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Configure VoiceOver Settings - Apple ® iOS

2026-10-22 17:08:14.03

Configure VoiceOver Settings - Apple® iOS

Here's how to configure VoiceOver settings for your iPhone or iPad.
  • When turned on, VoiceOver provides spoken feedback for everything that is happening on your screen.
  • For additional VoiceOver setup info, refer to Apple Accessibility.

Speech

  1. From a Home screen, navigate:
    Settings Settings icon
    Accessibility
    .
    If unavailable, navigate:
    Settings
    General
    Accessibility
    .
  2. Tap
    VoiceOver
    .
  3. Tap
    Speech
     to configure the following as preferred:
    • Voice
    • Pronunciations
    • Pitch
    • Use Pitch change
    • Detect Languages
    • Add New Language
  4. Tap Back arrow icon
    VoiceOver
     (upper-left) to return to the previous screen.

Verbosity

  1. From a Home screen, navigate:
    Settings Settings icon
    Accessibility
    .
    If unavailable, navigate:
    Settings
    General
    Accessibility
    .
  2. Tap
    VoiceOver
    .
  3. Tap
    Verbosity
     to configure the following as preferred:
    • Punctuation
    • Speak hints
    • Capital letters
    • Deleting text
    • Embedded links
    • Speak Detected Text and Images
    • Table Headers
    • Row and Column Numbers
    • Speak Confirmation
    • Speak Emojis
    • Emoji Suffix
    • Media descriptions
  4. Tap Back arrow icon
    VoiceOver
     (upper-left) to return to the previous screen.

Braille

  1. From a Home screen, navigate:
    Settings Settings icon
    Accessibility
    .
    If unavailable, navigate:
    Settings
    General
    Accessibility
    .
  2. Tap
    VoiceOver
    .
  3. Tap
    Braille
     to configure the following as preferred:
    • Output
    • Input
    • Braille Screen Input
    • Braille Tables
    • Status Cells
    • Equations use Nemeth Code
    • Show Onscreen Keyboard
    • Turn pages when Panning
    • Word Wrap
    • Alert Display Duration
    • Key Debounce Duration
  4. Tap Back arrow icon
    VoiceOver
     (upper-left) to return to the previous screen.

Audio

  1. From a Home screen, navigate:
    Settings Settings icon
    Accessibility
    .
    If unavailable, navigate:
    Settings
    General
    Accessibility
    .
  2. Tap
    VoiceOver
    .
  3. Tap
    Audio
     to configure the following as preferred:
    • Sounds and Haptics
    • Audio Ducking
    • Auto-select Speaker in Call
    • Send to HDMI
  4. Tap Back arrow icon
    VoiceOver
     (upper-left) to return to the previous screen.

Commands

  1. From a Home screen, navigate:
    Settings Settings icon
    Accessibility
    .
    If unavailable, navigate:
    Settings
    General
    Accessibility
    .
  2. Tap
    VoiceOver
    .
  3. Tap
    Commands
     to configure the following as preferred:
    • All Commands
    • Touch Gestures
    • Keyboard Shortcuts
    • Handwriting
    • Braille Screen Input
  4. Tap Back arrow icon
    VoiceOver
     (upper-left) to return to the previous screen.

Activities

  1. From a Home screen, navigate:
    Settings Settings icon
    Accessibility
    .
    If unavailable, navigate:
    Settings
    General
    Accessibility
    .
  2. Tap
    VoiceOver
    .
  3. Tap
    Activities
     to configure the following as preferred:
    • Programming
    • Add Activity
  4. Tap Back arrow icon
    VoiceOver
     (upper-left) to return to the previous screen.

Rotor

  1. From a Home screen, navigate:
    Settings Settings icon
    Accessibility
    .
    If unavailable, navigate:
    Settings
    General
    Accessibility
    .
  2. Tap
    VoiceOver
    .
  3. Tap
    Rotor
     then select the preferred options (e.g., Characters, Words, Lines, etc.).
    Selected when a checkmark is present.
  4. Tap Back arrow icon
    VoiceOver
     (upper-left) to return to the previous screen.

Rotor Actions

  1. From a Home screen, navigate:
    Settings Settings icon
    Accessibility
    .
    If unavailable, navigate:
    Settings
    General
    Accessibility
    .
  2. Tap
    VoiceOver
    .
  3. Tap
    Rotor Actions
    .
  4. Tap the
    Edit Apps on Home Screen switch
     to turn on Switch on or off Switch off.
  5. Tap Back arrow icon
    VoiceOver
     (upper-left) to return to the previous screen.

Typing

  1. From a Home screen, navigate:
    Settings Settings icon
    Accessibility
    .
    If unavailable, navigate:
    Settings
    General
    Accessibility
    .
  2. Tap
    VoiceOver
    .
  3. Tap
    Typing
     to configure the following as preferred:
    • Typing Style
    • Phonetic Feedback
    • Typing Feedback
    • Modifier Keys
    • Keyboard Interaction Time
  4. Tap Back arrow icon
    VoiceOver
     (upper-left) to return to the previous screen.

Always Speak Notifications

  1. From a Home screen, navigate:
    Settings Settings icon
    Accessibility
    .
    If unavailable, navigate:
    Settings
    General
    Accessibility
    .
  2. Tap
    VoiceOver
    .
  3. Tap
    Always Speak Notifications
     to turn on Switch on or off Switch off.
  4. Tap Back arrow icon
    VoiceOver
     (upper-left) to return to the previous screen.

Navigate Images

  1. From a Home screen, navigate:
    Settings Settings icon
    Accessibility
    .
    If unavailable, navigate:
    Settings
    General
    Accessibility
    .
  2. Tap
    VoiceOver
    .
  3. Tap
    Navigate Images
     then select from the following:
    Selected when a checkmark is present.
    • Always
    • With descriptions
    • Never
  4. Tap Back arrow icon
    VoiceOver
     (upper-left) to return to the previous screen.

Large Cursor

  1. From a Home screen, navigate:
    Settings Settings icon
    Accessibility
    .
    If unavailable, navigate:
    Settings
    General
    Accessibility
    .
  2. Tap
    VoiceOver
    .
  3. Tap
    Large Cursor
     to turn on Switch on or off Switch off.
  4. Tap Back arrow icon
    VoiceOver
     (upper-left) to return to the previous screen.

Caption Panel

  1. From a Home screen, navigate:
    Settings Settings icon
    Accessibility
    .
    If unavailable, navigate:
    Settings
    General
    Accessibility
    .
  2. Tap
    VoiceOver
    .
  3. Tap
    Caption Panel
     to turn on Switch on or off Switch off.
  4. Tap Back arrow icon
    VoiceOver
     (upper-left) to return to the previous screen.

Double Tap Timeout

  1. From a Home screen, navigate:
    Settings Settings icon
    Accessibility
    .
    If unavailable, navigate:
    Settings
    General
    Accessibility
    .
  2. Tap
    VoiceOver
    .
  3. Tap
    Double-tap
    Timeout
    .
  4. Tap the (-) or (+) icons to adjust the seconds.
  5. Tap Back arrow icon
    VoiceOver
     (upper-left) to return to the previous screen.