For incoming calls, your iPhone has an Announce Calls feature which can be a handy addition to your workflow during work hours. With it, you can tell who’s calling without checking your iPhone and deciding whether to take it.
However, the feature might be annoying if you’re in an office, a meeting, or any other busy place with people around. Thankfully, your iPhone allows you to turn off call announcements. Read on for step-by-step instructions.
How to Stop Call Announcements on Your iPhone
If Siri announces the name of whoever’s calling all the time, and you’re annoyed by it, you should turn off the feature. Don’thate your iPhonewhen you have the option to turn off this annoying feature quickly. Of course, there are otherreasons to hate Apple, but this shouldn’t be one.
Here’s what you need to do on your iPhone to disable Siri’s call announcements:
Once you do that, you will not hear announcements from Siri for incoming calls. Alternatively, you’re able to stop call announcements by heading toSettings >Phone > Announce Callsand selectingNever.
Why Disable Call Announcements on Your iPhone?
Call announcements can be useful for convenience’s sake. When your phone rings, you will instantly know the caller’s name without having to take it out of your pocket. But this feature can be annoying in specific scenarios.
For instance, you wouldn’t want your coworkers to always hear the caller’s name when your iPhone rings for privacy reasons. Plus, Siri’s announcement is annoyingly loud, especially in a quiet setting. If that’s your typical work environment, you should also considerturning off annoying system sounds on your iPhone.
Call Announcement Is Not Everyone’s Cup of Tea
While this feature is handy for most people, it’s not ideal for those working in a quiet environment. However, if you spend most of the time with your phone connected to headphones or earbuds, you don’t need to disable the feature entirely. Instead, select theHeadphones Onlyoption in theAnnounce Callssettings for Siri so that the feature only works when your earphones are connected.
