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This wikiHow teaches you how to prevent iPhone Switch Control (an alternative input feature that can be enabled in your Settings) from reading selected menu and icon labels aloud.
Steps
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1Open your iPhone's Settings. It's a gray gear icon on one of your home screens. Look in the Utilities folder if you don't see it.
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2Tap General. It's in the third section.Advertisement
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3Tap Accessibility. It's in the third section.
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4Scroll down and tap Switch Control. It's the first option under the “Interactions” header.
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5Tap Speech.
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6Slide the “Speech” switch to the off position. Now when Switch Control scans your screen, it won't read its current selections out loud.Advertisement
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1. Open your Settings.
2. Tap General.
3. Tap Accessibility.
4. Tap Switch Control.
5. Tap Speech.
6. Slide the “Speech” switch to the off position.
