New opening tone from Siri

I just updated my phone to version 16.4. I immediately noticed the change in the opening tone for Siri and I will tell you I am not at all happy. Even with the volume all the way up I can barely hear it and I definitely can’t hear it when I am trying to use it in the car. This is such an important feature to me and now I’m just ticked off. Is there any option to change the sound. If not, why not? There was nothing wrong with the sound it made before. This is not progress this is regression. I’m a pretty spry and savvy 74 year old. But I will tell you as senior citizens age we have difficulty with lower soft sounds. Apparently none of that was ever taken into consideration.

iPhone SE (3rd generation)

Posted on Apr 1, 2023 06:53 AM

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Posted on Apr 5, 2023 08:17 AM

It’s not the volume of her voice or anything to do with her voice. It is the opening tone which is now a low pitched bong. So when you say hey Siri, the opening tone is different than it was and is more difficult to hear especially in the car.

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