Homepod touch interface is now causing homepod to speak its commands - how to turn off?

My Homepod (original) has started doing this weird thing where it 'says' the thing when you use the touch controls in a robotic (non Siri) voice. It says 'play' or 'pause' or 'increase volume' or 'decrease volume'. I thought maybe it was some accessibility feature but I haven't changed anything and can't find a setting about this.


Same thing happened to mine after the latest update. You can fix it by toggling Voiceover on and off under the Homepod settings in the Home app.