To stop your iPhone from reading your screen, you primarily need to disable the Speak Screen and Speak Selection accessibility features found within your device's settings. These features are designed to read content aloud to assist users, but they can be easily turned off if you no longer need them.
Disable Speak Screen
The Speak Screen feature allows your iPhone to read the entire visible content of your screen, often activated by a two-finger swipe down from the top of the screen or via Siri.
Follow these steps to turn off Speak Screen:
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
- Scroll down and tap on Accessibility.
- Under the "VISION" section, tap on Spoken Content.
- Locate Speak Screen in the list.
- Tap the toggle button to the right of Speak Screen. This will turn it off, indicated by the toggle turning gray.
Disable Speak Selection
Speak Selection enables your iPhone to read specific text aloud after you highlight it. If this option is active, a "Speak" option appears in the context menu when you select any text.
Here's how to disable Speak Selection:
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
- Navigate to Accessibility.
- Tap on Spoken Content.
- Find Speak Selection in the list.
- Tap the toggle button to the right of Speak Selection to turn that off here as well. The toggle will turn gray when disabled.
By turning off both Speak Screen and Speak Selection, your iPhone will no longer automatically read content aloud from the screen or selected text.
For more comprehensive details on iPhone accessibility features, you can visit the official Apple Support website.
