Why your Samsung alarm reads news or weather aloud

Check whether it is a Bixby alarm

Samsung describes Bixby alarm as music accompanied by spoken time, weather and news. To inspect the choice, open Clock → Alarm, select the affected alarm and open Alarm sound. Check whether Bixby alarm is selected.

Samsung says availability depends on the device, carrier and software, and that Bixby Voice is required. The absence of that choice on another Galaxy phone does not establish a fault.

Choose a regular alarm sound instead

1. In that alarm’s sound options, choose an available regular tone instead of Bixby alarm.
2. Set a comfortable alarm volume and save the change.
3. Keep the intended time, repeating days and enabled state. Check each alarm you want to change rather than assuming one edit applies to the entire list.

This changes the selected alarm’s sound. You do not need to delete the alarm or change your incoming-call ringtone to replace its briefing. For choosing a personal audio file, follow the custom alarm sound guide.

Why does the voice disappear after snoozing?

Samsung specifically notes that snoozing a Bixby alarm can make the usual alarm tone play on the next alert. Compare the first alarm with its snoozed repeat before concluding that your chosen audio file has changed.

What if it only says the time or alarm name?

Speech by itself is not enough to identify the cause. Note whether you hear a news or weather briefing, a short time announcement, or a notification spoken through headphones. Check the sound options actually shown for the affected alarm.

This guide covers the documented Bixby briefing. It does not promise the same speech controls on every Clock version or diagnose headphone announcements. Avoid disabling accessibility features or resetting all sound settings just to experiment with one alarm.

Test the changed alarm

As a practical check, set a temporary alarm a few minutes ahead with the chosen regular tone. Listen to its first alert, then test its snoozed repeat if you use snooze. Keep the same phone and accessory setup where you noticed the speech. This is a suggested diagnostic, not a device test we performed.

If speech remains, write down the words, when they occur, the selected alarm sound and whether headphones are connected. That information helps Samsung support distinguish a briefing from another spoken alert. Remove the temporary alarm afterward. If the alarm becomes completely quiet, use the separate Samsung silent-alarm checks.

Find a different sound once the setting is right

You can explore sounds in Ringy after resolving the alarm setting. Available access and export tools vary; choosing a call ringtone does not automatically assign it to Clock. Use the linked alarm guide to complete that separate step.

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