How to Give Siri a British Accent

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Last Updated: March 29, 2019

To change Siri's accent to British, tap the Settings app → tap Siri → tap Siri Voice → tap British. You'll need to be using one of the English languages for Siri in order for the British accent to appear.

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Setting the Accent

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Tap the Settings app. you can find this on one of your iOS device's Home screens. It may be in a folder labeled "Utilities."
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Tap Siri. If you're using an older version of iOS, tap "General" first, then "Siri."

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Tap Siri Voice.
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Tap British in the Accent section. If you don't see British or Australian in the Accent menu, you'll need to switch Siri to a language that supports those accents. See Changing Siri's Language below.

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Changing Siri's Language

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Tap Settings. If you don't have British as an option in the Accent menu, you'll need to change your Siri language
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Tap Siri. In iOS 9 and earlier, tap "General" first and then "Siri."
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Tap the Language option.
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Tap one of the English options. You can select a British accent for any of the English languages. Pick the one that best matches your region so that Siri can function properly.
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Wait for the language to download. If you've never used the language you selected, you'll have to wait for your device to download the Siri voice data for it.^{[1]
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