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Are you tired of seeing suggested apps, contacts, websites, or other actions when you search for something? This wikiHow guide teaches you how to stop seeing search suggestions from Siri when using the Search feature on your iPhone or iPad, plus how to remove search suggestions and suggested websites from the Safari web browser.
Quick Steps
- Open Settings.
- Tap Search.
- Turn off "Show Recent Searches" and "Show Related Content."
- Return to Settings and tap Siri (or Apple Intelligence & Siri).
- Toggle off the options under "Suggestions."
- Tap Apps to turn off Siri Search suggestions for individual apps.
Steps
Remove Siri Search Suggestions
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Open your iPhone or iPad's Settings. You'll usually find it on the home screen.
- Use this method to prevent Siri from suggesting apps, previous searches, and related content when you use the Search feature on your iPhone.
- While you can't clear your search suggestions without turning them off completely, there are ways to clear your history.
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Tap Search. It's in the second group of settings.Advertisement -
Toggle off "Show Recent Searches" and "Show Related Content." These are the first two sliders at the top under the "Search and Lookup" heading. Disabling these options prevents Apple from suggesting your previous search terms and related searches. -
Return to Settings and tap Siri. Tap the back button to return to the Settings menu, then tap Siri in the second group of settings.- If your iPhone supports Apple Intelligence, you'll see Apple Intelligence & Siri instead.
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Scroll down and toggle off the options under "Suggestions." You'll see several sliders that control different types of search suggestions Siri provides. Toggle off any you don't need. -
Scroll down and tap Apps. You'll see this at the bottom. In this section, you can block Siri from "learning" how you use individual apps, plus prevent Siri from displaying content from certain apps in Search. -
Tap an app. You'll need to adjust your settings manually. -
Toggle off the suggestion features. Turn off "Learn from this app" to prevent Siri from using your activity in this app to make suggestions. You can also turn off "Show on Home Screen" or "Suggest App" to ensure Siri never suggests opening this app.[1]- If you don't want your iPhone or iPad usage to be tracked and used by Siri, you can turn off Siri.
Remove Safari Search Suggestions
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Open your iPhone or iPad's Settings. You'll usually find it on the home screen.- If you're seeing suggestions at the top of Safari from apps, texts, contacts, or other data, and/or seeing search engine suggestions from Google, you can turn them off with this method.
- It is not possible to clear individual search suggestions—you'll have to turn off the search suggestion feature entirely to remove them.
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Scroll down and tap Apps. It's at the bottom of the Settings menu. -
Scroll down and tap Safari. This opens your Safari settings. -
Toggle off "Search Engine Suggestions." This prevents suggested searches from appearing when you search from the Safari address bar. -
Toggle off "Safari Suggestions." This prevents suggested websites from appearing at the top of your Safari search page and Start page.
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1. Open Settings.
2. Tap Siri & Search.
3. Toggle off "Suggestions in Search."
