How do i stop my phone from reading text messages aloud ?

[JIMMYJONES123]

I absolutely HATE the sudden reading of my text messages out loud ... sitting at my desk and "YOU HAVE A TEXT MESSAGE FROM ".  then it goes on to read the private message to my colleagues, mom, boss ...  I cant figure out how to turn it off, pretty sure a hammer will solve it but that will probably void my warranty... right ?

Can anyone help  me out?!

[AndrewL]

@JIMMYJONES123: Please can you confirm the model number and current Android version of your device, and I will look into this for you. In the meantime, try going to Settings > Accessibility > Screen Reader > Voice Assistant > Off, or look for a text-to-speech option, and switch it off. 

[JIMMYJONES123]

Hi,

Thanks for the quick reply.

Model number SM-G950W and Android Version is 9 both those options are already off.

[JIMMYJONES123]

Actually there are 2 text to speech options google and the general/Language and input one.  that onoe doesnt let me turn it off.  just change the language pitch and Speech rate.

[Je655]

For a service to read your text messages they would normally need notification access.

In settings>apps>(3 dots)special access>notification access

Do you have anything other than led icon, Samsung dex, or smart view turned on?

[NiharCP]

I'm having the same problem, any help would be much appreciated.

[Thud]

I have been having the same problem.  Samsung Note 8- using Android 9 - kernal version4.4.153

[Thud]

Everything I can find related to text to speech and accessiblity options for reading outloud text is already off...   

[CrunchFapSuprem]

Any updates on this?

I have a Note 10+ and am experiencing I think this exact thing. What I've figured out so far plus a workaround I've figured out.

• Whenever I get a text message my phone announces who it's from, read the message, and then "open messages"
• The sound happens whether or not I am in silent mode, even if I'm using "do not disturb"
• It's definitely the Google voice service, when I tweaked the pitch, it changed when I got my next text.
• I have no Bixby routines, I've deleted all of them to completely rule that out.
• It's the stock messaging app by samsung which is affected. I downloaded the Google messages app and made it the default messaging app and it works! So while that's good, and I don't have to deal with it all the time, it's not an actual fix.
• I've also scoured the accessibility settings and text-to-speech and haven't found anything

[DannyT]

Could you check if the same thing happens in Safe Mode?

To do this press and hold your Power Button until the three options appear, then press and hold on 'Power Off', you will then see the option for Safe Mode. Tap it and your phone will boot back up. Monitor the issue for a little while and then get back to us.