How do I remove the unwanted speaking bar from my iPhone 11 screen?

How do I remove the speaking bar from my iPhone 11 screen?

It’s driving me crazy. I didn’t even put it there!!


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Original Title: Removing speaking bar

iPhone 11, iOS 26

Posted on Jan 18, 2026 3:29 PM

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Posted on Jan 21, 2026 6:45 AM

Do you perhaps have Voice Control, which is different than VoiceOver, enabled? Settings>Accessibility>Voice Control>Off.


As a last resort, you can reset your settings. Settings>General>Transfer or Reset iPhone>Reset>Reset All Settings. After you do that, all settings will be set back to the way they were when the phone came out of the box. You will have to spend some time putting things back the way they were.

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Jan 21, 2026 6:45 AM in response to shayda273

Do you perhaps have Voice Control, which is different than VoiceOver, enabled? Settings>Accessibility>Voice Control>Off.


As a last resort, you can reset your settings. Settings>General>Transfer or Reset iPhone>Reset>Reset All Settings. After you do that, all settings will be set back to the way they were when the phone came out of the box. You will have to spend some time putting things back the way they were.

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How do I remove the unwanted speaking bar from my iPhone 11 screen?

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