Apple is regularly working on new technology, and for user experience, they are coming up with new features. Recently, Apple launched Translate Webpages in Safari, and now Apple has launched new features in Siri.
In iOS 17, Siri had very limited options like the ability for Siri to send messages without your prior permission or change settings without your permission.
Now, you can use Siri to read your messages on your iPhone, iPad, or MacBook. This feature gives power to Siri, allowing it to read your incoming messages in any language that you choose or prefer on your iPhone or iPad.
In the new update iOS 17.2, Apple featured Siri with more languages that you can set, and a list of all the new languages that Siri is available in.
You can choose from any of the following languages:
- Arabic
- Chinese (Cantonese – Hong Kong)
- Chinese (Mandarin – China mainland)
- Chinese (Mandarin – Taiwan)
- Danish
- Dutch (Netherlands)
- Finnish
- French (Canada)
- French (France)
- German (Germany)
- Hebrew
- Italian (Italy)
- Japanese
- Korean
- Malay
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Portuguese (Brazil)
- Russian
- Spanish (Mexico)
- Spanish (Spain)
- Thai
- Turkish
Important: Before moving forward, if you have not updated your iPhone or iPad with the latest iOS 17.4 update or later, then you first need to update your device to use this new Siri feature to read messages on your iPhone.
iOS 17.4: How to Get Siri to Read Messages
- Launch Settings.
- Tap on Siri & Search.
- Now you need to click on Messaging with Siri.
- Tap on “Add Language…” under “Read Messages.
- Now you need to select the language and you need to wait till it get’s downloaded.
You might experience a little loading time because some languages take a few minutes to load, depending basically on your internet speed. Once your languages are installed, you need to tap on the list and then choose voices, such as a female or male voice.
That’s all from our side. By following these steps, you can easily get Siri to read messages using your iPhone, iPad, or MacBook. If you encounter any issues, feel free to comment in the comment section. We will do our best to resolve your issue and reply as soon as possible. If you found our article helpful, please share it with your friends and family and also check out our other guides.