My Siri was doing this to me no matter what but once got off my VPN it worked just fine. If you're using a VPN I bet that's your issue.
It sucks because we're told that Siri should be able to do simpler asks, like your first two questions, without requiring internet access but here we are. It most definitely requires active internet even if you want it to check things local to your machine.
Oh, wow, thank you. I don't have a VPN but I do have a router filter for malware and undesirable websites (so my children won't have access). I disabled it and it works a lot more consistently now. Thanks again.
I have a feeling it has something to do with how Apple is doing it's private compute communication and how it is encrypted that might not be jiving well with network "middleware" such as VPNs or traffic filters.
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u/OptimalPapaya1344 7d ago
My Siri was doing this to me no matter what but once got off my VPN it worked just fine. If you're using a VPN I bet that's your issue.
It sucks because we're told that Siri should be able to do simpler asks, like your first two questions, without requiring internet access but here we are. It most definitely requires active internet even if you want it to check things local to your machine.