Siri sounding weird only when reading texts

Hey, ive been experiencing some issues with my siri recently. After i updated my phone to ios16 it was working fine for a couple days but recently my siri started sounding more robotic than it should. Everything else works fine (sound, audio) with and without airpods. I tried a bunch of video to fix the problem, i even tried some solutions on the community page. With airpods on siri sounds fine but when it reads my texts is when it starts to sound weird. I currently have it set to a british male. When being announced with messages it sounds like a weird robotic female. ive tried so many thing to try and resolve it. If you could please help that would be great.

iPhone XR, iOS 16

Posted on Oct 9, 2022 6:57 PM

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Posted on Oct 11, 2022 8:43 AM

Hi Alyssa_R,


To help troubleshoot the behavior with Siri voice sounding robotic, test after disabling Low Power Mode on your iPhone if that is enabled. You can tap Settings > Battery to access and disable Low Power Mode.


Also, make sure that iOS has been updated to iOS 16.0.3 to further troubleshoot. This update has additional bug and performance fixes. To update, tap Settings > General > Software Update.


If this behavior continues, contact Apple Support to investigate the behavior further.


Contact - Official Apple Support


Regards.

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Oct 11, 2022 8:43 AM in response to Alyssa_R

Hi Alyssa_R,


To help troubleshoot the behavior with Siri voice sounding robotic, test after disabling Low Power Mode on your iPhone if that is enabled. You can tap Settings > Battery to access and disable Low Power Mode.


Also, make sure that iOS has been updated to iOS 16.0.3 to further troubleshoot. This update has additional bug and performance fixes. To update, tap Settings > General > Software Update.


If this behavior continues, contact Apple Support to investigate the behavior further.


Contact - Official Apple Support


Regards.

Jan 22, 2023 9:33 PM in response to Alyssa_R

My British Siri sounds like a robot. I have tried every suggestion and tech troubleshooting. After reading the numerous same complaints and usual failure by Apple to provide a solution, I guess I am stuck with the problem. While I am here, and hoping some Apple tech will read this, I would like to mention the ongoing problems I have experienced with security. Please do not dismiss the seriousness of the issue. Regularly, my apps fail to recognize my device, the same device, and fails to save security information. This problem raises questions regarding Apple security and whether Apple has continued to prioritize its promise to protect personal security and data. The need to utilize security programs suggest Apple has changed their policies.

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