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Excellserv
Newbie

How do I remove this electronic voice on my device

A new electronic voice has begun on my Roku device………I HATE it and want it off.

I might have to discontinue service 

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andyross
Roku Guru

Re: How do I remove this electronic voice on my device

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Shayski
Reel Rookie

Re: How do I remove this electronic voice on my device

Go to settings on the Roku go to screen reader look to right click off

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Boz
Roku Guru

Re: How do I remove this electronic voice on my device


@Excellserv wrote:

A new electronic voice has begun on my Roku device………I HATE it and want it off.

I might have to discontinue service 


Wow! SO aggressive, for something that you or somebody using your device has turned on...

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Shayski
Reel Rookie

Re: How do I remove this electronic voice on my device

Go to settings on Roku go down to screen reader and go to right side and click OFF hope this helps

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makaiguy
Community Streaming Expert

Re: How do I remove this electronic voice on my device

There are two separate systems that can produce voices overlaying the audio.

Voice announcement of Roku menus, button presses, etc.
A feature called Screen Reader (renamed from Audio Guide in Roku version 10.5) announces where you are in the Roku menus for the benefit of the visually impaired. At some point you may have hit the * key on your Roku remote four times in a short period of time. This is a shortcut that toggles the Screen Reader / Audio Guide feature on and off, so four quick presses of the * key should toggle the this feature back off.

To deactivate the four-* trigger shortcut altogether use menu path Settings > Accessibility > Shortcut (in the Screen Reader or Audio Guide section) > Disabled

Wrong language or verbal description of action on screen when watching program
Some programs contain multiple audio tracks that can be selected, such as different languages or verbal action descriptions for the visually impaired.

The Roku default method of accessing your choice of audio track is to press the * key on your Roku remote while viewing the program and examining the options presented. 

But more and more channels are not using the Roku default but substituting their own method of access -- I'm guessing this is so they will have consistent controls with versions of their app running on platforms other than Roku.  Often these options are accessed by pressing the up and/or down cursor control keys while viewing the program to pop the channel's own control options on the screen.

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