iOS 17 Beta Adds Two New Siri Voices for British Users

[FaustsHausUK]

Northern Ireland isn't part of Britain - although it is part of the United Kingdom

The pedant in me approves of this message. 😂

 

[Green Valkyrie]

When is Kiwi coming?!

 

[itti]

This is cool

 

[afd]

Northern Ireland isn't part of Britain - although it is part of the United Kingdom

British Isles?

 

[SidricTheViking]

British Isles?

British and Irish Isles!
😎🇮🇪☘️

 

[DougieS]

I’ve always wondered how many people use a voice other than the default for their country/language?

To me Siri has a distinctive voice and I could never imagine changing to another.

Me.

 

[greg99]

I prefer my digital voices a little more posh, so I prefer British 1 to British 3.

 

[Caviar_X]

I’ve always wondered how many people use a voice other than the default for their country/language?

To me Siri has a distinctive voice and I could never imagine changing to another.

I use the British male. Love it

 

[SurferPup]

Imagine if Siri responded with character voices from East Enders:

 

[Fraserpatty]

I’m less bothered by Siri’s range of accents than I am by the fact that he/she/they are still unable to understand the simplest of queries. ‘Hey Siri - show me directions to Sainsbury’s in Whitechapel’ ‘You want directions to Tesco in Milton Keynes, is that correct?’

Which year iPad or iPhone do you have?

 

[svish]

Good to see more options.

 

[GlassFingers]

It’s chewsday innit?

 

[George Dawes]

Arthur Mullard and Nora Batty

Perfect

 

[bryn0076]

Welshman here - couldn’t stand the Southern British accents, have been using Irish Female since she was first released. I don’t mind the northern one, will give her a go for a while.
would much rather a Welsh or Scots. Proper Glaswegian would warm my cockles.

 

[bryn0076]

Welshman here - couldn’t stand the Southern British accents, have been using Irish Female since she was first released. I don’t mind the northern one, will give her a go for a while.
would much rather a Welsh or Scots. Proper Glaswegian would warm my cockles.

Even a Black Country one - “y’allroit Bryn, how’s yam? Tara a bit !”

 

[Greybeard2017]

British Isles?

The British Isles is generally considered a geographic grouping rather than a political grouping and includes all of Ireland

 

[NightFox]

British Isles?

British and Irish Isles!
😎🇮🇪☘️

It's "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland", so GB doesn't include NI, but UK does.

 

[NightFox]

Why is "British" put in inverted commas every time it appears in this story?

 

[afd]

The British Isles is generally considered a geographic grouping rather than a political grouping and includes all of Ireland

Not going to argue with geography.

 

[johntherazz]

Which year iPad or iPhone do you have?

12 Pro Max - but Siri’s always been bad, and is just as useless whether I’m trying to use it to control HomePods, CarPlay, or whatever. So confusing, considering the early start Apple had with voice control, and the money they must have thrown at it by now.

 

[Bodhitree]

Siri speaking in Cockney rhyming slang would be amusing, and probably incomprehensible.

 

[CJM]

That voice 4 has one of those horrible grating London accents. Half expect to hear “innit” punctuating sentences.

 

[MVMNT]

Not every Brit is a Roadman, Apple.

 

[adrianlondon]

Not every Brit is a Roadman, Apple.

Sure. That's why there's a choice of voices.

 

[Fraserpatty]

12 Pro Max - but Siri’s always been bad, and is just as useless whether I’m trying to use it to control HomePods, CarPlay, or whatever. So confusing, considering the early start Apple had with voice control, and the money they must have thrown at it by now

I just wondered. I have an m1 iPad Pro on which Siri works pretty decently. But it is in the shop at the moment and I’m using an old 2017 iPad . On it, Siri is absolutely useless. Voice. Dictation is beyond bad. I just wondered. If possibly it was necessary to have one of the newer devices in order for Siri to Work well. It’s pretty obvious her capabilities are not the same in the two devices.