These instructions assumeAnnounce Messages with Siriis enabled.

On your iPhone, go toSettings.

Top the-(Minus) to remove the Announce messages feature from your options.

Screenshots in iOS14 showing how to turn off the Announce Message feature.

This setting removes Announce messages from the Control Center completely until you choose to turn it back on.

Unlock your iPhone and swipe down from the right corner of the screen.

It works very similarly to disabling Announce Messages with Siri from the Control Center on iPhone.

Screenshots showing how to turn off Announce Messages with Siri from the Control Center on iOS.

On your Apple Watch, swipe up from the bottom to kick off the watch’sControl Center.

This turns the Announce Messages feature off until you enable it again.

Screenshots showing how to turn Announce Messages with Siri off from the Apple Watch.