Siri on HomePod, HomePod Mini, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 17 Pro, and Apple Watch Ultra 3 doesn't understand basic commands and gives nonsense answers. I cannot be the only person seeing these issues? All devices have been updated to the current release since xxxOS 27.x
Across all devices, Siri often cannot do basic tasks it handled without issue under prior software versions. Some context: my wife speaks German, and I speak American English. My wife also speaks English, but it is not her native language. I have only one room in the house with the word 'bedroom,' and that is the Master Bedroom. If either one of us says, "Siri, turn bedroom light off." Siri responds by asking us if we meant the Gästezimmer?
If I say, "Siri, open the garage door." Siri responds, "I couldn't find that device in your home. Did you mean the Garage Door?"
Ask a HomePod, "Siri, what is my weather forecast for today?" Siri responds, "Okay, David, You'll need to continue on the companion device." (Then why do I even need a HomePod? I can replace it with a cheap Bluetooth speaker.)
"Siri, play WDR4 radio." Response: "I can't find that in your Apple Music Library." (No kidding)
Ask the HomePod Mini in the Kitchen to turn the lights on, and it starts playing music.
What's amazing is that my Amazon Echo 7 Show can do all these things without a problem. Not only that, if I ask it the weather, I get the forecast in English. If my wife asks it for the weather in German, it responds in German with the current weather forecast.
I have tried complete device resets (wiping all settings and starting over) with no luck. We've largely given up on Siri and have been using Amazon Alexa more and more.
