Siri is one of the highlights of iOS and Apple has been constantly improving it since they launched it with the iPhone 4S two years ago. This time, with the launch of iOS 7, Siri received a host of new features, such as recognizing new voice commands and controlling more sources such as Bing, Wikipedia, and Twitter, and choosing a new voice. Availability of more languages.
Previously, Siri only came with a female voice, and before iOS 7 was released, the options were pretty limited. Now, Apple has added the option to choose a female voice or a male voice, and they have added more languages to the heep. Here’s how to access new features and customize Siri, because Siri unfortunately doesn’t tell you how to do that.
Choosing a New Voice
If you’re tired of the default Siri voice and want to change it to male voice, just open the Settings app and go to . A new window will open with different Siri options to choose from. Tap on “” and then select “”. It doesn’t offer a preview of how it sounds, so just launch Siri by holding the Home button to see if you like it and asking a simple question to hear an answer. You will then be able to decide whether you like the new sound or not.
Changing Siri’s Language
If English is not your first language and you prefer to interact with Siri using a different language, tap the “” icon in the window where you tap “Gender of the Voice” (it will be right above it). From there, you’re given a multitude of languages you can use for Siri. However, it is important to note that not all languages have both male and female voices. Some languages, such as UK English, are only available in the male voice.
Also, some languages don’t sound as fluent as the English version, but that may be because Siri’s native language is English. Even then, I found the female voice to be more fluid than the male voice, but I may have gotten so used to hearing the female voice that the male voice might sound a bit surprising at first. In any case, experiment with two different voices and if you know other languages it’s always fun to play with Siri by giving commands in different languages.
