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Siri power consumption when disabled

Hello, question on iphone SE, ios 14.7.1 and Siri consuming power even though disabled.


I've seen many sources of info regarding how to limit, disable and otherwise not utilize Siri on the phone. I've done those things, and yet Siri is still being shown to consume 15-27% of power. On my seldom used phone, Siri is the biggest consumer. My naieve expectation is that if I disable Siri everywhere possible, I should see it consume little to no power. Observation suggests otherwise.


Is it possible to stop Siri from using power using legit means? Thanks in advance

iPhone SE, iOS 14

Posted on Aug 15, 2021 11:27 AM

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Posted on Aug 16, 2021 12:21 PM

Hi, thanks for the reply. I have followed the tips and suggestions on that page. Watching the power consumption now, and no Siri using power is seen in last ~48 hrs. I suspect what happened is, I configured the phone, disabled Siri, but did not restart the phone cold immediately afterwards. I suspect the power use I saw from Siri was an artifact of when it was running prior to config changes. After the reboot, no power use is seen from Siri. I will check after next software update as well, some of the settings seem to revert to defaults after sw update is applied.


I'm good, thanks again for the reachout.

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Aug 16, 2021 12:21 PM in response to karina184

Hi, thanks for the reply. I have followed the tips and suggestions on that page. Watching the power consumption now, and no Siri using power is seen in last ~48 hrs. I suspect what happened is, I configured the phone, disabled Siri, but did not restart the phone cold immediately afterwards. I suspect the power use I saw from Siri was an artifact of when it was running prior to config changes. After the reboot, no power use is seen from Siri. I will check after next software update as well, some of the settings seem to revert to defaults after sw update is applied.


I'm good, thanks again for the reachout.

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Aug 16, 2021 9:26 AM in response to unixbeard

Hello unixbeard! Thank you for participating in the Apple Support Communities.


We understand that Siri continues to use a significant amount of battery even though it's disabled. We'd like to look into this with you to see how we can help.


The following resource has great tips for maximizing the battery life for your iPhone: Batteries - Maximizing Performance - Apple


If the issue persists after following those steps, reaching out to Apple Support to look into this further may be your next best option: Get Support


Make it a great day!

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