How to Turn Off Siri Suggestions

Why You Might Want to Turn Off Siri Suggestions

Siri Suggestions is a feature that uses machine learning to anticipate what you might want to do next and offers suggestions on your device’s lock screen, search bar, and more. While this feature can be helpful, it can also be annoying or intrusive to some users. For example, Siri Suggestions may recommend apps or actions that you have no interest in, or it may display sensitive information that you would rather keep private. Additionally, Siri Suggestions can use up battery life and data if it’s constantly running in the background. If you’re finding Siri Suggestions more of a nuisance than a benefit, it may be time to turn it off.

How to Turn Off Siri Suggestions on an iPhone or iPad

If you’re using an iPhone or iPad and want to turn off Siri Suggestions, follow these steps:

1. Go to Settings on your device.
2. Tap Siri & Search.
3. Scroll down to Siri Suggestions and toggle off the switches for the following options:
   • Suggestions in Search
   • Suggestions in Look Up
   • Suggestions on Lock Screen
   • Suggestions in Today View
4. If you want to turn off app suggestions altogether, toggle off the switch for Suggestions in App.
5. If you want to clear your Siri Suggestions history, scroll down to Siri & Dictation History and tap Clear Siri & Dictation History.

Once you’ve made these changes, Siri Suggestions will no longer appear on your device. If you ever change your mind and want to turn the feature back on, simply follow the same steps and toggle the switches back on.

How to Turn Off Siri Suggestions on a Mac

If you’re using a Mac and want to turn off Siri Suggestions, follow these steps:

1. Click on the Apple menu in the top left corner of your screen.
2. Select System Preferences from the drop-down menu.
3. Click on Siri in the System Preferences window.
4. Uncheck the box for Suggestions in Look Up.
5. Uncheck the box for Suggestions on Lock Screen.
6. If you want to clear your Siri Suggestions history, click on Siri History and then click Clear Siri History.

Once you’ve made these changes, Siri Suggestions will no longer appear on your Mac. If you ever change your mind and want to turn the feature back on, simply follow the same steps and check the boxes back on.

How to Turn Off Siri Suggestions for Specific Apps

If you only want to turn off Siri Suggestions for certain apps on your device, you can do so by following these steps:

1. Go to Settings on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Tap Siri & Search.
3. Scroll down to the section called Siri Suggestions.
4. Find the app you want to turn off Siri Suggestions for and tap on it.
5. Toggle off the switch for Suggestions when Using App.

Once you’ve made these changes, Siri Suggestions will no longer appear for that particular app. You can repeat these steps for any other apps you want to turn off Siri Suggestions for. If you ever change your mind and want to turn the feature back on for a specific app, simply follow the same steps and toggle the switch back on.

How to Customize Siri Suggestions to Your Preferences

If you want to customize Siri Suggestions to better suit your preferences, you can do so by following these steps:

1. Go to Settings on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Tap Siri & Search.
3. Scroll down to the section called Siri Suggestions.
4. Find the option called Learn from this App and toggle it on or off depending on whether you want Siri to learn from that app.
5. If you want to add or remove apps from the Siri Suggestions list, tap on the Edit button in the top right corner and then toggle the switches for each app on or off as desired.
6. If you want to reset Siri Suggestions altogether, scroll down to Siri & Dictation History and tap Clear Siri & Dictation History.

Once you’ve made these changes, Siri Suggestions will be customized to your preferences. You can add or remove apps, turn on or off the Learn from this App feature, and reset the Siri Suggestions history at any time.