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There is a square box with rounded corners with an arrow pointing to the right when I touch it it opens up and it appears to read whatever text is on the screen audibly. I cannot figure out how to turn this option off and I’m constantly tapping it causing lots of frustration, how do I disable it?


Posted on Oct 10, 2020 2:40 PM

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Posted on Oct 15, 2020 11:21 AM

Hi Zurzertron,


It sounds like you have an accessibility feature enabled you would like to turn off and we want to help.


The things you're describing on the screen sound like the Speech Controller.


To turn this off go to Settings > Accessibility > Spoken Content, then turn off Speech Controller. If you would like to also turn off the Speak Screen option, turn that off as well.


Here's more info on each of these options:

Hear iPhone speak the screen, selected text, and typing feedback - Apple Support


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Oct 15, 2020 11:21 AM in response to Zurzertron

Hi Zurzertron,


It sounds like you have an accessibility feature enabled you would like to turn off and we want to help.


The things you're describing on the screen sound like the Speech Controller.


To turn this off go to Settings > Accessibility > Spoken Content, then turn off Speech Controller. If you would like to also turn off the Speak Screen option, turn that off as well.


Here's more info on each of these options:

Hear iPhone speak the screen, selected text, and typing feedback - Apple Support


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