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Here’s what the new LGBTQ+ Siri voice in iOS 15.4 sounds like

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 Apple adds a fifth American Siri voice option that isn't explicitly male or female. 

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When iOS 15.4 lands on your iPhone in a few weeks, there will be a load of new features to sift through: Face ID with a Mask, Tap to Pay, new emoji, and Universal Control on the iPad. But there will be one smaller change that’s just as meaningful: a new Siri voice.

Released as part of the fourth iOS 15.4 beta, the new voice is simply labeled America (Voice 5). But when you listen to it, you’ll notice that it’s somewhat androgenous and difficult to pin down as explicitly male or female. As part of its continued push for diversity, Apple told Axios that it hired “a member of the LGBTQ+ community” to record the new Siri voice.

It’s not clear whether the new American voice will come to the other language varieties as well. Apple offers five American voices and just two on than any other language

“We’re excited to introduce a new Siri voice for English speakers, giving users more options to choose a voice that speaks to them,” Apple said in a statement. “Millions of people around the world rely on Siri every day to help get things done, so we work to make the experience feel as personalized as possible.”

Apple last year removed the default female voice in iOS 14.5 and added three new voices, including two options recorded by black actors. At the time, Apple said the voice options were “a continuation of Apple’s long-standing commitment to diversity and inclusion, and products and services that are designed to better reflect the diversity of the world we live in.”

To change the voice you hear when Siri responds to a query, head over to the Settings app, then Siri & Search>Siri Voice and select the one you want.

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Dutch App Store change allows dating apps take third-party payments

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Apple has announced that it will follow a court decision to amend its App Store payment policies, allowing dating applications in the Netherlands to accept third-party payment methods.

Apple claims it is complying with an order from the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) to provide two "optional new entitlements" in a statement sent to developers on Friday. The two changes will only apply to payment processing choices in the Netherlands App Store, and they will only affect dating applications.

The notice includes a link to a new developer help website dedicated to the changes, as well as information about what developers can offer users.

The developers that are affected by the order have three options:

Continue to use Apple's in-app purchasing system.

Include an in-app link to the developer's website where customers may finish a purchase.

Within the app, use a third-party payment method.

Developers should also be aware that Apple "cannot validate the security and safety of payments that occur outside of the App Store's private and secure payment mechanism." Apple will also be unable to "help users with refunds, purchase history, subscription management, and other concerns" connected to purchases made outside the App Store since it lacks this information.

"You will be in charge of dealing with such issues with clients," Apple says.

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