interesting observation, not sure if it's a bug

By Alicia Krage, 30 August, 2026

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Apple Beta Releases

My boyfriend has the iPhone 17 pro. I have the 17, so I don't get the more expressive Siri voices with the beta update. But he showed them to me and it sounded cool!

Then we were seeing if you could set one of those newer ones as the Siri voice, and it doesn't look like you can. It just shows voices 1 through 5. I wasn't sure if it was a bug or if that's how it is. Hoping someone here had some insight!

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By Apple-fan01 on Sunday, August 30, 2026 - 23:11

I tested the Siri voice and set it to maximum expressiveness but I can barely tell the difference (not very impressed at the result)
Yes I can’t locate the new voices as well in the voiceover speech settings

Notably the Siri voice 6 and 7.
I do love the Siri voice 6 though and am now using it as my Siri voice.