Latest iOS 15.4 Beta Adds Fifth Siri Voice for U.S. Users

[Rygaard]

If they could cut it down to one voice and English only, and then fix the damn thing. ( ohh yes it would be nice if it understood danish , and it was supposed to, but that is just broken on a whole new level.

Me :“ repeat timer”
Siri: “sorry there is nothing to repeat”
On the screen : HUGE FRACKING “repeat “ button.

Or me
“ hey Siri call gate 7 “ ( a gate at work that opens when I call it)
Siri : “ sorry there is no number 7 for gate 7”

Wtf -
I find that 9 of 10 things I want it to do that are simple like that don’t work. It translate speech to word correctly so it spells it out what I want, and I make it really simple, but it just keeps on failing.

 

[i.am.lost]

Unmentioned in the article: This is a gender-neutral voice. “Quinn” is a unisex name.

I like the concept of a non-binary voice, but this voice sounds so harsh.

 

[Captain_Mac]

Here's a crazy ideia: adding Portuguese (from Portugal) language to Siri...We're waiting

 

[antiprotest]

The voice sounds hostile in the sample. Might cater to some people's kink?

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

The voice sounds like Mandark from Dexter’s laboratory.

 

[2REPOU]

I will stick to my Australian girl. Sounds like more fun then her stogie British ancestors

 

[AbSoluTc]

It's Ross Matthews.

Lol it does sound like Ross Matthews

 

[ProfessionalFan]

I want one that sounds really angry

 

[b656]

Apple can't make siri smarter so they might as well add more voices.

 

[deryk]

I'll stick to British Voice 1. I'm a sucker for the accent.

Me too!

 

[44267547]

I wonder what it takes to code/program a new voice? Like is it intensive or is it something that can be easily implemented through code? The reason I ask, is it’s not that often they add a new voice.

 

[ouimetnick]

So Siri will be a dumbass in five voices now?

"and we think you're gonna love it"
or
"We hope you love it as much as we do."

I wish they put some serious effort into Siri on HomePod and improving it's responsiveness.

 

[SenorWhyMe]

GIVE US CUSTOM WAKE WORDS FOR HOMEPOD !!
HEY SAMANTHA
SIRIS SISTER
ANYTHING
MY BROTHERS HOMEPOD MINI IN THE NEXT ROOM ACTIVATES WHEN IM USING HEY SIRI ON MY PHONE RIGHT NEXT TO MY FACE.
Custom wake words fixes this issue.

that’s too smart for apple to do , don’t you know that like for example apple let’s you share homekit with family but you can’t limit certain members from let’s say your own room devices

 

[nybear31]

We need a Jack Nicholson voice

 

[Kid Red]

That's great but when is Apple going to make Siri more useful?

 

[iGeek2019]

One could always Ask Jeeves ?

 

[Diamond Dog]

Sounds like a teenage boy. Kinda weird, and no thanks.

 

[iGeek2019]

I'll stick to British Voice 1. I'm a sucker for the accent.

One could always Ask Jeeves ?.

 

[publicfarley]

I hate to say it, but Quinn sounds like a geek.

 

[reubs]

A series voiced name "Quinn" a day after the Ted Lasso twitter blowup seems right on the nose.

 

[joiwomcow]

Still waiting for the “Samuel L Jackson”

 

[ufgatorvet]

James Earl Jones voice.
Hey Vader ...

 

[Kylo83]

We need celeb voices

 

[alexandr]

Yandex navigator(Russia) let's you choose celebrity voices. It's more of a gimmick than anything else, but it's fun)

 

[Crowbot]

I like British Female but I wouldn't mind a Cockney one. Or Liverpool. (I just watched the Beatles "Get Back")