As helpful as Siri is, there may be times when you want to disable it on your device. You might have privacy concerns or use several Apple devices in proximity, so you don’t need Siri to react to all of them.
You may not be aware that turning off “Ask Siri” doesn’t disable all of your device’s voice-enabled features or prevent Siri from making app suggestions based on the usage of your device.
So as well as turning off Siri, you may also want to toggle off Siri Suggestions and dictation.
In this article, we show you the following:
- How to turn off Siri on an iPhone and iPad.
- How to turn off Siri Suggestions on an iPhone and iPad.
- How to turn off Dictation on an iPhone and iPad.
- How to turn off Siri on a Mac.
- How to turn off Siri Suggestions on a Mac.
- How to turn off Dictation on a Mac.
- How to turn off Siri on an Apple Watch.
- How to turn off Dictation on an Apple Watch.
Note: Once Siri is turned off, you won’t be able to use voice dialing or voice control. This will prevent you from being able to perform dictation, translate phrases into other languages, or trigger shortcuts.
How to turn off Siri on an iPhone and iPad
To disable Siri on an iPhone and iPad:
- Open Settings and scroll down to Siri & Search.
- Toggle off Listen for “Hey Siri”.
- Toggle off Press Side Button for Siri.
- Tap on Stop Using Siri and Turn Off Siri when prompted.
How to turn off Siri Suggestions on an iPhone and iPad
If you no longer wish to use Siri Suggestions:
- Open Settings and scroll down to Siri & Search.
- Toggle off all of the options under Before Searching, Content from Apple and Suggestions from Apple.
How to remove the Siri Suggestions Widget from the Today view
You might see Siri attempting to provide app recommendations on your Today View screen. Follow these steps to remove the Siri Suggestions widget:
- From your Home Screen, swipe right until you see the Today View.
- Scroll to the bottom and tap Edit.
- The widgets will start wobbling on the screen. Tap the minus button next to the Siri Suggestions widget, then choose Remove.
How to remove the Siri Suggestions widget from your Home Screen
To remove the Siri Suggestions widget from your Home Screen:
- On your Home Screen, touch and hold an empty area until the apps start wobbling.
- Tap the minus button next to the Siri Suggestions widget, then select Remove.
How to turn off Dictation on an iPhone and iPad
To turn off dictation on your iPhone and iPad:
- Go to Settings > General > Keyboard.
- Scroll down and toggle off Enable Dictation.
- Tap Turn Off Dictation to confirm.
Once you’ve followed the steps above, you should clear your information from Apple’s servers as described in this article.
How to turn off Siri on a Mac
To disable Siri on a Mac:
- Open System Settings on your Mac.
- Scroll down and select Siri & Spotlight.
- Toggle off the Ask Siri checkbox.
How to turn off Siri Suggestions on a Mac
Turning off Siri Suggestions on a Mac is relatively straightforward:
- From the Apple menu, select System Settings.
- Select the Siri & Spotlight settings pane.
- Click on the Siri Suggestions & Privacy button.
- Select apps from the left-hand column and uncheck Learn from this application.
- Press Done when finished.
How to turn off Dictation on a Mac
Like Siri on iOS, disabling Siri on a Mac doesn’t automatically switch off all voice services. Dictation will still be available even if Siri is disabled. To turn off dictation:
- Open System Settings.
- Choose Keyboard.
- Select the Dictation tab and toggle the feature off.
Once you’ve followed the steps above, you should clear your information from Apple’s servers as described in this article.
How to turn off Siri on an Apple Watch
You can turn Siri off on your Apple Watch or by using the Watch app on your iPhone.
To turn off Siri on your Apple Watch:
- Open Settings:
- Tap Siri.
- Toggle off Listen for “Hey Siri”.
- Toggle off Raise to Speak.
- Toggle off Press Digital Crown.
- Tap Turn Off Siri when prompted.
To disable Siri on your Apple Watch using your iPhone:
- Open the Watch App on your iPhone:
- Scroll down and tap Siri.
- Toggle off Listen for “Hey Siri”.
- Toggle off Raise to Speak.
- Toggle off Press Digital Crown.
- Tap Turn Off Siri when prompted.
When you turn off Siri on the Apple Watch, it does not disable Dictation. You must also turn off dictation if you wish to disable all Siri services.
- Open Settings on your Apple Watch.
- Tap General.
- Tap Dictation.
- Toggle off Dictation.
- Tap Turn Off Dictation when prompted.
