I’ve been testing Apple Intelligence for the past few weeks, and it seems like Apple is intentionally limiting their software when it comes to language support.
I live in a country where we primarily speak a non-Latin language, and while Siri supports it,
most of my daily interactions aren’t in English. Here are some things I've noticed:
Voice Dictation & Siri
Siri can speak a ton of languages, including mine. But even years after its release, it still struggles with messages in mixed languages.
Most times, when I get a message while using AirPods, I hear:
> “[Name] sent you a message I can’t read.”
But here’s the thing—occasionally, Siri will read the message, handling the other language effortlessly.
Why do Apple still limits Siri from speaking multiple languages I can't understand
Notification Summarization
If the messages aren’t in English, Apple Intelligence often skips summarizing them.
Yet, if they're mixed-language messages, sometimes it does summarize them - even understanding the non-English parts!
Again, this is an intentional software limitation.
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It seems to me like the technology is already there and working, and yet Apple chooses to handicap their software intentionally.
I live in a country where we primarily speak a non-Latin language, and while Siri supports it,
most of my daily interactions aren’t in English. Here are some things I've noticed:
Voice Dictation & Siri
Siri can speak a ton of languages, including mine. But even years after its release, it still struggles with messages in mixed languages.
Most times, when I get a message while using AirPods, I hear:
> “[Name] sent you a message I can’t read.”
But here’s the thing—occasionally, Siri will read the message, handling the other language effortlessly.
Why do Apple still limits Siri from speaking multiple languages I can't understand
Notification Summarization
If the messages aren’t in English, Apple Intelligence often skips summarizing them.
Yet, if they're mixed-language messages, sometimes it does summarize them - even understanding the non-English parts!
Again, this is an intentional software limitation.
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It seems to me like the technology is already there and working, and yet Apple chooses to handicap their software intentionally.
