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iOS 14.5 brings new Siri voices to your iPhone and iPad, and it s easy to make the switch
Tired of talking to the same ol Siri? iOS 14.5 gives you more options for a total of four smart assistant voices (and the default is no longer female). Listen - 02:45
Siri got a new look with iOS 14, and now it s getting new voices in iOS 14.5. Jason Cipriani/CNET
Siri is getting a makeover. Well, as much of a makeover as one can give a digital personal assistant. More specifically, Apple has changed Siri s voice in iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, which is currently available as a beta to developers and early adopters who sign up for the public beta program.
Move over Alexa and Siri, Hey Umang to deliver govt services through voice commands soon
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These kinds of queries will soon be answered via voice-based commands on the government’s master app platform Umang.
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What is the status of my passport renewal? What is the balance in my PF account? Where is B+ blood group available? How to link Aadhaar and PAN card?
These kinds of queries will soon be answered via voice-based commands on the government’s master app platform Umang.
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In theory, that’s not necessarily a big problem given that Siri sounds like a name that’s more suitable for a woman than a man, but as it turns out, not everybody is a big fan of this approach.
So Apple is now working on changing this, with the latest beta version of iOS 14.5 introducing two new English language voices, with Siri no longer being a female by default.
Users will just have to choose what voice they want to enable when setting up Siri, and at some level, this is an approach that makes sense given everybody should use the digital assistant just the way they want.
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