CarPlay is happily running Maps and playing music, and then suddenly, Siri stops listening
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Or it responds in a subdued tone, and you begin to think the voice assistant has made the decision to mumble for the duration of the drive.
Key facts
- CarPlay can also be turned off under Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > Allowed Apps
- If Siri is not talking at all, then there is a Prefer Spoken Responses option you can enable in Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri > Siri Responses
- Screaming "HEY SIRI!" even louder isn't fixing the problem, surprisingly
- Apple also says that some VPN profiles may prevent Siri from working, but doesn't detail which VPN configurations are likely to cause this issue
Summary
Screaming "HEY SIRI!" even louder isn't fixing the problem, surprisingly. CarPlay is happily running Maps and playing music, and then suddenly, Siri stops listening. The thing is, Siri itself may not be the problem. You can activate Siri in CarPlay by holding the car's voice-command button or pressing and holding the CarPlay Home button on the display. Apple keeps Siri's voice activation controls under Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri (or Siri) > Talk & Type to Siri.