anybody else having this strange Siri issue?

By John Lipsey, 4 April, 2026

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iOS and iPadOS

Ever since I updated to the latest publicly available iOS (26.4) I noticed a strange and annoying issue.
If I use Siri to open apps, there seems to be a much longer delay before the siri screen goes away and the app is actually usable. The app appears, but Voiceover is still talking to me at the Siri volume, so I know Siri hasn't completely vanished. I can't be sure, but it seems Siri stays on screen, or at least active in audio, for an extra 10-15 seconds longer than it used to.
Anybody know what's causing this? is there a fix? Should I file a bug report?
Cheers!

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By Brian on Saturday, April 4, 2026 - 17:49

I cannot say that I am experiencing this, but here are a couple of suggestions for you to try. Both of these options can be found under Settings, Accessibility, Siri.
1. Siri Pause Time: this setting determines how long Siri waits after you have finished speaking, to either respond to a query, or a command. Putting this on the lowest setting may help.
2. Show apps behind Siri: this is pretty self-explanatory. It allows your apps to remain displayed in the background, while you are interacting with Siri. Disabling this, will make Siri act like it did in its early days where it will have its own background, acting as an independent application, separate from anything else. This doesn't really change the way Siri works, it's just an aesthetic thing, however, it may help you with your issue.

I will not guarantee that either of these will help, but it is something to try at least.

HTH.

By Peter Holdstock on Saturday, April 4, 2026 - 17:53

I sent Apple feedback about this issue while using the iOS 26.4 developer beta. Unfortunately it still exists in 26.5 so will send more feedback.

By Peter Holdstock on Saturday, April 4, 2026 - 17:56

Siri doesn’t appear to be slow doing anything else. The issue only seems to be when opening apps.

By Diego Garibay on Sunday, April 5, 2026 - 02:51

This was an adjustment in order to make people who can see the screen easier to interact, if you’ll notice after it makes the dinging noise, and you ask another thing it will do it. The microphone is still listening for an extra like three seconds.