Siri not speaking after iOS 18 update

whenever i ask siri a question, it doesn’t really answer. it does, but instead of speaking/saying it, it only shows the text.


e.g., Hey, Siri! Can you beatbox?


the only thing it shows is text. it doesn’t say anything, only text appeared


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Original Title: siri is silent even if not in silent mode after updating it to iOS 18(and up)

iPhone XR

Posted on Oct 10, 2025 9:19 AM

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Posted on Oct 10, 2025 9:22 AM

Go to Settings > Siri (or Apple Intelligence and Siri) > Siri Responses > Set it to Prefer Spoken Responses.

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Siri not speaking after iOS 18 update

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