Siri automatically switched languages to read my wife's Japanese to me for the first time and I'm so happy.
from Eggyhead@kbin.run to apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world on 20 May 2024 15:58
https://kbin.run/m/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world/t/434635

We’ve been married for more than five years and in all that time, whenever she would send me a message in Japanese while I was out and about with my headphones in, Siri would just say “(wife) just sent you a message I can’t read” and be done with it.

Today, for the first time ever, the Siri voice switched over to Japanese mode and actually read the message. Starting with English and ending in Japanese, Siri said, "(wife) just sent “牛乳も買って来て”.

I’m so elated over this change. It’s such a small thing, but HUGE. I just thought it was cool and though it worth sharing.

#apple_enthusiast

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homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world on 20 May 2024 16:12 next collapse

Very cool!

hddsx@lemmy.ca on 20 May 2024 16:21 next collapse

iOS version?

mbirth@lemmy.mbirth.uk on 20 May 2024 17:28 collapse

It’s a feature since 17.4.

Num10ck@lemmy.world on 20 May 2024 16:44 next collapse

im pretty sure it’ll drastically improve next month. can it translate the Japanese into English for you?

Eggyhead@kbin.run on 20 May 2024 22:30 collapse

My wife and I speak a lot of Japanese together, so a translation wasn’t necessary. I would be kind of surprised if it didn’t work.

xnx@slrpnk.net on 20 May 2024 17:03 next collapse

Does it work if she sends a message partly in English and partly in Japanese?

fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 20 May 2024 17:41 collapse

Yeah I’m curious how well spanglish would work. At least the characters are the same vs latin to kanji.

tanisnikana@lemmy.world on 20 May 2024 18:55 next collapse

Well, did you do what she asked? Or did you stand there in the grocery store, excitedly posting on Lemmy, then milklessly return home?

Eggyhead@kbin.run on 20 May 2024 22:20 collapse

Oh I got the milk then eagerly rushed home to tell her enthusiastically about what had happened. She was kind enough to humor me with some feigned interest amidst her daily exercise routine, and that was that.

tanisnikana@lemmy.world on 20 May 2024 22:22 collapse

完璧だ。

Eggyhead@kbin.run on 20 May 2024 22:32 collapse

笑、どうも。

2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.de on 22 May 2024 18:56 collapse

That’s awesome. I hope we’ll get multi-language voice output in more places. I especially want this for GPS navigation.