Unable to disable floating Text-To-Speech icon on MacBook Pro with macOS Sonoma.

I enable tts before, now I want to disable it, but the spoken content floating blue icon still exist when I select any text. How could I disable it?

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MacBook Pro 16″

Posted on Feb 19, 2024 7:33 PM

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Posted on Feb 19, 2024 9:26 PM

To disable the floating Text-To-Speech (TTS) icon on your MacBook Pro with macOS Sonoma, you can follow these steps:

  1. Open System Preferences by clicking on the Apple menu in the top-left corner of the screen and selecting "System Preferences."
  2. In System Preferences, click on "Accessibility."
  3. In the Accessibility preferences pane, select "Spoken Content" from the list on the left.
  4. Uncheck the box next to "Speak selection" to disable the Text-To-Speech feature that reads selected text aloud.
  5. Close System Preferences.

After disabling the "Speak selection" option, the floating blue TTS icon should no longer appear when you select text on your MacBook Pro.

If the floating TTS icon continues to appear despite disabling the feature in Accessibility preferences, you can try restarting your MacBook Pro to see if that resolves the issue. If the problem persists, you may need to troubleshoot further or come back assistance Apple Support.

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Feb 19, 2024 9:26 PM in response to chuckany

To disable the floating Text-To-Speech (TTS) icon on your MacBook Pro with macOS Sonoma, you can follow these steps:

  1. Open System Preferences by clicking on the Apple menu in the top-left corner of the screen and selecting "System Preferences."
  2. In System Preferences, click on "Accessibility."
  3. In the Accessibility preferences pane, select "Spoken Content" from the list on the left.
  4. Uncheck the box next to "Speak selection" to disable the Text-To-Speech feature that reads selected text aloud.
  5. Close System Preferences.

After disabling the "Speak selection" option, the floating blue TTS icon should no longer appear when you select text on your MacBook Pro.

If the floating TTS icon continues to appear despite disabling the feature in Accessibility preferences, you can try restarting your MacBook Pro to see if that resolves the issue. If the problem persists, you may need to troubleshoot further or come back assistance Apple Support.

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