3 Simple Ways to Turn Off Voice Control on Your iPhone

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Disable Siri and Classic Voice Control with this quick guide

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Last Updated: March 23, 2024 Fact Checked

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Disabling Classic Voice Control

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Disabling Siri and Voice Dialing

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The Voice Control feature is activated by holding down the Side or Home button. If your iPhone keeps activating classic Voice Control, you can easily disable it in settings. This is different from the digital assistant, Siri, which can also be turned off. Here's how to turn off Voice Control on your iPhone or iPad.

Quick Steps

Open the Settings app.
Tap Accessibility.
Tap Side Button or Home Button.
Next to Press and hold to speak, tap Off.

Method 1

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Disabling Classic Voice Control

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Open the Settings app. This is the grey cog icon.
- Make sure to update your iPhone.
This will be underneath Home Screen & App Library.

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If you have an iPhone 8 or earlier, tap Home Button instead.
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Tap Off. This is underneath the Press and hold to speak header.
- Classic Voice Control is now disabled.^{[1]
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Disabling Siri and Voice Dialing

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Open the Settings app. This is the grey cog icon.
- Use this method to turn off Siri, Apple's digital assistant, and Voice Dialing.
This is towards the middle of the page.
You can find this at the very top.
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Select Off. There will be a blue checkmark.
- Tap Siri & Search to return to the previous screen.
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Toggle off
"Press Side Button for Siri". This will be underneath Listen for.
- If you have an iPhone 8 or earlier, you'll see 'Press Home for Siri instead.
- The switch will turn grey.
- Tap Settings to return to the previous page.
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Tap Face ID & Passcode. You'll be asked to enter your passcode.
- If you haven't already, set up your Face ID and passcode.
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Toggle off
"Voice Dial". This is in the middle of the page.
- Voice Dial will be disabled.

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Open the Settings menu and select Activator. After jailbreaking, a tweak called Activator is typically installed automatically. This tweak lets you change tons of settings on your iPhone.
- Use this method if your iPhone is jailbroken.
- If you don't have Activator installed, open Cydia and search for it. Click here for more detailed instructions on downloading tweaks from Cydia.
This will allow you to change settings that apply to the phone at all times.
This is underneath Home Button. This is the typical command to initiate Voice Control.
You can find this under the System Actions section. This will disable the Home button from launching Voice Control.

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How do I disable Siri and Voice Control without having to use a passcode lock or fingerprint?

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So I've tried really hard to figure this out. After trial-and-error and online research, I don't think this is possible. I have tried it on so many different types of phones, ranging from iPhone 3GS's to iPhone 6's.

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How do I prevent it from talking when I'm typing?

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You can go to settings and then click on accessibility. The first option should say "Voice Over," and then you would turn off voice over.

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What should I do if my phone is stuck on voice command?

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Try restarting it. If you don't know the "shortcut", hold the power button and home button until you see the apple appear on the screen.

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