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macOS 27 Beta Hides Trippy Siri 'Voice Pad' Interface With 13 Voices
MacRumors • • technology
Key Points:
- Apple is developing an immersive new interface for selecting Siri AI's voice in macOS 27 Golden Gate, as revealed in the latest beta 4 by a MacRumors forum member.
- The interface features a "voice pad" with a nearly black canvas where users can interact with colored dots representing different voices, enhanced by spatial audio that responds to cursor movement.
- The pad supports up to 13 custom American English voices, varying by gender, age, and character, though the current beta only includes two available voices due to missing voice models.
- This new interface aims to replace the current Siri voice settings and offers a more engaging onboarding experience, with further voice adjustments available via existing sliders; it is also localized for 44 languages and may appear on iPhone and iPad with iOS 27.
- Activation of this feature in the beta requires advanced steps like disabling System Integrity Protection, and the updated Siri AI powered by large language models is expected to launch alongside iOS 27 and macOS 27 this September.
