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Genuinely funny reply. But (a) whether I prefer typing or speaking, and (b) whether I prefer reading or hearing, is very context-dependent and might not be the same for the person at the other end -- and so yeah I think having flexibility there is good! If I'm on AirPods and not on my phone, I'd like to hear the message. CarPlay, too. When actively on my phone, I prefer to type, even if on AirPods. CarPlay, I shouldn't probably be typing ever. So yeah, generating text and speech simultaneously and having the end result be situational is in fact a good thing.

It's worth noting this is already how iPhones work and people already love it. What I'm suggesting additionally is substituting Siri's voice for a DIFFERENT customized synthetic voice in a very specific circumstance. I'm not advocating for using synthetic voices where there currently aren't any here.