The Voice Assistant is a helpful tool that explains a Samsung device’s many options and menus. When you navigate a new page, Voice Assistant will read your menu selections. You have full control over the voice’s pitch, pace, and tone.
Android’s Screen Reader and Talkback are replicated in Samsung’s TV Voice Assistant. This is a fantastic service if you have poor eyesight and trouble seeing the TV’s menu settings or the names of movies and songs.
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Turning off Voice Assistant on Samsung TV
The Voice Assistant reads off everything selected, which might get annoying if you don’t need to utilize it. So, let’s look into how to turn off voice assistant on your Samsung TV.
Using a Remote Control
You may turn off the Samsung Voice assistant using the volume button on your remote.
- Start up the TV.
- Simply holding down the volume button for a brief amount of time will bring up a voice-activated menu.
- Select the option to disable the voice prompts from the menu.
Turn off Bixby
Disabling the Bixby assistant will also turn off the voice guide, as Samsung’s voice assistant is dependent on it.
Some viewers have claimed that the TV continues to read out the on-screen content even after the voice guide has been off. If you’re having this same issue, you may turn off Bixby by doing the following:
- Use the home button on the TV’s remote to get access to the home menu.
- Go to Settings.
- Go into the Settings Menu. Select the Voice option.
- Select “Bixby Voice Settings” to manage your device’s voice assistant.
- Go to the Privacy submenu in the list on the left.
- To cancel your Bixby subscription, scroll to the bottom of the privacy page and click Leave Bixby.
- On the pop-up menu, select Leave Bixby.
- A pop-up message informs you that doing so would remove all Bixby data from your Samsung account. Click the OK button to continue.
Adjusting Bixby Sensitivity
Bixby is an impressive TV assistant that facilitates access to several features. Consequently, if you turn it off, there is a solution because it responds to your voice even when you are not speaking to it.
To solve this problem, you may adjust Bixby’s sensitivity. Specifically, do the following:
- Start up the TV.
- To access the settings, click the menu button.
- Navigate to General and tap Bixby Voice Settings.
- Set the Voice Sensitivity to its lowest setting.
- It’s also possible to adjust the sensitivity to either medium or high, but the voice assistant will wake up unexpectedly.
Using Voice Command
The Voice Guide may be disabled in the following ways, given your Samsung TV’s remote includes a microphone button:
- Hold down the remote’s microphone button.
- Saying “Voice guide off” or “Turn off Voice guide” will disable the feature.
For 2014-2018 Samsung TVs
Steps were different for these models compared to others.
Follow the steps to turn off the Voice assistant if you have owned a Samsung TV from 2014-2018:
- The TV has to be turned on, and the menu button activated.
- Go to the Accessibility section in the system settings.
- Find Voice Guide in this menu.
- Click the “Voice Guide” option and then “Ok”.
- Turn it off in the new window that opens.
- Now, click on the Ok button.
For 2008-2013 Samsung TVs
To disable Audio Description on a Samsung TV manufactured between 2008 and 2013, follow the steps below:
- Click the Menu button on your Samsung TV remote.
- Using the arrow keys, go to Sound or Sound Mode and confirm with OK.
- Select Audio Language under the Broadcast menu.
- If your Samsung TV supports Audio Description, you’ll notice the “English AD” option when you navigate the settings menu. Audio description is referred to as “AD” in this context.
- By selecting “English only”, Audio Description will be disabled.
On some Samsung TVs, you can toggle Audio Description on or off by pressing and holding the Menu button for a few seconds.
See Also: Fix: Airplay Not Working On Samsung TV
Conclusion
If you have tried everything mentioned above and could not disable the Voice Assistant, see your TV’s handbook or access the manual online by searching for your TV’s model number. If you can’t find the user guide in your house or online, you may try calling Samsung’s customer support department.
Whether you don’t plan on using the Samsung TV’s Voice Assistant feature, you can also check if you can delete the associated app.
Jordan is the Phones Editor for WantedTech, covering all things phone-related. He’s written about phones for over five years and plans to continue for a long while to come. He loves nothing more than relaxing in his home with a book, game, or his latest personal writing project. Jordan likes finding new things to dive into, from books and games to new mechanical keyboard switches and fun keycap sets. Jordan tends to lurk on social media, but you can best reach him on Twitter.
