Announce Notifications can have Siri read incoming messages through compatible AirPods, Beats headphones, CarPlay, and other supported contexts. If you do not want messages announced on an iPhone 13, you can disable the feature globally or change it only for Messages.
Turn off announced notifications
- Open Settings.
- Select Notifications.
- Open Announce Notifications.
- Turn off Announce Notifications to stop supported announcements broadly.
Disable announcements only for Messages
If you still want Siri to announce notifications from other apps, leave the main feature enabled and open the Messages entry within Announce Notifications. Turn off announcements for Messages or adjust the options provided by your iOS version.
Headphone settings can matter
Some iOS versions expose separate announcement controls for headphones or CarPlay. Review those options if you want announcements in the car but not through AirPods, or the reverse.
This does not disable ordinary message notifications
Turning off Siri announcements does not necessarily stop banners, sounds, badges, Lock Screen alerts, or Apple Watch notifications. Configure those separately under Settings > Notifications > Messages.
Focus can change when alerts are delivered
Focus modes can filter notifications independently of Announce Notifications. If Siri is silent only during certain times or activities, inspect the active Focus before changing permanent announcement settings.
Apple reorganizes Settings across iOS versions, so an iPhone 13 running current software may place some app-specific settings under an Apps section. Search Settings for “Announce Notifications” if an older menu path does not match the phone.
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