Go toSettings>Control Centerand findAnnounce Messages.Tap the-(minus) next to the Announce Messages.

Once you remove it from the Control Center, Siri will not announce any incoming messages.

The only way to use Announce Messages with Siri is to re-enable it again using the same steps.

Screenshots showing how to disable Announce Messages with Siri on the iPhone.

It will stay disabled until you turn it back on.

If you prefer, you’re free to also disable it for a specified amount of time.

Tap and hold theAnnounce Messagesicon until a menu appears.

Screenshot showing how to disable the Announce Messages with Siri option on iPhone using the Control Center.

From there you’re free to chooseMute for 1 hourorOff for the day.

If you select either option, it will reactivate the Announce Messages feature after the specified amount of time.

You may have to use the steps listed above using your iPhone.

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

To jump into the Control Center on your Apple Watch, swipe up from the bottom.

Then, tap theAnnounce Messages with Siriicon to turn the feature off.

Whichever option you select, Announce Messages will automatically turn back on when that time is expired.