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davidfromtiburon
User level: Level 1 (11 points)

How to silence Siri read-back through hearing aids on iPhone

I updated my iPhone 17 Pro to iOS 27 and have activated Siri. That's all fine, but I cannot silence the read-back aloud of Siri searches. The read-back comes through my Oticon Real-1 hearing aids, which I don't want, though I do stream other content (phone calls, podcasts, etc.) through by hearing aids. I just want the Siri read-back silenced, because it's sometimes a lot of reading, which is annoying. I've set Siri to "Silent Responses" but the iPhone overrides that because it thinks I'm wearing headphones. How can I silence the read-back of Siri searches through my hearing aids?

Posted on Sep 17, 2026 10:12 AM

2 replies

brbo
User level: Level 8 (45,179 points)

Sep 24, 2026 1:01 AM in response to davidfromtiburon

Re: "How to silence Siri read-back through hearing aids on iPhone"


You may need to provide Siri with another way to communicate " (eg: captions) ?

Also: If you use Siri AI: you may need to choose Silent responses.


Wondering whether Apple support's linked article below can help:

Change Siri settings on iPhone - Apple Support

Eg: says:

:Change how Siri responds

You can choose to have Siri always respond silently or speak back when you provide voice input.

Note: The options you see depend on the version of Siri you’re using.

  1. Go to the Settings app on your iPhone.
  2. Tap Siri.
  3. Tap Responses, then do any of the following:
    • Have Siri respond aloud: Choose Prefer Spoken Responses or Speak Back for Voice Input. If Siri AI is turned on, choose Spoken Response.
    • Have Siri respond silently: Choose Prefer Silent Responses or Always Silent. If Siri AI is turned on, choose Silent Response.
    • See what Siri says onscreen: Turn on Always Show Siri Captions.
    • See your request onscreen: Turn on Always Show Request."

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Re: Oticon Real-1 hearing aids :

I didn't see these listed as "Made for iPhone" compatible (Mfi) hearing aids:

The many Mfi hearing aids available can use iPhone's hearing controls

Apple's List of Made for iPhone hearing devices - Apple Support


So you may have to rely on an app from the manufacturer for control.

Grant Bennet-Alder
User level: Level 10 (148,617 points)

Sep 24, 2026 8:57 AM in response to brbo

brbo wrote:
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Re: Oticon Real-1 hearing aids :
I didn't see these listed as "Made for iPhone" compatible (Mfi) hearing aids:
The many Mfi hearing aids available can use iPhone's hearing controls
Apple's List of Made for iPhone hearing devices - Apple Support
So you may have to rely on an app from the manufacturer for control.


The marketing names for hearing aid models compared to what gets on Apple's list seem to be WILDLY divergent.


... but Oticon does have a substantial number of MFI Hearing Aids on the MFI master list, and one with a name with REAL in it, marked as Two-Way Bluetooth (with asterisk) suggesting that one may be capable of acting as microphone as well as the more ordinary 'speaker-only'.


As always, if using their App for control, you must be sure you are running the latest version.



Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256359136