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How to Turn off Call Announcements on Android and iPhone

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Smartphones nowadays offer lots of interesting calling features. For instance, the flashlight will be turned on for incoming calls, a full-screen contact picture will be displayed on the calling screen, and there’s also the built-in feature of an incoming caller name announcer. While the latter comes in handy many times, it can also be a nuisance if it gets activated accidentally. Let’s learn how to turn off the call announcement feature on iPhone and Android including Samsung Galaxy phones.

How to Disable Call Announcements on iPhone

There are two ways to turn off the call announcement feature on iPhone. You can do it from the Phone app or Siri settings.

Method 1: From Phone Settings

Follow these steps to stop your iPhone from announcing calls:

1. Open Settings on your iPhone.

2. Go to Phone and tap on Announce Calls.

3. Select Never.

Method 2: From Siri Settings

You can also disable the call announcement feature on iPhone from Siri settings as shown below:

1. Launch Settings on your iPhone.

2. Go to Siri & Search. Tap on Announce Calls.

3. Select Never.

Tip: You can accept or reject the call when the call announcement feature is enabled using your voice. Just say Yes to accept the call or no to reject it when Siri asks what you want to do with the call.

How to Disable Call Announcements on Android

To turn off incoming caller ID announcements on your Android phone, follow these steps:

1. Open the Google Phone app on your Android phone.  

2. Tap on the three-dot icon at the top and select Settings.

3. Scroll down and tap on Caller ID announcement followed by Announce caller ID.

4. Select Never.

How to Disable Call Announcements on Samsung Galaxy Phones

You can stop the caller name announcer on the Samsung Galaxy phone in two ways.

Method 1: From Phone App Settings

1. Open the Samsung Phone app on your phone.

2. Tap on the three-dot icon at the top and go to Settings.

3. Tap on Answering and ending calls.

4. Turn off the toggle next to Read caller names aloud.

Tip: Check out 5+ ways to answer calls on Samsung Galaxy phones.

Method 2: From Accessibility Settings

1. Open Settings on your Samsung Galaxy phone.

2. Go to Accessibility followed by Interaction and Dexterity.

3. Tap on Answering and ending calls and disable the toggle for Read caller names aloud.

Tip: If the above two methods don’t help, go to Settings > Accessibility > TalkBack and turn off the toggle on the next screen.

Record Calls

Hope you were able to disable the caller name announcement feature on your phone. Once you have gotten rid of that, learn how to record calls on Android without anyone knowing. Also, check out different ways to record calls on iPhone and Android.

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