VoiceOver changes language in maps even when detect language is off

By TheBlindGuy07, 10 March, 2025

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iOS and iPadOS

So I rarely use Apple Maps and rarely interact with any map on the screen whatsoever. I was exploring Apple Maps,I'm sure this also happen with the generic map interface in any app.
Basically my detect language is always off. Yet VO changes randomly to eloquence french france when reading street names which are only composed of regular digits and latin characters. It's very frustrating and if I'm being honest this bug has always been there as far as I know. My language is always in English but I'm in Quebec where there is this thing called french, you know? I also happen to speak that language very well... Am I alone with this bug? I haven't seen any report on applevis yet about this.
Thanks!

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By daybreaker on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 - 14:27

I have had the same problem in a few apps which is very annoying. I am not really sure how to fix it though.

By blindpk on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 - 14:27

I have a related bug. My language is set to Swedish, but even with "language switching" turned off, if I navigate by character, by word, etc. with the rotor, and if the language is set to English in the page/app, the voice changes to the English voice, when it shouldn't (it does not change if I swipe, which it does with "language switching" turned on, which is the intended behavior I assume). This bug is a iOS 18 thing I believe. I have reported it to Apple and they have acknowledged it, but I have not gotten any real response if they're going to fix it.

By Mlth on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 - 14:27

This also happens when using international keyboards or sometimes braille screen input in certain cases. I've reported it in the past, and would love a fix that just forces VoiceOver to use one, and only one, synth - no matter what the user does.

By Abdulwahab on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 - 14:27

Go to speach settings and add an English voice to the rotor then select it from the rotor.
This works for me when I want to force it to arabic/English

By Brian on Wednesday, March 12, 2025 - 14:27

Just out of curiosity, is this an issue to do with Language and Region, or is this more of a VoiceOver Speech/Rotor language issue? Again, just curious.