Siri is a very helpful feature that can be used to perform a variety of tasks, such as checking the weather or calling someone. However, it can be very irritating if you find yourself accidentally activating the voice assistant all the time.
Fortunately, it’s quite easy to turn off voice assistant on your iPhone. You can do this through the settings menu or by using a passcode.
Press and Hold to Speak
Voice control is a useful feature on iPhones that makes it easy to compose an Email, text, call or facetime someone by simply speaking. It also helps you with traffic alerts, reminders, and other smart features. However, some people may not like the feature, and want to turn it off.
Whether you have an iPhone 8 and earlier or an iPhone X and later, the process to turn off voice assistant is pretty much the same. You can do it on the “Accessibility” menu or by accessing “Settings” and double-tapping the app icon.
Once you have accessed the “Accessibility” menu, scroll down to look for the “Side Button” option and tap it. Under “Press and hold to speak,” you’ll have the option to select whether pressing and holding the home button activates Siri or Voice Control or does nothing at all.
You can disable the feature if you don’t use Siri or you’re not fond of it, but you might need to keep it on if you have a hearing disability or other reason that requires you to speak into your phone. It’s also possible to use a headset for voice dialing, so you don’t have to press the home button when you need to make a call.
If you want to prevent your iPhone from automatically activating the voice assistant, set up a passcode on your device. It will ensure that Siri doesn’t work on your device when you don’t have it on, and can help to prevent accidental ‘pocket’ voice dialing while in your pocket or bag.
As for Siri, it’s possible to turn it off by locating the “Settings” app icon on your iPhone’s home screen and pressing it. Once you have accessed the “Settings” menu, click “Accessibility.”
On iPhones with Face ID, the Voice Assistant can also be disabled based on your current attention. This means that if you’re not looking at your display, Siri won’t be listening to you. This is great for those who have hearing disabilities, but it can also be a nuisance when you’re not in the mood to chat with your iPhone’s virtual assistant.
Side Button
If you have an iPhone, you may occasionally want to turn off voice assistant, particularly if you’re using it on a busy day. Thankfully, it’s very easy to do.
You can even customize what commands Siri or Voice Control will respond to, including whether you’ll need to confirm each command, and how it’ll be displayed (Figure G). In addition to turning off any commands that you don’t use often, you can also opt to show visual confirmation, a sound, a grid with names or numbers, and more.
In addition, you can prevent the Side button from accidentally hanging up calls. Apple’s built this feature into iOS 16 so that pressing the Side button on your phone amid a call won’t cause it to automatically end the call and interrupt the conversation.
To disable the Side button from hanging up calls, you’ll need to go into Settings and then Accessibility. From there, scroll down to the “Side Button” option and tap it.
Then, under “Press and hold to speak,” you can select either whether pressing and holding the Home button activates Siri or Voice Control or does nothing at all. Once you’ve selected your desired option, click on “Off” and a check mark should appear.
Another way to disable Voice Control is by triple-clicking the Side button on your device. If you’ve set up Accessibility shortcuts, this will open a menu that will show all the options you have enabled for this feature. From there, you can choose to enable or disable Voice Control and other Accessibility features.
If you’d like to enable Voice Control again, go into the Settings menu and toggle it back on (Figure H). Once it’s on again, you can customize how it responds to voice commands, including whether or not it needs to confirm each command. You can also opt to have it wake up when you look at your phone or go to sleep when you look away.
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Home Button
If you’re tired of pressing and holding the home button to launch Siri or Voice Control, it’s easy to turn off this feature. The process is a simple one, and it won’t interfere with your device’s operation. In addition, it’s easy to reactivate this feature later if you decide that you want to use either of these features again.
You can disable the iPhone’s voice assistant by using the Settings app. Alternatively, you can also use a passcode to keep this function from popping up when you press and hold the home button.
Apple’s Siri is a voice assistant that can help you do almost anything on your iOS-powered iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. You can customize what commands the voice assistant will respond to, and you can even set it to require confirmation before responding to certain commands.
When you first activate voice control, a grid of commands appears across the screen. You can tap any of these commands to see what they do, and you can also change the language your phone uses for these commands if needed.
If you don’t want to use any of these commands, you can disable them by going to the Accessibility menu in the Settings app and clicking so that a check mark appears next to the option you’re interested in. When you want to reactivate the command again, simply enter this same menu and click so that a check mark appears next to it again.
On an iPhone X or later, you can disable Classic Voice Control by tapping Siri instead. You can also disable Siri by tapping Off.
In the case of an older model, you can prevent Classic Voice Control and Siri from responding when you press and hold the Side button by going to Settings > Accessibility and tapping Side Button.
The same process applies to the Home button on an older model. The only difference is that the Home button on these older models is located below the screen, not above it. If your Home button is damaged, broken, or jammed, it’s possible to fix this problem by taking your iPhone into a Genius Bar.
Settings
If you are not happy with the voice control feature on your iPhone, there is an easy way to turn it off. This can save your phone from making accidental calls and interrupting other activities, as well as protecting your privacy.
To do this, you need to access the Settings app. This is a standard app that comes with the iPhone operating system and can be found on your device’s home screen.
Once you are in the app, you can adjust all kinds of preferences for your iPhone. You can adjust your ringtone, text tone, voicemail, calendar alerts and more. You can also change your screen brightness and set pictures as wallpapers.
When you first turn on voice activation, your phone will automatically start listening for your commands whenever you say “Hey Siri.” If you don’t use this feature often, you can choose to disable it in the settings.
You can do this by opening the Settings app and tapping on the “Accessibility” menu. This will open a screen that is different depending on your model of iPhone.
In this screen, locate the “Side Button” or “Home Button” option and tap it. On the “Side Button” option, look for the section labeled “Press and Hold to Speak.”
If you want to prevent Siri from responding when you press the Side or Home button, you can do so by selecting the “Off” option under that section. After that, you should exit the Settings app.
This will stop Siri from triggering when you press and hold the Side or Home button, so you won’t need to worry about this annoying feature. If you do decide to turn it back on, you can easily do so by repeating this process.
The voice assistant can be useful when you are trying to make calls, play music or pause it, but it can also trigger unexpected things when you are doing other things on your iPhone. That is why it is important to learn how to turn off the voice assistant on your iPhone.
There are several ways to do this, including disabling Google Assistant and changing the Home button’s settings. However, it’s important to note that the names of these options will vary depending on your version of the iPhone operating system.
