You can call up an advanced AI helper if you say “Hey Siri” to your iPhone.

It can listen to you and help you do what you want, but sometimes Siri Suggestions can be annoying.

We usually have two solutions for this kind of annoying thing: while we already talked about how to remove Siri Suggestions a couple of weeks ago, today we’re going to tell you about the other method – how to turn off Siri Suggestions.

Turning off Siri Suggestions is more flexible than directly removing it, just in case you need to reboot the feature someday.

So, how to turn off Siri Suggestions on your iPhone? If you don’t know, here are the easiest steps to turn off Siri Suggestions and Siri! Join me and do it!

How to Turn off Siri Suggestions Completely on iPhone?

Siri Suggestions will tell users to open certain apps based on where they are and how often they use them.

For example, if I open Instagram every day around 9 am, Instagram will appear in Siri suggestions at that time.

But Siri doesn’t always understand what people want, which can be annoying.

So, here’s how to turn off Siri Suggestions completely on your iPhone:

Step 1: Go to [Settings].

Step 2: Find [Siri ＆ Search].

Tip: This option is usually between “General” and “Control Center.”

Step 3: Turn off Siri Suggestions

In the “Siri ＆ Search” option, you’ll see a switch called “Siri Suggestions.” Just turn it off. In this way, Siri will no longer give you suggestions.

How to Turn off Siri Suggestions for Specific Apps?

Well, what if you just want to turn off suggestions for specific apps? Well, there’s a way to do it, too:

Step 1: Tap [Settings] on your iPhone

Step 2: Find the [Siri ＆ Search], scroll down, then select an app.

Step 3: Turn settings on or off.

You can turn off as many apps as you want and then repeat the steps above for each app you want to restrict.

How to Turn Off Siri Suggestions Widget on iPhone？

By default, Apple’s Siri App Suggestions opening, as shown on the negative screen.

Some users want a simpler interface, like “I just want to see the weather forecast.” If that’s you, you can turn off Siri Suggestions Widget. Here’s how to do it;

Step 1: Swipe the phone to the left of the negative screen.
Slide the phone screen to the first page, then keep sliding it to the left until you can’t slide it anymore and can see a negative screen.

Step 2: Tap [Edit] that looks like the picture below.

Step 3: Find the [Siri App Suggestion] and remove it.

Tip: If the option has a green plus sign next to it, Siri Suggestions is turned off.

When we return to the desktop and look at the Siri App Suggestions, they are gone.

How to Turn off Siri on iPhone?

You can turn off Siri completely so that it doesn’t respond to “Hey Siri” and can’t be turned on by pressing the side button on your phone:

1.Via “Settings”

Step 1: Go to [Settings].

Step 2: Select [Siri and Search].

Step 3: Select [Turn off Siri].

In this way, Siri is disabled.

2. Via “Siri Settings”

Step 1: Wake up Siri. You can say, “Hey, Siri!”

Step 2: Say the command “Turn off Siri.”

Siri will prompt, “Are you sure to turn off Siri?” “select “Turn off Siri.”

3. Via “General”

Step 1: Find [Settings] and tap [General].

Step 2: Select [Accessibility].

Step 3: Select [Siri].

Step 4: Turn on the [Turn off Siri] option.

These are the three ways to turn off Siri on your iPhone. You can pick the way that works best for you. You can repeat the same steps if you want to turn on Siri.

ChatGPT vs. Siri: Which one is better?

Both ChatGPT and Siri are good examples of artificial intelligence technology, and they are also very good voice helpers. But they are not the same.

● ChatGPT: How well it understands and analyzes human conversation.

The voice assistant can have long conversations with the user and deal with problems very smartly. ChatGPT does a good job with both text chat and live chat.

For example, if a user’s language is hard to understand, ChatGPT can ask them questions to figure out what they want. Because of this, ChatGPT feels more personal to the user, and its replies are easier to understand.

● Siri: Professional and easy to use.

Siri is a voice helper that Apple made. It works well with both iOS and MacOS. Users can talk to Siri or use different iPhone, iPad, or Mac features.

Siri is great at shopping, navigation, the weather, and more. As a voice assistant meant to make things easier for the user, Siri’s intelligence needs to improve.

Conclusion:

Siri and ChatGPT have different jobs, goals, ways of working, and ways of responding.

Siri is the Holy Grail for Apple users because it can do everything you ask and do simple jobs independently.

But you can’t have long talks with Siri and get detailed answers, which is where ChatGPT comes in.

So why compare them when you can use both of them to make your life easier?

No More “Hey Siri”! Trigger Command Changed to “Siri”！

At this year’s WWDC 2023 development conference, Apple announced that Siri’s command has changed from “Hey Siri” to “Siri.”

Even though this change seems small, it is a hard technical task that needs a lot of AI training and basic engineering work.

Before Apple, Amazon changed “Hey Alexa” to “Alexa” as the trigger command for its smart voice helper.

In 2018, Microsoft changed “Hey Cortana” to “Cortana” as its wake word.

If Apple’s intelligent voice assistant Siri can get the trigger word down to just “Siri,” it will be even better.

From the user’s point of view, the trigger command for the voice assistant is simpler and, in some ways, easier to use. But from the time before Apple got rid of the “Home” key and a number of other changes, whether it will win over users remains to be seen.

The End

Whether or not you turn off Siri suggestions, Siri is one of the best ways to make Apple devices even more fun and easy to use.
But everyone has their own opinions, so Siri gets a lot of criticism, which is fair.