Siri has always been most frustrating when it almost understands you. The command starts correctly, then one name, word, or contact detail goes sideways and the whole thing feels less useful than just tapping it yourself.
The practical fix is to give Siri better context. Correct names when they are misunderstood, clean up contact cards, add relationships where useful, and take a minute to teach pronunciation when Siri keeps getting something wrong.
That sounds small, but voice assistants depend on clean reference data. If your contacts are messy, if nicknames are inconsistent, or if you never correct a bad interpretation, Siri has less to work with the next time.
My view has not changed much: Siri is not magic, but it can be useful when you shape it around the way you actually talk. Use it for repeatable tasks, reminders, messages, and quick lookups. When it fails, fix the bit of context that caused the failure instead of only blaming the assistant.
