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Samsung: Turn Caller Name Announcements On or Off

When your phone stays silent on incoming calls instead of announcing who is calling, the Read caller names aloud option is probably turned off or set up the wrong way. This feature runs on text-to-speech, so the speed and pitch of the announcement depend on your voice output settings as well. Some users want it disabled instead, because it interrupts music or reads out numbers that are not saved as contacts.

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Read caller names aloud only works for numbers already saved in your contacts. The phone uses text-to-speech to say the contact name out loud while the call is ringing, instead of just playing the ringtone.

Because it relies on text-to-speech, the speaking speed and pitch are controlled by your general voice output settings, not by this switch alone. If the announcement sounds too fast, too slow, or oddly pitched, check your text-to-speech settings separately.

To turn the feature on or off, follow this path:

Tap on PhoneOpen the MenuTap on SettingsTap on Answering and ending callsEnable or disable Read caller names aloud

Turn it off if the spoken name interrupts music, video playback, or feels disruptive in quiet environments. Keep it on if you often have your phone in a bag or another room and rely on audio cues to know who is calling.

Unsaved numbers are never read aloud, since there is no contact name to speak. The setting also has no effect on how calls from unknown numbers are handled otherwise.

Frequently asked questions

This only works when the number is saved as a contact with a name. Unsaved or unknown numbers are never announced, even with Read caller names aloud turned on.

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