iOS 17 Beta Adds Two New Siri Voices for British Users

Thursday July 20, 2023 3:55 am PDT by Tim Hardwick

In Apple's iOS 17 beta, two new "British" Siri voices have been discovered that can be selected from the Settings app by going to ‌‌Siri‌‌ & Search and then selecting ‌‌Siri‌‌ Voice. The new voices are the third and fourth options, which join the original two "British" ‌‌Siri‌‌ voices.

iOS 17 Siri Feature
The two new "British" voices, which sound more natural than the existing two, are the only voices that have so far been added to ‌iOS 17‌. It's not clear whether they were added in the third beta, or if they were included in previous betas, but they were uncovered prior to the latest updated third beta by MacRumors forum member MegaBlue.

The two new more natural sounding Brit voices in iOS 17 pic.twitter.com/caIUI5b5fv — Tim Hardwick (@waxeditorial) July 20, 2023

In ‌iOS 17‌, other ‌Siri‌ updates include an option to drop "Hey" from the "Hey Siri" invocation, the ability to get Siri to read web articles to you out loud, and the ability to interrupt ‌‌Siri‌‌ and make back-to-back requests without reactivation.

(Thanks, Jack!)

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Top Rated Comments

Greybeard2017

10 weeks ago

I'm not sure they are more natural - more regional than natural

Score: 13 Votes (Like | Disagree)

magicMac

Voice 4 is very street British lol

Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)

Kylo83

Voice 4 sounds like london slang not a fan

Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)

Franjelisco

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.

The “distinctive voice” changed in 2013. And throughout the years the voices are changing.

Score: 7 Votes (Like | Disagree)

coffeemilktea

I'm waiting for a proper English voice where I ask "Siri, remind me to go out for dessert on Tuesday" and when it's time, Siri tells me "it's chewsday innit bruv, time for a cheeky lil' Knickerbocker Glory or sumfing" ??

Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)