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(49,091 posts) Wed Jan 17, 2024, 11:09 PM Jan 2024

Help! MacBook won't shut up

Spouse got a new MacBook Air 14.2.1 and it talks constantly.

Our desks are next to each other and it is driving both of us crazy.

All the suggestions System > accessability does not do anything.

Neither does Command F5

Any suggestions? Thanks


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Help! MacBook won't shut up (Original Post) question everything Jan 2024 OP
Look under notifications. usonian Jan 2024 #1
What's it saying? CloudWatcher Jan 2024 #2
Spouse just lowered the voice to zero. What it was saying? the typing! question everything Jan 2024 #3

usonian

(14,625 posts)
1. Look under notifications.
Reply to question everything (Original post)
Thu Jan 18, 2024, 02:04 AM
Jan 2024

I recall turning every one of them off except critical ones (very few) and turning off sound for some that I allow to notify me.

I'd like to turn off all notifications but that's not possible normally.

HTH. I am not at the Mac right now. I'll edit if I need to correct anything here.

CloudWatcher

(1,933 posts)
2. What's it saying?
Reply to question everything (Original post)
Fri Jan 19, 2024, 04:28 PM
Jan 2024

Seriously ... "talks constantly" isn't very specific. Is it describing what's happening on your screen or is it reading an audio book or are you hearing the voice of the machine describing its inner angst?

I'm guessing you have Voiceover enabled, but you said CMD-F5 didn't change it ... perhaps your voiceover modifier has gotten changed?

A couple of pages that might help ...

https://support.apple.com/guide/voiceover/voiceover-modifier-unac048/10/mac/14.0
https://support.apple.com/guide/voiceover/general-commands-cpvokys01/mac

In any event, recheck System Setting / Accessibility / VoiceOver and confirm that it's disabled.

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