diff --git a/VoiceInk/Views/Settings/SettingsView.swift b/VoiceInk/Views/Settings/SettingsView.swift
index 0a7a11b..41a1efd 100644
--- a/VoiceInk/Views/Settings/SettingsView.swift
+++ b/VoiceInk/Views/Settings/SettingsView.swift
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
     @ObservedObject private var playbackController = PlaybackController.shared
     @AppStorage("hasCompletedOnboarding") private var hasCompletedOnboarding = true
     @AppStorage("autoUpdateCheck") private var autoUpdateCheck = true
+    @AppStorage("enableAnnouncements") private var enableAnnouncements = true
     @State private var showResetOnboardingAlert = false
     @State private var currentShortcut = KeyboardShortcuts.getShortcut(for: .toggleMiniRecorder)
     @State private var isCustomCancelEnabled = false
@@ -297,6 +298,16 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
                                 updaterViewModel.toggleAutoUpdates(newValue)
                             }
                         
+                        Toggle("Show app announcements", isOn: $enableAnnouncements)
+                            .toggleStyle(.switch)
+                            .onChange(of: enableAnnouncements) { _, newValue in
+                                if newValue {
+                                    AnnouncementsService.shared.start()
+                                } else {
+                                    AnnouncementsService.shared.stop()
+                                }
+                            }
+                        
                         Button("Check for Updates Now") {
                             updaterViewModel.checkForUpdates()
                         }
diff --git a/VoiceInk/VoiceInk.swift b/VoiceInk/VoiceInk.swift
index af22cfd..6df9cce 100644
--- a/VoiceInk/VoiceInk.swift
+++ b/VoiceInk/VoiceInk.swift
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ struct VoiceInkApp: App {
     @StateObject private var enhancementService: AIEnhancementService
     @StateObject private var activeWindowService = ActiveWindowService.shared
     @AppStorage("hasCompletedOnboarding") private var hasCompletedOnboarding = false
+    @AppStorage("enableAnnouncements") private var enableAnnouncements = true
     
     // Audio cleanup manager for automatic deletion of old audio files
     private let audioCleanupManager = AudioCleanupManager.shared
@@ -105,7 +106,9 @@ struct VoiceInkApp: App {
                     .modelContainer(container)
                     .onAppear {
                         updaterViewModel.silentlyCheckForUpdates()
-                        AnnouncementsService.shared.start()
+                        if enableAnnouncements {
+                            AnnouncementsService.shared.start()
+                        }
                         
                         // Start the transcription auto-cleanup service (handles immediate and scheduled transcript deletion)
                         transcriptionAutoCleanupService.startMonitoring(modelContext: container.mainContext)