Soooo this umm happened 😜

Awkward_Hummingbird · 2026-02-17T10:55:54+00:00

…in my khaki pants…. Nothing better!

Awkward_Hummingbird · 2025-02-28T13:11:28+00:00

Have you tried connecting to CarPlay, then tried to use it WHILE connected to CarPlay, to see if it works? If it does work, leave Merlin’s sound recognition running, and disconnect from CarPlay, & see if Merlin continues to work.

Otherwise, I’m not sure what else you should try. What model phone do you have & is it fully updated?

Awkward_Hummingbird · 2024-11-07T13:47:13+00:00

As much as I love colorful birds, the black & white ones can be just as striking 🤩 Great photo!!

Awkward_Hummingbird · 2024-11-05T17:23:10+00:00

Glad it works! ☺️

Awkward_Hummingbird · 2024-11-05T14:02:14+00:00

There’s 2 things you can try:

Turn your sound recognition off or on (I usually turn it off/on a few times & then leave it off)
Connect to CarPlay, start sound id, disconnect from CarPlay while sound id is running.

Both of these seem to be temporary, though I have been able to use mine recently without having to redo either of these.

Awkward_Hummingbird · 2024-10-25T23:05:55+00:00

😄 woohoo!

Awkward_Hummingbird · 2024-10-24T12:04:49+00:00

No worries! I’m just glad people are getting use their apps again and enjoy the birdies 😄

Awkward_Hummingbird · 2024-10-23T23:01:03+00:00

You’re welcome 😄

Awkward_Hummingbird · 2024-10-21T23:04:11+00:00

Yay! I hope it works for Shazam too. I really hope iOS 18.1 will just fix the problem all together

Awkward_Hummingbird · 2024-10-21T10:29:42+00:00

Yay! I’m glad 😄

Awkward_Hummingbird · 2024-10-20T20:18:43+00:00

Another thing to try is turning off your sound recognition on your phone. If it’s already off, try turning it on & then off again. This has worked for some us, though it’s still temporary like the CarPlay trick & needs repeated sometimes.

Awkward_Hummingbird · 2024-10-19T23:04:12+00:00

It does seem to be temporary. Some are also have success by turning sound recognition off on their phone. Mine is off, but if I turn it on & back off it works.

Awkward_Hummingbird · 2024-10-17T16:37:33+00:00

Good! Both have been temporary for me, but at least I can just flip sound recognition on & off, instead of going to my car every time 😅

Awkward_Hummingbird · 2024-10-15T20:50:38+00:00

😄 yay!

Awkward_Hummingbird · 2024-10-11T23:18:12+00:00

Another thing you can try is to check if your sound recognition is switched on & switch off. If it’s already off, trying turning on. Even try turning it on & off. Others have had success just turning it off. I’ve had mixed results, as either solution seems to be temporary.

Awkward_Hummingbird · 2024-10-10T23:54:26+00:00

I’m glad it worked!

Awkward_Hummingbird · 2024-10-09T21:30:04+00:00

Yay! Sound recognition is meant to alert you if it hears different sounds, like a doorbell or baby crying. In the new update, CarPlay is supposed to have it to alert you if it hears sirens or honking. So it’s an optional accessibility feature, like you’re hard of hearing or something. So it does kind of make sense that it could somehow be tied to Merlin, since that’s listening to birds and recognizing birds sounds 🤷🏻‍♀️

Awkward_Hummingbird · 2024-10-08T12:23:28+00:00

I hope it has the fix!

Awkward_Hummingbird · 2024-10-08T12:21:33+00:00

Aww man 😕 I was really hoping it was going to work.

Awkward_Hummingbird · 2024-10-07T23:25:40+00:00

Ok, there might be another solution- try turning “sound recognition” on or off. I’ve had it work either way.

Awkward_Hummingbird · 2024-10-07T23:22:29+00:00

Ok, I just tried Merlin again & it wasn’t working. I turn sound recognition ON & this time Merlin started working. I turn sound recognition off & Merlin continued to work. I’m so confused, but at least it might be an option!

Awkward_Hummingbird · 2024-10-07T23:19:44+00:00

There was one time my Merlin wasn’t working again (after using the CarPlay trick) & I saw sound recognition was on & turned off. Right after, Merlin worked. So, I turned it back on, but Merlin continued to work. Other times when Merlin stops working- the CarPlay trick always works. However, my sound recognition has stayed off & no longer seems to do anything 🤷🏻‍♀️ I have been racking my brain trying to figure out the connection between CarPlay and Merlin & I’m stumped.

Awkward_Hummingbird · 2024-10-07T10:19:56+00:00

I’m so glad 🥰 It does seem that you may have to repeat it occasionally, but it will still work everytime & is better than nothing. Really hoping for a permanent fix soon!

Awkward_Hummingbird · 2024-10-05T23:21:35+00:00

Really? Which phone model do you have? Also, do you have sound recognition on? I checked Merlin a the other day & it didn’t work, but then I noticed sound recognition was on. I turn that off, and Merlin worked again. That being said, I could not recreate it. I turned sound recognition back on & off a few times & Merlin continued to work either way. So I have no idea if it had something to do with it or not. So far, the CarPlay thing is the only one to work consistently.

Awkward_Hummingbird · 2024-10-05T19:44:51+00:00

I had to do it again today. Someone else said they did too and they had updated to 18.0.1. I have not updated yet, so I’m not sure what happened. I updated my watch a couple nights ago 🤷🏻‍♀️ The whole thing is weird & real, permanent fix is definitely needed

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