The new Siri's English beta is scheduled to launch in September, with major languages including Japanese to be added in October. It will initially launch in English, followed about a month later by a rollout in Japanese and several other languages.
The new Siri will initially be offered as an English beta starting in September. Support for French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish is scheduled to be added in October, putting the start of Japanese support about one month after the English version launches.
Announced at an Apple special event, the move indicates that Siri's multilingual rollout will proceed in stages. Further updates will be needed for details on future features and supported capabilities.
In addition to English, the languages expected to be added are French, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese and Spanish, bringing the total to 6 languages. The rollout is expected to begin with the English beta, followed by the major languages.
Future updates may provide more details on the specific features available in each language and when support will expand to additional regions.