Thanks Alex, and I wonder which whiz kid at Apple decided this would be the case! Does make you ponder just how much testing and constructive dialogue goes on between the end user and the developer! Its a small annoyance, but it doesn't seem to be a thing that would be to difficult to overcome had Apple thought to ask. Looks like I've been spoiled by the advances in access tech over the last few years. Now I want it all and I want it now! Damit! smile. Darran ----- Original Message ----- From: Alexstone To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2014 10:51 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Siri Speech Slower than Voice Over Default Darren, unfortunately not, we all wish we could do that, but we can't. Cheers Alex On 09/03/2014 22:45, Darran Ross wrote: Hi List. I'm new to iOS7 and was wondering if there's a way I can speed up Siri? In iOS6 Siri's speech rate coincided with my default or global speed setting, but in this latest version Siri is definitely speaking a lot slower than my default Voice Over setting. Can anyone tell me where I go in settings to alter this? I've had a look in Siri's settings and those of VO, but can't turn anything up. Thanks. Darran