Siri sounds bad

Since updating on iOS 7, Siri sounds really bad (like a computer voice). On other iPhones Siri sounds clear and natural. What's wrong with my iPhone 5?

I have this problem too on my new iPad Air.
Apples explanation is here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5025?viewlocale=en_US
In general comes a clean iOS install with so called compact voices. Those are the ones that sound robotic. As soon the device knows what language you are going to use, it will download the natural one. (Power and Wifi required just as with backups.)
After reading some of the rumors and assumptions in other Siri voice questions I like to add:
- the voice is generated on the device, not on Apples servers, thus a high load in the backend wont result in a bad voice quality.
- including all voices for all languages in the initial OS install packet would increase the size massively and waste space on the device you rather want to use for documents and Lapps. Downloading localizations is sensible common practice in app's. (See Where is my Water 1 from Disney on the iOS App Store for instance)

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Hello smartbud,
The following article provides steps for changing the way Siri sounds.
Can I change how Siri sounds?
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iOS: About Siri
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4992
Cheers,
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I have Apple Care and before I call or visit a store I thought ill post this?
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Hey appleab,
Great question. I believe the following article addresses your concerns:
iOS: Understanding Siri and VoiceOver voices
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5025
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1. Go to Settings > General > Siri > Language.
2. Select the Language and Voice Gender* you want to use.
Note: If you change the language or gender for Siri, the new enhanced-quality voice will need to download.
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We are just users here and this forum is for answering technical questions. If you'd like to leave feedback for Apple about this feature, use the link:
http://www.apple.com/feedback

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Try this:
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(How to update your iOS device
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4623)
Reboot device by pressing both the home button and sleep/wake (power) buttons at the same time for 10-15 seconds until the apple logo appears on the screen, then let go.
If that doesn't work then reset the device by going to settings/general/reset/reset all settings (or for network connection issues 'reset network settings').
(no media or data will be deleted from the device, this will only take a minute).
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How to back up and restore (iCloud and iTunes)
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766

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Hello joaquin,
All of your music or just select tracks? Have you tried any of the usual recommendations such as resetting or restoring the iPod through iTunes?
I am guessing the tracks sound just fine on the iPod. If that is the case, it might not also be a bad idea to try a different set of headphones to see if that makes a difference.
Another suggestion, although a little more time consuming, is to convert to the track to a different file format or bit rate and sync it to your iPod and see if there is any more improvement.
B-rock

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when i play the copyprotected music from quicktime alone, i don't have as many issues.

Actually all music sounds bad.
usually when the waveform amplitude of the music is low, like at the beginning or end of the song is when the digital tubular distortion begins. but sometimes its just right in the middle of a song.
What's the point of having a high end system if decoding the audio stream outside the mac is so flaky or likely to change so much to kiss the behinds of the music industry executives. A new version of itunes = a new version of copyprotection and streaming which means these digital decoding boxes overnight become obsolete with every iTunes upgrade. Pointless.
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Reboot the iPad by holding down on the sleep and home buttons at the same time for about 10-15 seconds until the Apple Logo appears - ignore the red slider if it appears on the screen - let go of the buttons. Let the iPad start up.
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Allan,
You seem to be one of the more informed users, so I would like your opinion. I took my iPhone to an Apple store because the speaker sounds like crap (statics out like it's blown) when playing any kind of music with a heavy sound to it (like Nickelback or Linkin Park), especially guitar ...regardless of the volume level and I can barely hear anyone on speaker phone while in my car. The reps at the store assured me that the speaker is fine and demonstrated similar performance with their iPhones. They offered to replace it anyway, but I declined since the speaker sounded just like theirs. Is it just me or is the speaker on the iPhone extremely disappointing to say the least? My wife's Black Berry sounds awesome compared to my iPhone. Does your phone have a weak speaker or exhibit the same performance when playing loud music?

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Well I think you can get the best answers if you walk into a VZW store. But to my knowledge, you will be able to convert your existing number and start a prepaid plan. Then once you have the prepaid plan, I believe it must be on the Prepaid account six months before you can convert it back to a contract account.
And as for the new phone, as long as you start your new contract with your existing phone, you should be able to get the new iPhone in october at the the discounted rate, the same rate you would get if starting a new contract.

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Hey hmj9007,
Great question. After restoring or updating a device, the system initially uses a more compact voice while the natural-sounding voice is downloading:
About Siri
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4992
Can I change how Siri sounds?
Your iOS device initially uses a compact voice for Siri. Your device will automatically download and install a more natural-sounding voice when you first connect to power and a Wi-Fi network.
Change the gender at Settings > General > Siri > Voice Gender. The voice genders that are available vary by country and region.
Change the language at Settings > General > Siri > Language.
If you change either of these, the new enhanced-quality voice will download when you connect your device to power and a Wi-Fi network.
Thanks,
Matt M.

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Something funny has happened recently...
Basically two (negative) changes have happened to Siri. It doesn't affect the functionalitiy but nevertheless, they're still bad.
1. Siri has started sounding robotic - currently I am using the british male. Before it sounded fine, but know it sounds scary and robotic.
2. Sometimes when I ask Siri a question, about 1/10 times, the voice goes all slurred and slow - it sounds like Siri has had a stroke.
Has anyone else had any problems like this?
Just to clarify, I am not talking about Siri taking a while to respond.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance
Loic

Hi all..... finally.. problem solved.
I too had this problem with Siri'S voice sounding "woolly"
I went to the apple store and they too were at a loss.
So I went home and worked it out for myself.
In short, when the phone puts a Load on the processor such as a download or backup, it causes the voice to loose clarity. Once the downloading or backing up is complete dear Siri is back to it's clear old self. I do hope this helps.
Happy and healthy new year to you all.

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