Change Siri voice or language

Find out how to change the voice and language that Siri uses.

Your device will use your chosen language for Siri, Maps, turn-by-turn directions, and Listen to Page in Safari. Languages and features vary by region and device settings. Siri AI (Beta) is currently available only in English.

On your iPhone or iPad

  1. Go to Settings, tap Siri.*

  2. Tap Language to change the language you use with Siri.

  3. Tap Siri Voice to change the voice that Siri speaks with.

  4. Tap Siri Responses to hear spoken responses from Siri.

For some languages in India, you can use a mix of languages to interact with Siri.

*On some software versions, Siri preferences are in Settings under Apple Intelligence & Siri.

Expressive Voices

To enable Expressive Voices, you need Siri AI (Beta) on a supported device:

  • iPhone 17 Pro models and iPhone 18 Pro models

  • iPhone Air

  • iPad (M4) or later, with at least 12GB of unified memory

  • Mac (M3) or later, with at least 12GB of unified memory

  • Apple Vision Pro (M5)

On your Mac

If you have a Mac with macOS Sierra or later, go to Apple menu  and choose System Settings, then click Siri.* Find out more about Siri settings on Mac.

On your Apple Watch

Siri will use the same language and voice on your Apple Watch that's been set up on your iPhone. On Apple Watch Series 3 or later, you can get Siri to speak responses. On your Apple Watch, go to Settings and tap Siri.

On earlier Apple Watch models, Siri will display responses on your screen with text or images. Find out more about Siri on Apple Watch.

On your Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD

Siri will use the same language that you've set up on your Apple TV 4K or Apple TV HD. To change the language Siri uses, go to Settings and tap General. Under Siri, select Language, then choose a language.

Siri doesn't talk on Apple TV but will process your request and display the results on your screen.

Find out more about Siri on your Apple TV 4K or Apple TV HD.

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