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Ive been trying to download the Siri male (British) voice for a while but every time I try to download it I receive a notification on my Mac stating "Voices aren't available to download at this time. Try again later." I use the announce time feature and would really like to remove the robotic system voice so can anyone help on this.
Thanks.
MacBook Air 13", macOS 10.15
Hello Josh_H_1703,
After reviewing your post, it sounds like you are trying to download a Siri voice on the Mac. Are you able to download voices using Accessibility? Since the error message says "at this time", are you having trouble accessing the internet or using other services? I would recommend you use this article to help troubleshoot the issue.
"Add a new voice
You can add voices to the System Voice pop-up menu. If you add a voice that’s not on your Mac, it’s automatically downloaded from Apple.
> System Preferences, click Accessibility, then click Speech.Change the voice your Mac uses to speak text
Please don't hesitate to let us know if the steps resolved your issue or if you need additional assistance.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities. Have a nice day.
Hello Josh_H_1703,
After reviewing your post, it sounds like you are trying to download a Siri voice on the Mac. Are you able to download voices using Accessibility? Since the error message says "at this time", are you having trouble accessing the internet or using other services? I would recommend you use this article to help troubleshoot the issue.
"Add a new voice
You can add voices to the System Voice pop-up menu. If you add a voice that’s not on your Mac, it’s automatically downloaded from Apple.
> System Preferences, click Accessibility, then click Speech.Change the voice your Mac uses to speak text
Please don't hesitate to let us know if the steps resolved your issue or if you need additional assistance.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities. Have a nice day.
I’m having this exact same problem. Did you ever find a solution?
This has solved my problem, thank you.
'brenden dv' has attached instructions on how to fix this issue.
Announce time voice won't download.
