Some voice commands (like “What's up?” and “What is the current weather?”) cause Google Assistant to speak in response.

To quickly silence a voice command response, touch .

To have your phone show responses to voice commands on screen and not speak them:

1. Open the Google app.
2. Touch your profile icon > Settings.
3. Touch Voice and turn Spoken results off.

If your phone describes everything you touch on screen, speaking your notifications, and reading messages aloud, you might have turned on a screen reader. This accessibility feature helps people with visual impairments.

To turn it off:

1. Press & hold both Volume Up and Down buttons for three seconds. If TalkBack was reading the screen, this pauses readout so you can update settings more easily.
2. Go to Settings > Accessibility.
3. Turn off all screen readers, such as TalkBack or Select to Speak.