I have reported this bug on multiple macOS version and it never gets fixed, so I am posting it here in hopes someone at Apple will see this and fix the issue. I use voice control extensively (in fact, it is THE reason I use Macs. I am an amputee, and voice control makes life much easier and there is nothing even close on Windows (or Linux, but Linux is barely usable for people with with two arms)). Voice control has a setting to have a screen overlay numbers, names, or a grid, to help indicate what item you're referring to. There is an option to have no overlay. However, even when overlay is set to None, the numbers overlay still appears on screen, even when I haven't triggered something by voice. If I right click on the desktop, for example, the numbers appear on the menu. This bug has been in macOS for as long as I can remember. I really hope someone at Apple can fix this. There are quite a few other bugs I've reported with Feedback assistant over the years that go unfixed, this is one of the more annoying ones.
Numbers overlay for voice control shown even when set to none
Hi, thank you for reporting this issue! Could you please attach the Feedback Assistant report ID for this bug (and the other bugs as well if you can)? That will help us ensure we're prioritizing the right issues!
Sorry for the delay in responding to this. Here are a few bug reports that have gotten no attention. All are macOS 26 bugs (the one with iPhone in the title affects macOS and iOS). I have just now gone through to confirm that each are happening consistently on 26.3. Many have been around since 26.0. Several say "Recent Similar Reports: More than 10". The last one is a feature suggestion. Thank you for looking into these, especially the first two.
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FB20813399 -- "Keyboard Shortcuts' "Restore Defaults" button should read "Restore Default""
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FB20875564 -- "Record Selection Menu Bar Icon does not return to default state after Esc is pressed"
FB21027484 -- "Preview window opens too small for image"
FB21104418 -- "contactsd log spam"
FB21287983 -- "Stacks in Dock do not show customised folder icons"
FB21356074 -- "macOS Updates reset menu bar clock settings"
FB21359414 -- "Free disk space inconsistent"
FB21533508 -- "High power mode never registers"
FB21682806 -- "Voice control notification bubble displays white text on the white background"
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FB20933504 -- "Allow reordering of System Setting panes, and prefpane aliases" (feature suggestion, not bug)