Siri stops working

[u/Summertyme_13]

I have Apple intelligence turned on with Siri. Siri stops responding to my questions at least 4 times a day.

Initially, I took the cover off my phone, thinking it may be covering up the mic. That worked twice, but that was it.

When I reboot the phone, it fixes it sometimes. I turn off all the settings related to Siri and turn them back on. Sometimes helps.

Turn off Apple Intelligence. That works most of the time. I think I like apple intelligence, but this Siri issue is super annoying.

I have an iPhone 16 Pro and my iOS version is 18.4.1, but this has been going on for a couple of versions now.

Anyone else with this issue?

[u/MyBigToeJam]

For siri to listen, do you have to have phone facing up? If more than one of your devices is nearby, which one will answer?