Re: Apple watch talking when I don't want it to

[Malcolm Parfitt]

Hello, The following settings will decrease the amount of unwanted speech. Launch the Watch App on your phone.  Go into Display and Brightness.  Make sure that Wake on Wrist Raise is deselected. Now go into Accessibility then VoiceOver.  Make sure that Speak on Wake is deselected. Hope this helps. Malcolm Parfitt On 31 Jan 2026, at 19:08, R Van Lant <vanlant2...@msn.com> wrote:  I was gifted a used Apple Watch 9. It inherited  the VoiceOver settings from my 16e phone and I’m slowly tweaking things. One thing that is baffling me is the number of times my watch will start talking when I have not intentionally done something . For example, it seems to activate and read aloud the time if I am going sighted guide and bump my wrist on the guide’s body.  What changes can I make so that my watch does not talk unless I do something to make it do so? -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list.   If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself.   Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com   The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/CH1PR04MB97608A08914FD3CE33B11D71AF9CA%40CH1PR04MB9760.namprd04.prod.outlook.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list.   If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself.   Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com   The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/A0AEC9DD-E9D2-4FA0-B993-BCC50732A065%40parfitt1.org.uk.