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how do you turn off voice control?

I have a bow on my home button and when it is in my pocket it cause voice control to come on all the time! I just really want to turn voice control off! how in the world do i do that?

iPhone 4S, iOS 6.0.1

Posted on Jan 31, 2013 1:32 PM

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Jan 2, 2017 11:13 AM in response to ashtonnicole9

I have an iPhone 6s with 10.2 OS. For some reason, after I updated my phone, voice control replaced Siri when I held the home button down. I was not able to change it back despite much searching. Today, I figured it out, though, with the help of some other users on this thread.

Go to settings> general>restrictions. Turn on restrictions and create a passcode for it.

Turn off Siri. Turn Siri back on, voice control is gone, Siri is back.

If you don't want either of them, leave Siri turned off. Pressing the home button hard will not do anything.

Jan 17, 2017 6:05 AM in response to dzlatic

dzlatic wrote:


ok, this was a final drop. Samsung/Android, here I am comming!

The fact that Apple has now made it possible for you to turn off both is making you go to Samsung? Do you always leave companies that respond to user demand?


Or did you just not bother to read the thread to which you'd responded so you didn't learn of the change?

Apr 20, 2017 9:30 PM in response to IdrisSeabright

It doesn't work for me! Even set to OFF, both Siri or Voice Control constantly interrupt when I'm just trying to listen to music. I'm not moving or speaking, the phone is not moving or being touched, yet they keep interrupting, asking me what my question is or what do I need help with!! I don't have a question except HOW can I get Siri AND Voice Control BOTH SHUT OFF for good!!!

Apr 21, 2017 5:41 AM in response to txdawn

txdawn wrote:


It doesn't work for me! Even set to OFF, both Siri or Voice Control constantly interrupt when I'm just trying to listen to music. I'm not moving or speaking, the phone is not moving or being touched, yet they keep interrupting, asking me what my question is or what do I need help with!! I don't have a question except HOW can I get Siri AND Voice Control BOTH SHUT OFF for good!!!

Then you may have a hardware problem. Back up your phone. Then, restore it back to factory settings and check. If the problem resolves, you have some corrupted information in your back up. If it doesn't you probably have a hardware issue and should make an appointment at the Genius Bar at your local Apple Store.

Jan 31, 2013 3:16 PM in response to sberman

In iPhone 4S, when you switch Siri off, you can use the Voice Control.


From http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3597

Using Voice Control on iPhone 4S and later

If Siri2 is turned on, you will be unable to use standard Voice Control. To use Voice Control, turn Siri off in Settings > General > Siri.

See also Chapter 3, page 26 the user guide for iOS 6.1.


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