As a testing phase before a product is launched, the software beta version allows users to experience the latest features in advance, but it also comes with certain risks. On September 13, CNMO learned that according to foreign media reports, some iPhone users who installed the iOS 18.1 beta version reported that their Siri personal assistant suddenly stopped working in the past few days.
According to reports, there have been a lot of complaints and discussions on social media about the outage of Siri function. When using Siri, affected users encountered a prompt of “Siri is not available”, accompanied by a message of “Siri data is downloading” or “Please connect to Wi-Fi to complete Siri download”. However, these download processes seem to be stuck, always staying at 99% completion, causing Siri service to be unable to resume.
It is worth noting that not all users running iOS 18.1 beta have encountered this problem, and a simple restart did not solve the problem. Some users have found that turning off the Apple Intelligence feature can temporarily enable the old version of Siri, but this method is not a long-term solution, and repeated operations cannot completely fix the problem.
There is no definitive answer to the specific reason why Siri failed to work. However, given that iOS 18.1 is still in the testing phase, bugs and instabilities are to be expected. Therefore, users should be fully aware of the potential risks and exercise caution when choosing to install beta software. Apple is expected to release an update to fix this issue in the near future.
For users who are currently in urgent need of the Siri function and have installed iOS 18.1 beta, it is recommended to temporarily turn off the Apple Intelligence function as a temporary solution to alleviate the inconvenience in daily use.
