhat enabled if there are network issues. Alarm, Timer, and Reminders at least with a 'wait for the network or try again' prompt if it needs to access it's servers.
Amazing start though, my iOS5'd 3GS and 4 seem lacking without Siri after just 1 day of use
Sorry - it's my fault! I asked "How long is a piece of string?" and "How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?"
ps - I really did the latter, the response was funny
pps - Ask Siri to tell you a joke
roflcopter - there are hundreds of these nuggets...
"Tell me a story" ...
It has been down for me all day. I am on AT&T and on 3G. I have tried restarting my phone and it does not fix it.