As a regular AirPods user, you have probably experienced it before: an incoming message that interrupts your music. It can be very useful to have Siri read messages to you, but for those who no longer want this, we have a tip.
For example, you can turn off Announce Messages with Siri
When wearing AirPods, Announcing Messages with Siri can be very useful. Especially if you expect a message that you really don’t want to miss. But it can also be very disturbing. Are you just in the middle of an intriguing podcast episode, Siri starts reading an incoming message. If the latter sounds familiar to you, it is definitely worth reading on.
Turn off Announce Messages with Siri
- Open the settings on your iPhone and choose notifications;
- Select Announce messages with Siri;
- You can now turn off the feature for all apps by toggling the switch at the top next to Announce messages with Siri to turn off.
You can also choose to enable or disable notifications from a specific app. You can also choose between different senders: Favorites, Recent, Contacts and Everyone. For example, you can choose to receive a notification from your employer while listening to a podcast and to let silly messages pass you by.
Announce messages with Add Siri to Control Center
Do you want to be able to adjust your choice regularly? Then put ‘Announce Messages with Siri’ in your Control Center. This is done as follows:
- Go to Settings and select Control panel;
- Tap below More controls on the plus sign and choose Announce messages with Siri;
- You can now tap the icon when you want to turn the function on or off.
Looking for more tips to make your use of AirPods even more flexible? Then I have come to the right place at iPhoned. For example, we wrote how to prevent AirPods from automatically switching between iPhone and iPad.