Will Siri speak Japanese soon?
Siri claims to speak Japanese, but it's not reflected in the phone's settings.
(Credit: Screenshots by Aloysius Low/CNET Asia)
If you now ask Siri what languages she speaks, she lists English, French, German and Japanese. There's only one problem: You can't switch to Japanese under the iPhone 4S' settings to use the feature.
9to5Mac speculates that Apple will add support for the Japanese language soon, and is likely to announce this at the iPad 3 event next month. Apple already states on its FAQ page that Siri will start supporting additional languages such as Korean, Italian and Spanish this year.
Now, native Japanese speakers may rejoice, as Siri doesn't understand their heavily accented English very well (nor other Asian accents, for that matter).
There's no word yet on Mandarin Chinese or Russian, although rumors were swirling around earlier this month that these two languages will be added in March as well.
Until that happens officially, we'll just have to contend with video parodies of Siri not understanding Mandarin Chinese.
Via 9to5Mac
About the author
Jacqueline Seng is a presenter/writer for CNET Asia, focusing on mobile phones. Her induction into the world of IT involved typing out stories on a computer in kindergarten--not that much has changed. The only girl on the editorial team (for now), she is also an avid potato chip connoisseur, heist movie enthusiast and indie/hiphop music aficionado.
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