How to turn off Siri reading messages on AirPod iPhone

From iOS 13 onwards, when connecting AirPod to iPhone, Siri will read iPhone messages via AirPod. In fact, many people do not like this feature of Siri because it sometimes affects and annoys you when you are in a meeting, or need to be quiet. If you don't like this feature, users can turn off Siri from reading messages on AirPod, right in the phone settings. Below are instructions to turn off Siri reading messages on AirPod.

Instructions to turn off Siri reading messages on AirPod via Settings

Step 1:

First, access Settings on your phone and then click Notifications to adjust notifications. Switching to the new interface, users click Announce Notifications to change the notifications on Siri.

Step 2:

In the interface as shown, you just need to turn off Announce Notifications mode. In addition, users can also turn off reading messages via headphones when connected to an iPhone.

Turn off Siri reading messages on AirPods via Control Center

Connect AirPods to your iPhone and swipe the screen from the top to display the Control Center interface.

Now press and hold the bell icon to turn off Siri from reading the message content when a message arrives. Or you want to choose the time to turn off Siri reading messages on AirPod, press and hold the bell icon and select the time you want to turn off notifications as shown below.

Isabella Humphrey

Update 18 January 2024