How to Turn off Text to Speech [Windows/Phone/TV/Game]✅

How do you turn off text-to-speech on your computer, phone, games, and TV when you find it annoying? Read on to find the answer with details.

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Dawn Tang

Updated on May 22, 2024

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The text-to-speech feature makes things easier when you are in the middle of something and feel like reading the page. It's also necessary for those who are visually impaired.

However, some people prefer to read the content quietly, and some may be sick of losing personalization and the cookie-cutter tone. That begs the question, how to turn off text-to-speech on your devices? Let's find out.

How to Turn off Text to Speech on Windows & Mac

To stop getting Google DOCs to read to you, you need to close the narrator in the Windows system.

1. On Windows 10/11

Window 10

Step 1. Press "Windows + I" on the keyboard to open the settings, and select "Ease of Access" from the menu.

 select Ease of Access from the menu

Step 2. Choose "Narrator" from the left side menu and switch it off. Alternatively, turn off the feature using the shortcut key (Win + Ctrl + Enter).

Choose Narrator from the left side

Windows 11

Step 1. Go to the search box on the home screen, click the three dots at the top right, and find "Search settings." Or use "Windows + I" to open it.

 find Search settings

Step 2. Navigate to "Accessibility" > "Narrator" and toggle off the option.

toggle off the narragator option

Step 3. Alternatively, you can press the Windows key + Ctrl+ Enter to turn the Narrator on and off.

turn the Narrator off

Watch the video for a visual experience.

How To Disable Annoying Text To Speech Voice On Windows 11
 

2. On Mac

To disable text-to-speech on Mac, follow the procedures:

Step 1. Click the Apple logo at the top left and choose "System preferences."

System preferences

Step 2. Select "Accessibility" > "VoiceOver" > "Enable VoiceOver" > "Turn off VoiceOver."

Turn off VoiceOver

Step 3. Press "Command + F5" to turn it off. Or say "Turn VoiceOver off" to Siri.

3. On Google Chrome

Step 1. Click the account icon in the bottom right corner and click the gear.

Click the gear icon

Step 2. Scroll down and unfold the "Advanced" options and keep scrolling.

Advanced option

Step 3. Choose "Manage accessibility features" under "Accessibility," and turn off "Enable select to speak" and "Enable ChromeVox."

turn off Enable select to speak

How to Deactivate Text to Speech on the Phone

Android and iPhone text-to-speech can be deactivated in a few clicks.

1. On Android

Step 1. Tap on "Settings" > "Accessibility" > "Select to Speak."

android accessibility

Step 2. Disable the select to speak shortcut.

Select to Speak

Step 3. Click "Allow."

2. On iPhone/iPad

Step 1. Go to "Settings" > "Accessibility" > "VoiceOver" to turn it off, then proceed to "Spoken Content" under the "VISION."

select speak screen

Step 2. Toggle off "Speak Screen" and "Speak Selection" ("Speak selected items" for iOS 17).

How to Disable Text to Speech on Gaming Console

To disable celebrity text-to-speech on your games, follow the specific instructions.

1. On Minecraft

Step 1. Start Minecraft Legend, and find "Settings" on the home screen.

minecraft Settings

Step 2. Select "Accessibility" and disable "Text To Speech For UI" and "Text To Speech For Chat."

disable Text To Speech

2. On PS5

Step 1. Open your PlayStation 5 and click the gear icon atop.

click the gear icon atop

Step 2. Select "Accessibility" > "Screen Reader" and toggle "Enable Screen Reader" off.

disable Screen Reader

Step 3. To stop reading comments in your headphones, go back to the settings page, go down to "Captures and Broadcast" > "Broadcasts" > "Chat to Speech," and turn off the option.

turn off Chat to Speech

3. On Xbox

Step 1. Open your Xbox and go into the "Settings."

go into the Settings

Step 2. Navigate to "Accessibility" > "Game and Chat Transcription."

Game and Chat Transcription

Step 3. Uncheck the "Text-to-speech" options.

uncheck Text-to-speech

How to Cancel Text to Speech on TV

It's very irritating when you start your TV and select the video while it narrates. Fortunately, you are allowed to deselect the text to speech.

1. On Roku

Step 1. Open your Roku TV, and go to "Settings."

go to Settings

Step 2. Go down to "Accessibility" > "Screen Reader" > "Off."

Screen Reader off

2. On Samsung TV

Step 1. Tap the home button on your TV remote, use the arrow buttons to find settings, and press the confirm button.

find settings

Step 2. Click "General" > "Accessibility."

Samsung Accessibility

Step 3. Find "Voice" > "Voice Guide Settings" and click the ok button to uncheck "Voice Guide."

Voice Guide Settings

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Text-to-speech with emotion can be convenient and entertaining when YouTubers make deepfake videos or people are reluctant to use their voices; instead, they use AI to dub the video.

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Wrapping up

Closing the text-to-speech feature on devices can be prompted by privacy concerns or a preference for a quiet environment in places like libraries or meetings. Some users may also disable TTS when internet access is limited or if accidental activation is a common issue.

This article lists the detailed methods to shut down the voice automation on your Windows, Mac, phone, games, and TV. To use the feature easily, visit EaseUS VoiverOver without worries.

How to Turn off Text to Speech FAQs

1. Why is my iPad suddenly talking to me?

Utilize the VoiceOver functionality on your iPad to receive audible descriptions upon tapping any item on the screen, particularly beneficial if visual perception is challenging. To disable the "VoiceOver" feature, navigate to your iPad's Accessibility settings within the Settings app.

2. Why is my iPad speaking everything I touch?

Once VoiceOver is enabled, press and hold the home button to activate Siri, then verbally command "Turn VoiceOver off." If Siri doesn't successfully disable VoiceOver, you'll need to single-tap for the voice and double-tap to confirm. Alternatively, you can navigate to "Settings" > "General" > "Accessibility" > "VoiceOver" > "Off" to turn off the VoiceOver feature manually.

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