I have an iPhone 14 running iOS 26.6.2. Siri is blocked whenever I’m driving or riding as a passenger in our car. How can I turn Driving Focus off? I’ve followed all the directions, but the photos in the help instructions don’t match what I see on my phone.
This is the second time this has happened after an update: I can no longer use Siri while riding in my own car. I can’t get directions unless I pull over and turn off the car. Turning off Bluetooth also lets me use Siri, but that workaround creates a safety concern: I would have to turn off Bluetooth and read Siri’s information while driving.
Driving Focus is already turned off, I did not turn it on and Allow Siri When Locked is turned on. Even so, the latest update has left me unable to use Siri again. A ghost image of a car appears on the screen, and Siri says, “I can't give you the info since you’re driving.” This happens even when I’m the passenger. Apple’s directions suggest that my phone is in Driving Focus and tells me to go to Settings / Focus / Focus Status / Driving to turn it off, but Driving is already off.
When I select Driving Focus, I only see information about notifications, not how to turn it off. Sometimes I need to make quick decisions about where we’re going, but Siri refuses to help and hangs up because it thinks I’m driving—even when I’m not. Can anyone explain how to turn Driving Focus off when this is the screen I see?
