I have some question about the TTS My device default language is zh-HK. (cantonese) my device is iPhone 16 Pro, IOS 18.6
I create a function speakMandarin I want the device to speak the zh-CN (putonghua) however the device only can speak zh-HK (cantonese).
I already set the AVSpeechSynthesisVoice language as zh-CN
func speakMandarin(text: String) {
print("speakMandarin, \(text)")
lastError = nil // Reset error
// Stop any ongoing speech before starting new
if synthesizer.isSpeaking {
synthesizer.stopSpeaking(at: .immediate)
}
// Configure speech utterance
let utterance = AVSpeechUtterance(ssmlRepresentation: text)!
utterance.rate = 0.5 // Natural speaking speed
utterance.pitchMultiplier = 1.0
utterance.volume = 1.0
utterance.voice = AVSpeechSynthesisVoice(language: "zh-CN")
let preferredLanguages = [ "zh-CN" , "zh-TW"]
var selectedVoice: AVSpeechSynthesisVoice?
for lang in preferredLanguages {
if let voice = AVSpeechSynthesisVoice(language: lang) {
print(lang)
selectedVoice = voice
utterance.voice = voice
break
}
}
// If no Mandarin voice found, use system default
if selectedVoice == nil {
selectedVoice = AVSpeechSynthesisVoice(language: nil)
lastError = "未偵測到普通話語音包,將使用系統預設語音"
print (lastError)
}
utterance.voice = selectedVoice
print(utterance)
synthesizer.speak(utterance)
}
here is my log
speakMandarin, <speak>你好!我們來聊聊喜歡的動物吧。你喜歡什麼動物呢?</speak>
zh-CN
[AVSpeechUtterance 0x1194efb80] String: 你好!我們來聊聊喜歡的動物吧。你喜歡什麼動物呢?
Voice: [AVSpeechSynthesisVoice 0x104ceff90] Language: zh-CN, Name: Tingting, Quality: Default [com.apple.voice.compact.zh-CN.Tingting]
Rate: 0.50
Volume: 1.00
Pitch Multiplier: 1.00
Delays: Pre: 0.00(s) Post: 0.00(s)