How to Use New Siri Voices in iOS 14.5 on iPhone and iPad

Apr. 1, 2021



With the release ofiOS 14last year, Apple brought some significant improvements forSiri. Whether it’s theall-new compact UIor the more natural sound, Apple’s virtual assistant has gotten way better. Speaking of that, Apple has now added two new Siri voices in iOS 14.5 (currently available in beta) to give you a little more variety. Not just that, Apple will now also let you chose a Siri voice at set up to eliminate default bias. So if you have installed the latest iOS 14.5 beta version, here is how you can find and use new Siri voices in iOS 14.5 on iPhone and iPad.

Use New Siri Voices in iOS 14.5 on iPhone and iPad

Use New Siri Voices in iOS 14.5 on iPhone and iPad

Apple says that Siri will have much-improved sound quality with the inclusion of the two new voices. Interestingly, thevirtual assistantis said to have even mastered the phrases generated by Apple’s Neural text to speech engine with a clearer accent. Bear in mind that the newly added Siri voices are currently available only for English.

Though there is no clarity as to when these two new voices will be available for other languages, we expect Apple to roll out support for more languages soon. Now, follow the steps below to use any of the two new Siri voices in iOS 14.5 on your device:

  1. Now, scroll down and chooseSiri & Search.

  2. Next, make sureEnglish (United States)is selected as the preferred language.

  3. Next up, tap onSiri Voice.

  4. Under theVoicesection, you now have four options to choose from:

Note: The new voice options are only available for American English. They don’t work with the other variety of languages, including Indian English, British English, and more.

  1. After you have selected the desired Siri voice, iOS will start downloading it. So, you will need to wait until the download completes. Once that’s done, quit the settings. You can now start using the new Siri voice on your iOS or iPadOS device.

  2. Now, if you haven’t installed the iOS 14.5 beta update, we have attached a short video to show you how the new Siri voices sound.

What’s your take on the latest Siri voices? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments section below. Also, if you are an Android user and want tochange the Google Assistant voice, just follow the steps in the linked article.

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