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Hitmaker
April 4, 2024
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Siri not working for bands

  • April 4, 2024
  • 12 replies
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For a few months ago, Siri does not play musc from many bands correctly. For example, "Hey Siri play Take That on Deezer." just plays a Take That song (You and me) and other unrelated songs.

 

    Best answer by vdata

    Hi,

    Using version 10.12.0.2, it’s working again. Now when I ask play  Il Volo, Take That, Tom Petty, Alan Parsons, Roxy Music, Christopher Cross… it’s playing music by the band or the artist, not just one song.

    Thanks!

    12 replies

    Guitar Hero
    April 5, 2024

    Siri's music playback issues with specific bands might stem from incomplete or inaccurate metadata in the music database it accesses. Try specifying albums or tracks more precisely, or utilize alternative music services like Apple Music for better compatibility.

    vdataAuthor
    Hitmaker
    April 5, 2024

    I don't think it's a metadata problem, it worked before. Using Alexa it works. Something has changed in a Deezer or iOS update.

    vdataAuthor
    Hitmaker
    April 5, 2024

    Even I like Deezer more, I will have no choice to switch to Apple Music. My listening habits are based on listening to bands using Siri.

    vdataAuthor
    Hitmaker
    April 10, 2024

    No change after update 10.9.1 Is anyone at Deezer aware of this issue?

    Jaime.Deezer
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    April 28, 2024

    Hi @vdata I have the latest iOS beta version 10.12.0 and tested with a few bands and it worked.

    Could you please update to our latest version on the app store and let me know if it works for you?

    Thanks and apologies for the delay

    vdataAuthor
    Hitmaker
    April 28, 2024

    It still doesn't work in many groups, for example Il Volo, Take That, Tom Petty, Alan Parsons, Roxy Music, Christopher Cross. It doesn't happen in everyone, but it is consistent, when a group fails it always fails. 3 or 4 months ago these groups were all functioning.

    Thanks

    (Using version 10.12.0.1)

    vdataAuthorAnswer
    Hitmaker
    May 2, 2024

    Hi,

    Using version 10.12.0.2, it’s working again. Now when I ask play  Il Volo, Take That, Tom Petty, Alan Parsons, Roxy Music, Christopher Cross… it’s playing music by the band or the artist, not just one song.

    Thanks!

    vdataAuthor
    Hitmaker
    October 15, 2024

    Siri is broken again,  all commands end up triggering the playlist of favorite songs.

    Jaime.Deezer
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    October 16, 2024

    @vdata could you please confirm if this happened after any update (either Deezer app or iOS)
    Thanks 

    vdataAuthor
    Hitmaker
    October 16, 2024

    @vdata could you please confirm if this happened after any update (either Deezer app or iOS)
    Thanks 

    I don’t know, maybe iOS 18. I was using Apple Music and I returned to Deezer because I like it more and since I returned to Deezer I have this problem. My wife has an iPhone using iOS 17 and she has the same problem.