Members of the public who believed they uncovered the “real voice” of Siri are mistaken, but she disclosed her involvement with another tech behemoth.
The TikTok user @kdimerc, while clarifying she is not the voice behind the popular virtual assistant, revealed where you might have heard her voice before – through your earphones. She also revealed she is commonly mistaken for another voice in your home if you own certain tablet devices.
In a now-viral TikTok post, the voice actor clarified she was not the voice of Siri, but does provide the connectivity voice lines for Bluetooth products, but not Apple or Google functions, as she reveals the real voices behind them. On the social media platform, she humorously stated she was “not all of these things,” although some guesses were on point.
She explained: “Hello, it’s me, the voice actress behind some of your Bluetooth devices but also, oh my gosh, I am not all of these things you guys think I’m everybody.
“Let’s clear it up. A ton of you think that I’m Siri. I’m very flattered, I would have loved to be Siri, but Siri was recorded in like, 2005, I was 12. So the real voice of Siri is a woman named Susan Bennett.”
She went on to disclose the Scansoft origins of the iconic voice, noting that Susan received no residuals for her work when Apple adopted it for their new project. The TikTok star also addressed rumours she was the voice of Google Home and Nest products, refuting claims she was “one of the most recognisable voices” in technology.
The third blunder by fans of the voice actor was assuming she lent her voice to Alexa, but this too was a case of mistaken identity. Fans were ecstatic to discover that the Bluetooth voice is active on TikTok, and they swamped the comments section in astonishment.
One baffled user commented: “Always thought they were AI generated voices.” Another mentioned their Alexa device had responded to the TikTok, being activated by commands heard in the viral clip, saying: “You triggered my Alexa. She says she isn’t sure how to help you with the mansion thing.”
Users who frequently use Bluetooth devices might recognise the voice, as another user remarked: “You’re the voice in my headphones.”