Siri misreads local currency in notifications (Bug reported, still unresolved)

I’m experiencing an issue where Siri incorrectly announces currency values in notifications. Instead of reading the local currency correctly, it always reads amounts as US dollars.

Issue details:

  • My iPhone is set to Region: Chile and Language: Spanish (Chile).
  • In Chile, the currency symbol $ represents Chilean Pesos (CLP), not US dollars.
  • A notification with the text:
let content = UNMutableNotificationContent()
content.body = "¡Has recibido un pago por $5.000!"

is read aloud by Siri as: ”¡Has recibido un pago por 5.000 dólares!” (English: “You have received a payment of five thousand dollars!”) instead of the correct: ”¡Has recibido un pago por 5.000 pesos!” (English: “You have received a payment of five thousand pesos!”)

Another developer already reported the same issue back in 2023, and it remains unresolved: https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/723177

This incorrect behavior is not limited to iOS notifications; it also occurs in other Apple services:

  • watchOS, iPadOS, and macOS (Siri misreads currency values in various system interactions).
  • Siri’s currency conversion feature misinterprets $ as USD even when the device is set to a region where $ represents a different currency.
  • Announce Notifications on AirPods also exhibits this issue, making it confusing when Siri announces transaction amounts incorrectly.
  • Apple Intelligence interactions are also affected—for example, asking Siri to “read my latest emails” when one of them contains a monetary value results in Siri misreading the currency.

I have submitted a bug report via Feedback Assistant, and the Feedback ID is FB16561348.

This issue significantly impacts accessibility and localization for users in regions where the currency symbol $ is not associated with US dollars.

Has anyone found a workaround, or is there any update from Apple on this?

There's nothing I'm able to share on the status of the investigation into this, but you taking the time to open FB16561348 regarding this is appreciated.

— Ed Ford,  DTS Engineer

Siri misreads local currency in notifications (Bug reported, still unresolved)
 
 
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