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Whether at my desk or in the car, it would be great to hear text messages read automatically when they arrive. Picking up the phone while driving is a bad idea and this feature could prevent a lot of car crashes.

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    This is a feature of CarPlay, all messages are read on request. Whilst driving without CarPlay, Driving Mode should be on, preventing any notification. If you have no Bluetooth to connect to in the car, this will not be automatic & you should enable manually.
    – Tetsujin
    Commented Jan 27, 2022 at 19:51

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You need to be using carplay or siri-compatible headphones, but yes.

Settings > Notifications > Announce Notifications

For text messages, siri will announce the message and then ask you if you want to have it read to you.

https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/have-siri-announce-calls-and-notifications-iph838fd6fd4/ios

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  • Thanks so much! This is just what I wanted!
    – T Rowe
    Commented Feb 4, 2022 at 17:49

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