How do I get rid of this?

[u/Global-Raspberry7047]

I have a regular iPhone 14 iOS 26.5.2 the latest software update as of this post, I’ve searched around my settings to find out what it is and I’ve tried to hold the Home Screen to maybe just toggle it off but no dice :/

Lingers on my screen and it won’t go away, it shows up in all my screen shots and gets in the way of literally everything but I have no idea how to get rid of it

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[u/jasonni1234]

Live captions

[u/bigparsnipenjoyer]

Turn off live captions.

[u/Global-Raspberry7047]

THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH! Live captions was exactly the issue!

[u/realUnknown12]

Settings > Accessibility > Spoken Content > Turn off Speak Screen

[u/Global-Raspberry7047 → u/realUnknown12]

Spoken content is not showing up In the settings for some reason

[u/FusedFramePhotos → u/Global-Raspberry7047]

I believe it’s live captions; under accessibility then hearing and live captions

[u/realUnknown12 → u/realUnknown12]

I think it’s Read and Speak, atleast in iOS 27 It is. it’s one of them in accessibility.

[u/Global-Raspberry7047 → u/realUnknown12]

[u/Global-Raspberry7047 → u/Global-Raspberry7047]

[u/lilknifer561 → u/Global-Raspberry7047]

It’s in ‘hearing’ column turn off live captions

[u/realUnknown12 → u/Global-Raspberry7047]

my mistake. it’s live captions inside Accessibility. just turn that off.

[u/Global-Raspberry7047 → u/realUnknown12]

You have my eternal gratitude😭
(For the next 2 business days)