Siri says “sorry, I cannot take requests right now. Please try again later” fix

Several users have reported Siri issues. Users further reported that they are receiving these error messages:

• Sorry, I cannot take requests right now. Please try again later
• There’s something wrong and I can’t answer your question right now. Please try again in a little while
• I’m really sorry about this but I can’t take any requests right now. Please try again later
• Sorry, I’m having trouble connecting to the network

These type of errors usually mean one of the followings:

• You have poor or no Internet connection. Siri requires an active Internet connection using your Cellular Data plan or wireless connection, Wi-Fi. If your connection is slow, or has intermittend drops, this may cause Siri to issue these messages. To fix this issue, troubleshoot your connection. Here is what you can do:
  • Make sure that Siri is on (Settings > General > Siri)
  • Reset network settings by tapping Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings
  • Toggle Wi-Fi off and back on again
• Apple services are down. Siri sends your information to Apple to process your requests.So if Apple’s servers are down, Siri would not work.
  • You may want to check for known reported outages with any of the Apple system services:
    https://www.apple.com/support/systemstatus/

Related:

• Siri not working – troubleshooting
• Some Siri Errors/Problems can be fixed by resetting network settings
• So you want to be called “awesome?”: Customize Siri

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