I have MacBook Pro 2018. I have recently updated to MacOs Sonoma. After updating , Icon and all items keep showing labels of their names beside them. These name labels are quite distressing and sometimes obscuring the icons. they are not only appearing on the desktop, but also during browsing any window. How can I solve this problem? I don't want these labels to appear again Thanks,
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 14.0
Disable Voice Control in System Settings > Accessibility > Voice Control.
Disable Voice Control in System Settings > Accessibility > Voice Control.
Just to add, if you want to use Voice Control you can turn off the labels from the "Overlay" menu.
It worked, thank you
You're welcome.
I have never seen these names with an arrow and height adjusted for readability... It's kind of neat, actually, although not when it gets in the way. It does not seem like something that is included in Sonoma.
I cannot find this functionality anywhere in System Settings - it's not in Dock nor in Accessibility.
Did you by any chance install some third party software that may be doing this?
Thanks for your reply. As you mentioned, I tried everywhere in the system to deactivate it but found nothing. Regarding third party apps I don’t have an app with this functionality… I will keep digging till sorted out.
There is one other simple test that you should try: restart your mac in Safe Mode.
Do these labels still appear while in Safe Mode? If they do, then this is some system feature that we don't know about. If they don't (as I expect), then it must be some third party software - and that Etrecheck report should help us in trying to find what it is.
Please run Etrecheck and post its full report here. Use the "additional text" button and paste the report into the text box.
Thanks for stepping in, dialabrain. I would not have thought of voice control. Of course, you are absolutely right.
Ooh, Finally, Indeed it was the Voice Control. The problem was solved once I disabled it. Thank you so much for your kind help. I am really grateful to both of you Luis and Dialabrain :)
Welcome.
You're welcome.
I had the same problem. Thank you dialabrain, turning off voice control solved the problem.
You're welcome.
OMG you saved my day, thank you 🙏
Icons and menu items names labels keep popping up after MacOs Sonoma
