# Siri takes initiative to learn how to pronounce names in iOS 7 - Host: [9to5mac.com](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/hosts/9to5mac.com/) - Saved: June 24, 2013 (2013-06-25T03:56:03Z) - Record: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/a97a3c470ab2/ - JSON: https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/a97a3c470ab2.json ## What Jamie wrote I just spent a few minutes trying to do this on my phone until I read that it is an iOS 7 feature. > When Siri first launched, many users found lots of names were pronounced incorrectly and couldnt do much beyond adding phonetic spellings manually for each contact. With iOS 7, it appears that Siri can now take initiative for learning proper pronunciations. ## Facts - Kind: [Page](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/kinds/page/) ## Same host - [Keep your Mac notebook battery in good shape](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/4a6e8a11a020/) (9to5mac.com, September 15, 2010) - [MacSpeech gets upgraded to Dragon Dictate 2](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/7428d86a54fd/) (9to5mac.com, September 20, 2010) - [John Gruber talks about iOS at Web 2.0 conference](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/61ba375cb8f5/) (9to5mac.com, September 29, 2010) - [Have a Schmidty day, Google chases the ‘iWallet’](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/7b5067339d72/) (9to5mac.com, November 16, 2010) - [iOS 9.3 makes it abundantly clear if your work iPhone is being tracked by your employer](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/d2f27f5d2966/) (9to5mac.com, March 2, 2016) ## Saved the same week - [Power lines tangled in trees creating disruptions; 44K still lack power - StarTribune.com](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/9ab11f07acfd/) (startribune.com, June 24, 2013) - [The View From Here: Exploring Minnesota's Craft-Beer Scene](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/8031b30068bf/) (events.umn.edu, June 24, 2013) - [Live First — CJ Chilvers](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/e8541ef4f8d3/) (cjchilvers.com, June 24, 2013) - [Google Operating System: Google Mine](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/2ce9151569b1/) (googlesystem.blogspot.com, June 24, 2013) - [Kubbtour](https://links.thingelstad.xyz/links/c5a23c95bc96/) (kubbtour.ch, June 25, 2013) ## Elsewhere - Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://9to5mac.com/2013/06/23/siri-asks-for-help-pronouncing-names-in-ios-7/