I tried everything that is recommended on the web and this forum. Voiceover will NOT turn off.
Siri says it IS turned off.
Command F5 or Command fn F5 does not work no matter how many times I toggle it on and off
In System Preferences - Accessability, VOICEOVER IS not enabled.
It is NOT set to start up at Login
Yet, it still talks.
Catalina 10.15.2 on a late 2019 iMac
help, please
iMac 27" 5K, macOS 10.14
Old Toad wrote:
Use the charging cable with your keyboard and it will operate as a USB keyboard.
I was under the impression they had the older Apple Wireless Keyboard operating on AA batteries, not the new Apple Magic Keyboard. If it is a Magic Keyboard, then they could do that.
For the OP, are you sure that it is VoiceOver and not a voice from another source? Does it only speak when you click on something? Do you see a black border around whatever you select on the screen?
Old Toad wrote:
Use the charging cable with your keyboard and it will operate as a USB keyboard.
I was under the impression they had the older Apple Wireless Keyboard operating on AA batteries, not the new Apple Magic Keyboard. If it is a Magic Keyboard, then they could do that.
For the OP, are you sure that it is VoiceOver and not a voice from another source? Does it only speak when you click on something? Do you see a black border around whatever you select on the screen?
Safe Boot from the HD, (holding Shift key down at startup), does the problem occur in Safe Mode?
Safe mode attempts to repair Disks & clears lots of caches, so if Safe Mode works try again in regular boot.
To find out if it's system wide or user specific, try this...
Open System Preferences>Users & Groups, unlock the lock, click on the little plus icon, make a new admin account, log out & into the new account.
Does it work in the new account?
Thanks BDAqua,
I logged and in again with my other USER account and VoiceOver was turned off there is it must be User Specific, as you mentioned.
I am unable to initiate a Safe Mode boot because I do not have a wired keyboard. The bluetooth wireless Apple keyboard make s a Bluetooth connection very late in the boot up process. For example, I have to type at least three letters in my password before the keyboard is recognized ( a longstanding issue since before Mojave, if I recall).
So, it doesn't see the SHIFT KEY as depressed during Boot UP. I need to acquire a wired keyboard.
Thanks
A cheap PC KB can solve these startup problems.
I suspect one or both of these files, might move them to the Desktop for now & restart...
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.VoiceOver4.local.plist
/Users/YourUserName/Library/Preferences/com.apple.systempreferences.plist
though 4 might be 5 or such in Mojave.
Use the charging cable with your keyboard and it will operate as a USB keyboard.
Safe Mode corrected the issue. That was great. Thanks so much!
Issue resolved with Safe Mode. Thanks BDAqua!!!
Great news, thanks for the report! :)
Catalina will not turn off Voiceover.app
