I’m not even 40 yet, I’m fluent in English and consider it my second mother tongue after 30 years of speaking it, and the 2nd language overall, of the 4 languages I can speak in any sense of the word ”speak” (Swedish, English, German and Japanese), where Japanese is just for fun and without knowing everyday Kanji. Having Siri set to a non-native language will limit its usability tremendously.
This will enable personal requests like your agenda on the HomePod, but will prevent you from dictating text messages in Swedish (for example with Siri Eyes Free in Carplay) and when using Siri to call people you will have to figure out how an English-speaking person would pronounce their name.
In HomePod software 15.2 released in December, Apple added support for a number of languages covering Belgium, the Netherlands, Russia, and Switzerland, despite the HomePod mini not actively being sold in those countries. The June launch brought the HomePod mini to Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand at roughly the same time. Sweden probably isn't going to be the only country to enjoy a HomePod mini release, if it occurs. The testing of Siri in Swedish on the HomePod mini certainly points to an eventual release in Sweden, and increases the chance of an expansion announced during an early Apple Event. It is reckoned that it could take a few more months of work before it becomes usable by the public. Testers told of how Siri couldn't answer relatively simple queries in Swedish. So far, the testing has gone on for eight weeks, but it seems that much more work is needed. According to multiple sources of Macradion, Swedish is being tested on the HomePod mini.Īccording to the report, a third party sent the HomePod mini out to selected testers, who then test out Siri's Swedish capabilities by saying various phrases.
So far, the HomePod mini hasn't officially launched in Sweden, and so Siri doesn't truly support Swedish on the compact speaker.
Half a year later, it appears that Apple could be preparing another expansion in early 2022. Months after its original launch, Apple expanded the HomePod mini's availability into more countries in June 2021.