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videostar
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Does iOS 27 break Siri Announce Notifications on iPhone?

Since installing iOS 27 Announce Notifications for Calendar, Messages and Reminders (among others) no longer works. Prior to the installation Siri was announcing notifications and even though Announce Notifications is on for those apps, I no longer get the audio, with or without my AirPods Pro 2. I would love to also get audio notifications on Mac.

Posted on Sep 24, 2026 11:30 AM

3 replies

WheelieNick
User level: Level 9 (74,110 points)

Sep 24, 2026 2:37 PM in response to videostar

Can You Get Audio Notifications on Mac?

macOS does not feature a direct equivalent to the iPhone's "Announce Notifications" via AirPods. However, you can turn on spoken notifications via macOS Accessibility settings:


  1. Open System Settings on your Mac.
  2. Go to Accessibility > Spoken Content.
  3. Turn on Speak selection or configure announcements under notifications, though native continuous background audio announcements for things like Calendar and Reminders mirror-synced from iOS remain an iPhone/headphone-centric feature.


For the iPhone try a forced restart to see if the issues persist

  1. Press and quickly release the volume up button.
  2. Press and quickly release the volume down button.
  3. Press and hold the side button.
  4. When the Apple logo appears, release the side button.



videostar Author
User level: Level 1 (5 points)

Sep 25, 2026 11:02 AM in response to WheelieNick

Thanks. I tried this but it doesn't seem to have worked.

LD150
User level: Level 10 (107,674 points)

Sep 25, 2026 11:37 AM in response to videostar

No, 27 does not break it. I still get notifications regarding Health eg medication reminders, and Workouts through my airpods pro 2 on iPhone SE2022.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256364328