Apple adds Siri speech rate and expressiveness controls in iOS 27 beta
Apple has added a new Siri setting to the latest iOS 27 developer beta: users can now adjust both the speaking rate and the expressiveness of the voice assistant. The change is part of the gradual AI-driven overhaul of Siri that Apple has been rolling out across recent iOS releases.
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Apple's new iOS 27 developer beta lets users adjust how fast and how expressively Siri speaks, according to 3DNews, which cites findings in the latest system build.
What changed for Siri
- The iOS 27 developer beta adds a setting for Siri's speaking rate
- Users can also adjust the expressiveness (intonation) of the assistant's voice
- The change was spotted in a test build that is currently available only to developers
Why it matters for voice assistants
For several years, Apple has been gradually moving Siri onto generative AI technology, promising more natural, personalized speech and a better grasp of conversational context. Rivals are betting on the same idea: Google with its Gemini-based voice assistant and Amazon with Alexa+ both want voice interfaces to sound livelier and more flexible, not like a set of prerecorded phrases. Fine-grained control over speaking rate and expressiveness is a small but telling step in that direction, giving users more say over how the assistant sounds instead of a single default voice.
What it means
At first glance, Siri's speech rate and expressiveness settings look like a routine update. But they fit Apple's broader trajectory: steadily making its voice assistant more natural and customizable as more advanced AI models are built into it.
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Key Questions Answered
What changed for Siri?
The iOS 27 developer beta adds a setting for Siri's speaking rate Users can also adjust the expressiveness (intonation) of the assistant's voice The change was spotted in a test build that is currently available only to developers
Why it matters for voice assistants?
For several years, Apple has been gradually moving Siri onto generative AI technology, promising more natural, personalized speech and a better grasp of conversational context. Rivals are betting on the same idea: Google with its Gemini-based voice assistant and Amazon with Alexa+ both want voice interfaces to sound livelier and more flexible, not like a set of prerecorded phrases. Fine-grained control over speaking rate and expressiveness is a small but telling step in that direction, giving users more say over how the assistant sounds instead of a single default voice.
What it means?
At first glance, Siri's speech rate and expressiveness settings look like a routine update. But they fit Apple's broader trajectory: steadily making its voice assistant more natural and customizable as more advanced AI models are built into it.
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