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Is there a way to change what Siri says from saying 'mmhmm

Is there a way to change what Siri says from saying 'mmhmm

Posted on Dec 3, 2020 6:42 AM

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Posted on Dec 4, 2020 7:02 AM

Severe apologies if you thought I was "rude" to you. I was expecting more of a direct answer to a direct question from a level ten user. It is ok to say you don't know how to change Siri's Artificial Intelligence response. I provided my feedback to Apple's engineer team. Please accept my thanks for responding anyway.



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Dec 4, 2020 7:02 AM in response to IdrisSeabright

Severe apologies if you thought I was "rude" to you. I was expecting more of a direct answer to a direct question from a level ten user. It is ok to say you don't know how to change Siri's Artificial Intelligence response. I provided my feedback to Apple's engineer team. Please accept my thanks for responding anyway.



Dec 3, 2020 1:08 PM in response to K2SO5

Some people have reported that charing to a different voice (one of the Irish ones?) makes a difference.


But there's a very simple way to avoid hearing that. When you ask something, don't leave a pause between "Hey, Siri...." and whoever you're asking. Just say the whole thing at once: "Hey, Siri, what time is it in Ulan Bator?" You'll only hear that um hum if you pause.

Dec 4, 2020 6:34 AM in response to K2SO5

K2SO5 wrote:

Sorry, you are wrong. You didn't actually answer the question. Pasting from Google doesn't help either.

In what way am I wrong? You can't really change the way Siri works. Some people on these forums have reported that other nationalities don't do this. I can't confirm that other than to say the British Male voice says "um hm" if you leave a pause.


How was I wrong in telling you how to avoid hearing the "um hm". Have you tried my suggestions?


How was I wrong to give you the link to the feedback page so you can tell Apple what you think?


And why do you think it's acceptable to be rude to a fellow user who is volunteering their time to help you?

Dec 4, 2020 8:23 AM in response to K2SO5

K2SO5 wrote:

Severe apologies if you thought I was "rude" to you. I was expecting more of a direct answer to a direct question from a level ten user. It is ok to say you don't know how to change Siri's Artificial Intelligence response. I provided my feedback to Apple's engineer team. Please accept my thanks for responding anyway.

You already had an answer (no it's not possible) from Apple. I didn't think it was necessary to re-iterate that. What I provided was additional information.

Is there a way to change what Siri says from saying 'mmhmm

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