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Teach Siri How to Pronounce Names (2023)

This might seem small, but for so many people, hearing your name pronounced incorrectly all the time can be a total annoyance. Maybe you’re tired of hearing Siri call you “Kevin” when your name is “Kevan.” Or, maybe you’re like me and you want Siri to call you something crazy but don’t want to change your name on the Contact Card, which is often shared amongst and between devices. Let's take a look at how you can teach Siri how to pronounce names.

iPhones provide many useful services, not least of which is listening to music in a portable, convenient, and customizable fashion. One thing that can really deter from enjoying music on our iPhones, though, is the way that the volume can shift up and down from song to song. It can be a bit of a Goldilocks experience; first the iPhone volume is too high, then the volume level is too low, and sometimes it's just right. Luckily there's an easy iPhone trick to fix this issue so that you're not constantly having to adjust the volume on your iPhone. Let's get started learning how to enable Sound Check on your iPhone to level out the volume throughout your listening experience.