You can adjust VoiceOver settings on Apple TV 4K to change the sound of the VoiceOver voice, set navigation preferences, or customize your VoiceOver rotor. There’s also a setting for the VoiceOver speed, and you can choose a different voice or download one if needed. By default, VoiceOver uses your primary language on Apple TV 4K.
- Go to Settings on Apple TV 4K.
- Go to Accessibility > VoiceOver and then adjust any of the settings listed below.
Option Description Navigation Style Choose Follow Focus to ensure that VoiceOver only moves by one item when you swipe. Choose Direct Touch if you want to swipe to scroll several items at a time.
Note: This setting only applies if you’re using VoiceOver in navigation mode.Verbosity Determines how much text is read aloud by VoiceOver.
Turn on Speak Detected Text to allow VoiceOver to read automatically detected text in the focused item.
Select Media Descriptions to choose how closed captions and SDH are output during media playback.Voice Select to choose a different voice for VoiceOver.
Select a voice category from the list, then navigate to a voice and press the Play/Pause button on your remote to hear a preview. Select a voice to use it (or download it if needed).Pronunciations Select to view, edit, and add custom VoiceOver pronunciations. Speech Rate Select to change the VoiceOver speed. Swipe on the clickpad or touch surface to set a new value, then press the Back button or the Menu button on your remote to confirm. Use Pitch Turn on to allow VoiceOver to change pitch while speaking to help distinguish context. Rotor Select to choose which VoiceOver settings to include in the VoiceOver rotor. See Activate VoiceOver rotor controls. Braille Select to adjust braille display settings. See Adjust braille settings. Double-click Timeout Select to determine the speed required to double-click on your remote while VoiceOver is active. Audio Channels Select to choose which audio channels to send VoiceOver audio through.
Note: The primary language you set on Apple TV 4K is the language VoiceOver uses automatically. Change the language for Apple TV 4K, and you may also need to reset the language for VoiceOver and your braille display. For the steps, read our guide, Change the language or region on Apple TV 4K.
Not all features and content are available in all countries or regions or on all Apple TV hardware models.
