How to Turn off Narrator in Minecraft All Platforms

How to Turn off Narrator in Minecraft (All Platforms)

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Accessibility features in games have progressed significantly in recent years – most new games, whether AAA or not, have additional accessibility options for the players that need them to also enjoy the games. One such option was added to Minecraft in Java version 1.12, and a little later in Bedrock edition – the narrator that reads all the text from the game.

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This is a really significant help for visually impaired players who want to play Minecraft, but if you don’t need this option, and it’s on by default, you’re probably wondering how to turn it off. Let’s find out how to turn off the narrator in Minecraft, on all platforms.

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How to Turn off Narrator in Minecraft (All Platforms)

To disable the narrator in Minecraft Xbox or PlayStation versions

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Select Accessibility
  3. Once the menu on the right pops up, you will see the UI Screen Reader option
  4. Toggle UI Screen Reader to OFF

For the PC version to disable the narrator in Minecraft follow the next steps:

  1. Hold CTRL and B keys in Minecraft
  2. Voice and Sound settings will open
  3. There, toggle the narrator to off

And if the narration is enabled on the system level, just hold the Windows button + CTRL + Enter to toggle narration on and off in Windows.

Finally, to turn off the narrator in the Pocket version of Minecraft:

  1. Open Settings
  2. Go to Chat Settings
  3. In the bottom left, there will be a Narrator toggle button
  4. Press it once to disable/enable

That would be all the ways to turn off the narrator in Minecraft on all platforms. Now that you know how to turn it off, you know how to turn it on if someone needs it.

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Nick has been a Prima Games Staff Writer since May 2022, an old-school gamer, and a gamer journalist with over 25 years of expertise. Our resident micro-influencer from Serbia! When he's not driving through Belgrade, he's probably racing in Gran Turismo or Forza, playing some strange JRPG games or just watching pro wrestling.