Use Announce Notifications You can also choose which notifications Siri reads: On your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings > Notifications > Announce Notifications. Tap Messages. Select either Time Sensitive and Direct Messages or All Notifications.
With this feature turned on, Siri announces incoming notifications from apps such as Messages and Reminders, and from supported third-party apps. Siri reads your incoming notifications out loud when your headphones are connected to your iPhone or iPad, you're wearing them, and your device is locked.
Apple's new iOS 13 update, which will roll out to iPhones this fall, lets you set up Siri to automatically read your your text messages through your AirPods. That means you don't have to pull out your phone to check your messages while you're walking around a city during your morning commute.
If you don't hear Siri announcements Make sure that you're using a compatible device. Make sure that your AirPods or your compatible Beats headphones are paired to your device in Settings > Bluetooth. Go to Settings > Notifications > Announce Notifications and make sure that Announce Notifications is turned on.
And best of all, you can also respond to those same texts–all without ever having to reach for your iPhone or type in some characters. Siri does all the work transcribing for you! Check that your AirPods or Beats support this feature–must have Apple's H1 chip so first-generation AirPods with the W1 chip don't work!
To have Siri read your text messages automatically, you'll need to be wearing second-generation AirPods, AirPods Pro, Powerbeats Pro, or Beats Solo Pro headphones. To set up the feature, go to your iPhone's Settings, then tap Notifications and toggle on Announce Messages with Siri.
How to set up Siri to read your texts through your AirPods
How to set up Siri to read your texts through your AirPods
On the phone go to Settings > Notifications > Messages, then under Options find Show Preview. Mostlikly that option is set to When Unlocked (Default) or Never. Change it to Always. Lock your phone, then say “Hey Siri, read me my messages,” to test.
Stop using Siri to read a message
Step 1: To have Siri automatically read your incoming messages, begin by opening the Settings app on your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. If you're running iOS 14 (or later), go next to Notifications, or go to Siri & Search if you're running iOS 13. Step 2: Either way, tap Announce Messages with Siri next.
You can also choose which notifications Siri reads:
Tap to enable the Announce Notifications toggle. Now Siri will automatically read out your messages and notifications! If the option to have Siri read your messages through your compatible earbuds is not available, then you may need to unpair and re-pair your earbuds.