Stop GS3 from talking to me

**ShaggyKids** · 08-19-2012, 12:55 PM

For some reason my phone has started talking to me. When I open a folder it says 'folder is open' when I close a folder it says 'folder is closed.' I have checked the accessibility options and this talking to me thing is not enabled. Does anyone know how to make it stop?

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**GTS21** · 08-19-2012, 05:22 PM

Is it set to driving mode?

**kcalmol** · 08-19-2012, 06:15 PM

Go into app manager, all, and disable both Google and Samsung text to speech. It's a bug that occurs when you have another app, NoLed in my case, under accessibility.

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**ShaggyKids** · 08-20-2012, 02:13 PM

Okay I screwed this up. I was reading your post on my nexus 7 and without thinking went into the apps manager and disabled Google text to speech. Now it's gone off the list and I don't know how to get back. I'm afraid to try it on my phone until I know how to get it back.

Also if I do this will Google Now and other text to speech apps still work?

**ShaggyKids** · 08-20-2012, 02:16 PM

Originally Posted by GTS21

Is it set to driving mode?

I don't think so. I didn't set it that way anyway but I can't find where to turn it on or off either.

**NotJustAPhone** · 08-20-2012, 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by debsdroid

Okay I screwed this up. I was reading your post on my nexus 7 and without thinking went into the apps manager and disabled Google text to speech. Now it's gone off the list and I don't know how to get back. I'm afraid to try it on my phone until I know how to get it back.

Also if I do this will Google Now and other text to speech apps still work?

Disabled apps get moved to the bottom of the app list. Scroll down and it will be there.

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**cnlson** · 08-20-2012, 06:04 PM

Driving mode. Open notification and swipe the toggles to the right

**karsdroid** · 08-20-2012, 08:08 PM

I bet cnlson is correct....my mom had this problem with hers and I finally figured out the driving mode had been accidentally toggled as she learned her way around the phone.

**ShaggyKids** · 08-21-2012, 01:36 PM

Originally Posted by cnlson

Driving mode. Open notification and swipe the toggles to the right

Driving mode was sent to OFF.

**ShaggyKids** · 08-21-2012, 01:46 PM

Originally Posted by kcalmol

Go into app manager, all, and disable both Google and Samsung text to speech. It's a bug that occurs when you have another app, NoLed in my case, under accessibility.

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Found thes and disabled them. Tested and the problem seems to be gone. Re-enabled them, tested, problem still seems to be solved. I

Thank you for your help.

**Bluenova1914#IM** · 08-26-2012, 12:58 AM

If you have light flow app delete it. I know it sounds crazy but trust me. It will stop it.

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**Nooblet** · 10-17-2012, 10:17 AM

I have this same issue but I think I diagnosed it differently. I have an app called "Missed Message Flasher free" that I had just enabled under Accessibility settings. When it is enabled the GS has voice output such as "folder open" but has no voice output when I disable "Missed Message Flasher". I really need that app enabled. Any ideas how to get around this? Sounds like a bug in the OS. I used this same app on my Droid Charge without any problems.

**kaio** · 10-17-2012, 01:26 PM

Light Flow or some other app has turned on some Accessibility options. Try disabling Power Controls.

Settings > Accessibility > Power Controls > turn Power Controls OFF

From the AT&T S3 Forum: "Folder is Open" Notification

**jp67** · 11-02-2012, 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by Bluenova1914

If you have light flow app delete it. I know it sounds crazy but trust me. It will stop it.

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Holy hell this worked! thank you so much

**Erika Villegas** · 12-05-2012, 01:15 AM

Thanks a bunch that was soo annoying

**phrozen1** · 12-16-2012, 09:27 AM

Thank you bluenova1814 it was the lightflow app. Deleted that & the voices stopped. 1000 Thanks to you.

**kicko** · 12-17-2012, 10:46 AM

I had the same issue when i enabled the app missed it. for the notification badges to work it needs to be enabled in Accessibility - which is fine if your using a 3rd party launcher but back on touchwiz it will give you the "folder open/closed" routine. Simply go into Accessibility and uncheck the app enabled.

**Jason Annand** · 12-24-2012, 04:31 PM

Cheers buddy, this helped with my wifes new samsung also....

**Alisa Fullerton** · 03-14-2013, 09:44 AM

great info that was on point for the galaxy s3 thank you all the others didnt work

**patience01** · 04-05-2013, 07:26 PM

Yes, once I turned off the driving mode, the talking stopped.

**darkstarx** · 05-07-2013, 10:22 PM

Its a long running Samsung problem. Developers have been complaining. It does it with my Pebble watch app too.

**Raakaysh Shukla** · 05-10-2013, 04:36 AM

Originally Posted by ShaggyKids

For some reason my phone has started talking to me. When I open a folder it says 'folder is open' when I close a folder it says 'folder is closed.' I have checked the accessibility options and this talking to me thing is not enabled. Does anyone know how to make it stop?

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Here is another solution to turn off talkback:

**SweetSaudade** · 05-10-2013, 09:21 PM

I noticed this problem for the first time yesterday. I also have Light Flow. Did a bunch of reading last night and tried several fixes, the only thing that worked included disabling Google's Text to Speech and Samsung's Text to Speech. I really hated doing that because I don't know if I will need them again at some point.. Did not want to uninstall Light Flow so I figured the sacrifice was worth it. Well, just a few mins ago I got an alert on my phone that there was an update for Light Flow - for the talking folder issue..... Grrrr.. I updated, now I have to figure out how to get back the Text to Speech stuff..