iOS 7's Siri Can Learn How to Pronounce Names

[Poke4Fun]

wow Siri is getting smarter!

 

[otismotive77]

i hate it when siri cant pronounce names correctly, i hope this improvement will really work. siri is the best voice assistant.

 

[spblat]

This feature appears absent from the GM released yesterday. I don't know if it worked for all the betas.

 

[MartiNZ]

Well that's a shame! Not that it would have convinced me to use Siri, but it did seem like a step forward with amazing potential. I wonder if they collected the information from people pronouncing stuff when it was working.

 

[chabig]

I can't get Siri to change the pronunciation of my last name. She's only willing to change the first name.

 

[thefourthpope]

Five minutes later, and everything is set. Great interface.

 

[spblat]

I was absolutely, completely, wrong. When she says it wrong, say "you didn't pronounce that correctly."

 

[spblat]

I can't get Siri to change the pronunciation of my last name. She's only willing to change the first name.

I was prompted for first and last name.

 

[chabig]

Ahhh! I was happy with the pronunciation of the first name, and I never thought to proceed with it. Now I see it takes you through the first name, then the last name. Thank you.

 

[emharper1992]

Amazing!

I love how much more intelligent "she" has become, how much more "human" she sounds too. Hopefully in the years to come Apple will only continue to build upon Siri.

 

[YanniDepp]

The British voice of Siri can't even pronounce my name, and it's a pretty common name.

'Alex' is apparently 'Allux'.

 

[spblat]

I just learned that you can also start a conversation with "learn to pronounce jimmy's name."