Since the iOS 17 update, speak screen accessibility function does not work properly

Since the iOS 17 update, speak screen accessibility function does not work properly. It skips words or entire sentences. Selecting text and choosing ‘speak’ presents a similar issue as it tends to only read a part of the selected text before stoping.

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iPhone 13, iOS 17

Posted on Nov 23, 2023 7:26 AM

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Jul 19, 2024 2:34 PM in response to WillRS67

I’ve had the same issue, it skips entire paragraphs or simply stops.

Reseting all settings doesn’t fix the problem, nor even restoring with a backup.

Any suggestions about how to cure this? It’s so frustrating

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Since the iOS 17 update, speak screen accessibility function does not work properly

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