To stop Siri from reading your messages on AirPods, you need to turn off the Announce Notifications feature on your iPhone or iPad.

Main ways to turn it off

1. Turn it off in Settings (most reliable)

This completely stops Siri from reading messages and other app notifications through your AirPods.

  1. Open Settings on your iPhone or iPad.
  1. Tap Notifications.
  1. In the Siri section, tap Announce Notifications.
  1. Turn off the main Announce Notifications toggle at the top.

Once this is off, your AirPods will no longer read messages or other notifications aloud.

2. Use Control Center (quick toggle)

This is great if you sometimes like the feature but want to quickly shut it up for a while.

  1. Make sure your AirPods are connected to your iPhone.
  1. Open Control Center (swipe down from the top-right on Face ID iPhones, or up from the bottom on older models).
  1. Look for the Announce Notifications bell icon.
  1. Tap the icon once to disable announcements.
  1. Optional: Press and hold the icon to pause announcements for 1 hour or for the day instead of turning them off completely.

3. Turn it off just for Messages (or specific apps)

If you only want to stop Siri reading texts but keep other app announcements, change it per app.

  1. Go to Settings → Notifications → Announce Notifications.
  1. Scroll to Announce Notifications From (or app list).
  1. Tap Messages (or WhatsApp, Instagram, etc.).
  1. Turn off Announce Notifications for that app.

Now Siri won’t read texts from that app through your AirPods, but other selected apps can still announce if you want.

Extra tips and context

  • The feature is called Announce Notifications , and it’s automatically enabled for supported AirPods when you first set them up on newer iOS versions.
  • You can also temporarily cut interruptions by using Focus modes (like Do Not Disturb), which can suppress notification announcements while you’re working, at the gym, or sleeping.
  • If you really never use Siri, you can disable Siri entirely under Settings → Siri & Search, but that’s usually overkill if you just want your AirPods quiet.

Mini “Quick Scoop” recap

  • Turn off globally: Settings → Notifications → Announce Notifications → toggle off.
  • Quick toggle: use Control Center → Announce Notifications bell icon.
  • Per‑app control: in Announce Notifications , pick Messages (or other apps) and toggle off.

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