block the “Announce Notifications” option entirely or turn off the “Headphones” option.
Your iPhone can read texts and other notifications in circumstances where you’re unable to see your screen.
Siri will then stop reading texts on your AirPods.
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Siri will also stop reading other notifications, including calendar appointments and notifications from third-party apps.
To stop your iPhone from reading notifications over your AirPods, head to configs > Notifications > Announce Notifications.
To stop your iPhone from reading anything over your AirPods, disable “Announce Notifications.”
Your iPhone will stop reading texts both when you’re using headphones and when you’re using CarPlay.
Your iPhone won’t read texts over standard Bluetooth headphones or external speakers.
Tap on “CarPlay” to make further changes to the way incoming texts and other messages are announced.
You’ll see a list of installed apps.
Tap on an app to enable or disable “Announce Notifications” for that particular software.
Balancing iPhone Notifications
Notifications are arguably one of the most useful features on any smartphone.
