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Apple iPhone 12

Apple iPhone 12

iOS 14.1

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Turn call announcement on your Apple iPhone 12 iOS 14.1 on or off

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You can have your phone say which contact in your address book that is calling you. To set your phone to say the name of the contact, you need to save the contact in your address book.

Press Settings.

Press Settings.

Press Settings.

Step 1 of 8

1. Find "Announce Calls"

Press Settings.

Press Phone.

Press Phone.

Step 2 of 8

1. Find "Announce Calls"

Press Phone.

Press Announce Calls.

Press Announce Calls.

Press Announce Calls.

Step 3 of 8

1. Find "Announce Calls"

Press Announce Calls.

Press Always to turn on the function when silent mode is turned off.

Press Always to turn on the function when silent mode is turned off.

Press Always to turn on the function when silent mode is turned off.

Step 4 of 8

2. Turn on call announcement

Press Always to turn on the function when silent mode is turned off.

Press Headphones & Car to turn on the function when your phone is connected to a headset or a car.

Press Headphones & Car to turn on the function when your phone is connected to a headset or a car.

Press Headphones & Car to turn on the function when your phone is connected to a headset or a car.

Step 5 of 8

2. Turn on call announcement

Press Headphones & Car to turn on the function when your phone is connected to a headset or a car.

Press Headphones Only to turn on the function when your phone is connected to a headset.

Press Headphones Only to turn on the function when your phone is connected to a headset.

Press Headphones Only to turn on the function when your phone is connected to a headset.

Step 6 of 8

2. Turn on call announcement

Press Headphones Only to turn on the function when your phone is connected to a headset.

Press Never to turn off the function.

Press Never to turn off the function.

Press Never to turn off the function.

Step 7 of 8

3. Turn off call announcement

Press Never to turn off the function.

Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.

Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.

Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.

Step 8 of 8

4. Return to the home screen

Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.

1. Find "Announce Calls"

Press Settings.

Press Phone.

Press Announce Calls.

2. Turn on call announcement

Press Always to turn on the function when silent mode is turned off.

Press Headphones & Car to turn on the function when your phone is connected to a headset or a car.

Press Headphones Only to turn on the function when your phone is connected to a headset.

3. Turn off call announcement

Press Never to turn off the function.

4. Return to the home screen

Slide your finger upwards starting from the bottom of the screen to return to the home screen.

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