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iOS 16.1 Removed All Siri Voices In: Settings> Accessibility> Speech > Voices

Installed iOS 16.1 in DFU mode on my iPhone Xs Max and set it up as a new phone, and now I see that in iOS 16.1 that Apple has removed the Siri voices in all languages [Settings> Accessibility> Speech > Voices]. Has anyone else noticed this? I am curious why Apple has either not noticed this bug, or if removing all the Siri voices is intentional? If so, why?

I have tried resetting my phone delete everything and then setting it up again - same result. Tried doing a restore from iTunes - still no Siri voices. Next I will try installing iOS 16.03 in DFU mode, then updating to iOS 16.1 via my phone to see if the Siri voices will remain that way, or get deleted in the iOS 16.1 update process. Any feedback welcome. Thanks.

Posted on Nov 5, 2022 8:57 AM

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Posted on Nov 5, 2022 9:26 PM

As I stated in my original post; the Siri voices in all language options were simply not present after doing a DFU install of iOS 16.1 in Settings> Accessibility> Spoken Content> Voices. All the other lower quality voice choices were there - but none of the Siri ones.


Before doing a DFU install of iOS 16.03, and then updating to iOS 16.1 via Software Update on my iPhone, I decided to do another DFU install of iOS 16.1 just to double check if again all the Siri voices would still be missing. I completed the DFU install of iOS 16.1, checked - and sure enough the all the Siri voices were again missing in Settings> Accessibility> Spoken Content> Voices.

I was then about to do a DFU install of iOS 16.03, but I decided instead to again do a restore from my iTunes backup in case by strange reason this time it would somehow restore the Siri voices. Long story short; after the restore completed all the Siri voices are now present! It has been a long and frustrating experience . . . but somehow by restoring from my iTunes backup the second time around the issue has been resolved. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I am curious if anyone else has found the Siri voices missing in Settings> Accessibility> Spoken Content> Voices after doing a DFU install of iOS 16.1, before following up the DFU install with a restore from a backup?

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Nov 5, 2022 9:26 PM in response to rgilbert

As I stated in my original post; the Siri voices in all language options were simply not present after doing a DFU install of iOS 16.1 in Settings> Accessibility> Spoken Content> Voices. All the other lower quality voice choices were there - but none of the Siri ones.


Before doing a DFU install of iOS 16.03, and then updating to iOS 16.1 via Software Update on my iPhone, I decided to do another DFU install of iOS 16.1 just to double check if again all the Siri voices would still be missing. I completed the DFU install of iOS 16.1, checked - and sure enough the all the Siri voices were again missing in Settings> Accessibility> Spoken Content> Voices.

I was then about to do a DFU install of iOS 16.03, but I decided instead to again do a restore from my iTunes backup in case by strange reason this time it would somehow restore the Siri voices. Long story short; after the restore completed all the Siri voices are now present! It has been a long and frustrating experience . . . but somehow by restoring from my iTunes backup the second time around the issue has been resolved. 🤷🏻‍♂️

I am curious if anyone else has found the Siri voices missing in Settings> Accessibility> Spoken Content> Voices after doing a DFU install of iOS 16.1, before following up the DFU install with a restore from a backup?

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