Siri gains new voice & gender options, system controls, enhanced car support in iOS 7

Apple's personal assistant Siri will get a major overhaul in iOS 7, including a new voice, new appearance, and numerous new features.

With Siri in iOS 7, the default voice has been changed to be less robotic-sounding. Users will also have the option for a male voice, and in multiple languages.

Siri also gains the ability to control more features on the iPhone. Sample functions include playing voicemails, adjusting brightness, and reading content from Twitter or Wikipedia.

Users will also be able to obtain Web search results acquired from Bing, and photos can even be searched by voice.

Apple is also expanding Siri Eyes Free support, giving users the ability to display content on an external screen in their vehicle, including Maps. A list of major car manufacturers was shown that have plans to support the new feature in iOS 7. They are:

Honda
Mercedes-Benz
Nissan
Ferrari
Chevy
Infiniti
Kia
Hyundai
Volvo
Acura
Opel
Jaguar

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36 Comments

1983

said about 10 years ago

Glad to see Apple are improving Siri - it needed it, I hope they're successful.

nagromme

said about 10 years ago

I hope the car companies keep up faster than has been their history!

applezilla

said about 10 years ago

I'm planning on getting a 7th generation Corvette later this year, or next year.

Hopefully this is one of the Chevrolets slated for Apple/Siri support.

gtr

said about 10 years ago

Eddie needs to work on his presentation skills and stop pausing to wait for applause at the end of each of his statements with a big grin on his face. However, he did score points with me for color co-ordinating his shirt to match the OS X Mavericks theme.