Why is voice dialing disabled

Character limit: Maximum character limit is Start a discussion in Apple Support Communities. Ask other users about this article Ask other users about this article. Siri is enabled, and default voice control is disabled. Randall Blackburn has worked for several Fortune companies as a technical writer over the past seven years. He has produced a wide variety of technical documentation, including detailed programming specifications and research papers.

Randall has also acquired several years' experience writing web content. What words are on the list of iPhone 3GS voice control commands? Add new comment Comments Followed these instructions as my iphone driving me nuts Your name. E-mail The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly. More information about text formats.

Web page addresses and e-mail addresses turn into links automatically. Apple iOS must not allow voice dialing when the device is locked. Often this information is personally identifiable information PII , which is considered sensitive. It could also be used by an adversary to profile the user or engage in social engineering to obtain further information from other unsuspecting users. Disabling access to the contact database and calendar in these situations mitigates the risk of this attack.