When I set the clock voice for announce the time to Siri, it does not use Siri, it uses Samantha. I can set it to another voice and it will use that voice with no problem. Why won't it use Siri? (a minor issue to be sure, but I like the Siri voice). MacBook Pro 14 inch Nov. 2023, Tahoe 26.4.1
MacBook Pro 14″, macOS 26.4
xxpdc wrote:
Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately the update did not solve the problem. Any additional suggestions would be appreciated.
There is no one Siri voice...
Siri settings on Mac - Apple Support
Customize Siri on Mac - Apple Support
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From the Terminal.app you can see your setting for which voice is used for Siri, copy and paste:
defaults read com.apple.speech.voice.prefs SelectedVoiceName
ex.
xxpdc wrote:
When I set the clock voice for announce the time to Siri, it does not use Siri, it uses Samantha. I can set it to another voice and it will use that voice with no problem. Why won't it use Siri? (a minor issue to be sure, but I like the Siri voice). MacBook Pro 14 inch Nov. 2023, Tahoe 26.4.1
The current stable release of Tahoe including bug fixes, security updates is macOS 26.5
Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support
Keep your Mac up to date - Apple Support
To be proactive you can submit your Apple Feedback here: Feedback - macOS - Apple
ref: Change the menu bar clock format on Mac - Apple Support
leroydouglas wrote:
From the Terminal.app you can see your setting for which voice is used for Siri, copy and paste:
defaults read com.apple.speech.voice.prefs SelectedVoiceName
It's interesting, no matter what voice I choose, the Terminal command always returns "Zoe )Premium". The voices do change.
Thank you for your reply. Unfortunately the update did not solve the problem. Any additional suggestions would be appreciated.
Clock Announce Time uses Samantha voice instead of Siri
