All iPhone settings
Settings Pathfinder · iPhone
VoiceOver
Turns on the gesture-based screen reader that describes what is on screen.
In iOS 17
Settings then Accessibility then VoiceOver
“Go to Settings > Accessibility > VoiceOver, then turn VoiceOver on or off.” — Apple User Guide
Where it has lived
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iOS 17 and later
Settings then Accessibility then VoiceOver
Checked against Apple's User Guides from iOS 17 onward. Menus can differ slightly by region, language, model and installed apps.
Sources for this page
Last verified 8 Oct 2026
- 1 Turn on and practice VoiceOver on iPhone - Apple Support support.apple.com · guide for version 17.0
- 1 Turn on and practice VoiceOver on iPhone - Apple Support support.apple.com · guide for version 18.0
- 1 Turn on and practice VoiceOver on iPhone - Apple Support support.apple.com · guide for version 26
- 1 Turn on and practice VoiceOver on iPhone - Apple Support support.apple.com · current guide