LilBambi 3,279 Posted March 19, 2013 Why can’t Siri announce caller name - BambisMusings Blog Everyone is so hyped about the possibility of an iWatch. An iWatch certainly would be awesome, especially if Apple does it. But they still haven’t been able to get a built-in standard feature.Seems to me it would be more important to get Siri to announce a caller’s name like any old LG phone like the enVTouch can do. Why should I have to trust a third party app that takes forever to assign individual ringtones to each Contact’s ID… just to get it to do something as standard as speaking the caller ID, even if it only did the caller ID as a Contact name it would be awesome. The only other way apparently is to turn on VoiceOver in the Settings > General > Accessibility. Whenever you receive a call it will automatically speak the callers name. This from the Verizon Announce Caller forum posting and the person also said, But as a heads up, the Voice Over feature is designed to speak everything you touch on the phone and will change the way your phone is used. Sigh… Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Temmu 1,929 Posted March 19, 2013 sigh is right. you'd think something as advanced as siri would be able to pronounce the caller's name, or at least try! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ross549 1,255 Posted March 19, 2013 Tell Apple about it! Apple.com/feedback It's a good idea! Adam Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ross549 1,255 Posted March 21, 2013 Awesome! I think it would be a very nice feature to have. Adam Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LilBambi 3,279 Posted March 21, 2013 I think so too. I don't want to use a third party app for something so basic to a phone. It should be built in. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Temmu 1,929 Posted March 26, 2013 a bit ot: did one of you here show me this, or a friend at work? tell siri, "open the pod bay doors, hal" don't let it off the hook! keep asking - it are funny! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LilBambi 3,279 Posted March 26, 2013 (edited) Thanks a lot Temmu ... Siri is now reporting me to the Intelligent something or other for harassment! Edited March 26, 2013 by LilBambi Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Temmu 1,929 Posted March 27, 2013 - yup, it's a kick! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
