What’s the point of Siri?
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (51986)
Staten Island, New York
May 26, 2026 11:00pm CST
I ask Siri for the weather. First, it tells me to unlock my phone. After I do that, it tells me I have to turn on my location services.
I don’t get it. I should not need to unlock my phone for her to tell me the weather. It’s not personal information she’s accessing. And if I go directly into the app and it tells me the weather, why does she need my location services to be turned on for her to tell me the weather?
The whole point of asking Siri something is so I don’t have to touch my phone to get the information I need. Using her defeats the purpose if I have to unlock my phone and/or do anything else to get what I asked for.
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@Ineeddentures (32885)
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27 May
Correct on all points Lena
Easier just using the weather app
I wouldn't be turning location devices on either
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@lovebuglena (51986)
• Staten Island, New York
27 May
Let’s say my hands are dirty from cooking and I want to know the weather. I like the idea of being able to ask about it without having to touch my phone. But if I still have to touch my phone, there’s no point of asking Siri.
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@lovebuglena (51986)
• Staten Island, New York
21h
@Ineeddentures I went into my phone and my Weather app and looked at it. With the arrival of Siri, I should not have to do that anymore.
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@Ineeddentures (32885)
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27 May
@lovebuglena
Stop and wash your hands Lena.
What did you do prior to Siri when you wanted to know the weather
@LindaOHio (221692)
• United States
27 May
I can understand the location services. To get personalized weather, it needs to know your location.
@lovebuglena (51986)
• Staten Island, New York
27 May
But when I’m in my phone and I go to the Weather app it does give me the weather from my location. Shouldn’t it do the same if my phone is locked?
