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Siri Still Struggles to Answer Very Basic Questions

Siri launched on the iPhone 4S all the way back in 2011, and yet it still struggles to answer some of the most basic questions.

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Daring Fireball's John Gruber today highlighted a recent post from a Reddit user who asked Siri what month it is, only for Siri to respond that it does not understand. This is a frustrating experience that many iPhone users are all too familiar with, as evidenced by the dozens of replies to the post that provide similar examples of Siri being useless.

Apple recently delayed the more personalized version of Siri that it previewed at WWDC last year, with the reported reason being that the new features did not work reliably enough. But, the regular Siri that we already have is frustratingly bad, so perhaps Apple should focus on fixing that core before adding new features on top.

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Top Rated Comments

techyOS Avatar
20 months ago
Asked Siri yesterday “Does Greece have any Apple stores?”

She responded “I found Apple West 14th Street in New York. Is that the one you’re looking for?”
Really the only good thing about Apple Intelligence is the laughs it provides…

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sniffies Avatar
20 months ago
Siri has been so dmb, I disabled Apple Intelligence and Siri altogether and have no interest in using them at all.

What a mess.
Score: 48 Votes (Like | Disagree)
fenderbass146 Avatar
20 months ago
I honestly feel like it got worse somehow.
Score: 44 Votes (Like | Disagree)
20 months ago
Siri is an epic embarrassment to Apple!
Score: 41 Votes (Like | Disagree)
techyOS Avatar
20 months ago
Oh yeah this would also happen a little while ago:
now it says “Friday, April 18, 2025”, so it STILL hasn’t been fixed

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Score: 38 Votes (Like | Disagree)
20 months ago
I never understood how people manage to use Siri for anything. It just never worked for me in any language.
Score: 32 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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