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Q: 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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  • by modular747,

    modular747 modular747 Dec 6, 2013 6:55 PM in response to AnaSDN
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    Dec 6, 2013 6:55 PM in response to AnaSDN

    You're confusing Voice Over with Voice Control.  Triple clicking has no effect on Voice Control.

  • by mharbert,

    mharbert mharbert Dec 7, 2013 11:02 AM in response to modular747
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    Dec 7, 2013 11:02 AM in response to modular747

    You should lighten up.  No one comes here for abuse....just help.

    If Apple was designed to put the device owner in the driver's seat these problems would vanish.

    I and my husband thank all those who kindly shared their knowledge and experience in the quest for a solution to this design problem.

  • by modular747,

    modular747 modular747 Dec 7, 2013 11:36 AM in response to mharbert
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    Dec 7, 2013 11:36 AM in response to mharbert

    Like your new identity.

  • by Dan Wray,

    Dan Wray Dan Wray Jan 28, 2014 7:05 AM in response to RykerDJ
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    Jan 28, 2014 7:05 AM in response to RykerDJ

    Thanks for this. I think it really might solve the crazed pocket dialing issues I've been having. Voice Control does seem to be the issue, especially when I'm in a noisy environment.

  • by spookie,

    spookie spookie Feb 14, 2014 2:37 PM in response to modular747
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    Feb 14, 2014 2:37 PM in response to modular747

    I agree with Shelley.

     

    After reading this thread which was relevant to myself, modular747 comes over as maybe someone who should get out more & with an absolutely horrible Mr Knowitall attitude.

    If you're going to post modular747, try & not be yourself.

  • by Chris CA,

    Chris CA Chris CA Feb 14, 2014 4:02 PM in response to BradCol
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    Feb 14, 2014 4:02 PM in response to BradCol

    BradCol wrote:

     

    I found the solution. Because I have an iPhone 4S with Siri, I turned Siri on, a passcode on, then deactivated Siri from the lock screen.

     

    Deactivating Voice Control from the lock screen doesn't work, but Siri does.

    How did you deactivate Siri from the Lock screen?

  • by giraffepicturehead,

    giraffepicturehead giraffepicturehead Feb 15, 2014 1:10 AM in response to Chris CA
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    Feb 15, 2014 1:10 AM in response to Chris CA

    Settings>general>passcode lock. Turn it on & pick a pass code (or just enter your passcode if one is already set). Then, on the same screen, turn Siri off.

  • by Chris CA,

    Chris CA Chris CA Feb 15, 2014 10:04 AM in response to giraffepicturehead
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    Feb 15, 2014 10:04 AM in response to giraffepicturehead

    giraffepicturehead wrote:

     

    then deactivated Siri from the lock screen

    You mean stopped Siri from working on the Lock screen. I thought you meant while on the lock screen, you deactivated Siri.

    Regardless, with Voice Control (not Siri) activated, it takes us back to the original post.

  • by giraffepicturehead,

    giraffepicturehead giraffepicturehead Feb 15, 2014 10:36 AM in response to Chris CA
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    Feb 15, 2014 10:36 AM in response to Chris CA

    Hi Chris.  That quote you just attribute to me, I can't see ever having been said so not sure where you got it from?

     

    Anyway, I think it has been established that you cannot disable Voice Control for the Lock Screen, though if you enable Siri (therefore making Voice Control redundant), you can then disable that for the Lock Screen.

     

    Whilst you correctly point out this is not a solution to the 'subject' it is a good solution to the actual problem described by the OP and experienced by many others, which was the phone listening for voice commands whilst it was locked and accidentally activated.  Hence I pointed out in a previous post that perhaps the subject was misguided, the solution, however, remains good.

  • by Chris CA,

    Chris CA Chris CA Feb 15, 2014 10:41 AM in response to giraffepicturehead
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    Feb 15, 2014 10:41 AM in response to giraffepicturehead

    giraffepicturehead wrote:

     

    Hi Chris.  That quote you just attribute to me, I can't see ever having been said so not sure where you got it from?

    Okay. I asked BradCol how he did it then you responded. I didn't pay attention that it wasn't actually BradCol who responded.

  • by edu_666,

    edu_666 edu_666 Feb 28, 2014 12:14 AM in response to RykerDJ
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    Feb 28, 2014 12:14 AM in response to RykerDJ

    NOTE for 4S users:

    This is the complete and correct answer to problem, where Siri/Voice control accidentally activates in pocket (with iPhone 4S).

     

    (From RykerDJ:)

    You go to settings>general>passcode lock. Turn it on. Pick a pass code. Then, on the same screen, scroll down and click Siri, turning it off.

  • by bredelet,

    bredelet bredelet Mar 22, 2014 5:58 AM in response to edu_666
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    Mar 22, 2014 5:58 AM in response to edu_666

    Sadly this does not work on iPhone 4 because you cannot enable Siri on it.

     

    Do you have an iPhone 4-specific solution?

  • by vanyatka,

    vanyatka vanyatka Mar 25, 2014 8:11 AM in response to ashtonnicole9
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    Mar 25, 2014 8:11 AM in response to ashtonnicole9

    Just want to clarify, does this solution with Enabling and then Restricting Siri will drain more battery (or generally make the device slower) becasue Siri will be enabled?

  • by Markhamsford,

    Markhamsford Markhamsford Mar 31, 2014 9:02 AM in response to ashtonnicole9
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    Mar 31, 2014 9:02 AM in response to ashtonnicole9

    Same problem, iphone4s

    Now sorted easily this way:

    Settings

    General - turn Siri On

     

    Go back to settings screen

    General, then Passcode, enter your simple 4 digit code or other passcode.

    Underneath the box which explains a simple pass code,,there is the sentence Allow access when locked.

    Underneath this it says Siri, tap it to turn it on, when dome another button appears for voice dialing which by default is on.

    Tap the voice dialing to turn it off, then tap Siri button to turn it off.

     

    Go back to settings then press the home button to close the screen.

    Press the phones Lock button,top right and the job is done.

     

    This only stops the home button from turning voice activation, it does not stop iphones which are randomly dialing numbers with nonuser input.

     

    Hope this helps.

    Thanks

    M

  • by DailyGrind,

    DailyGrind DailyGrind Apr 10, 2014 10:26 AM in response to ashtonnicole9
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    Apr 10, 2014 10:26 AM in response to ashtonnicole9

    Thank goodness you have sorted this out. It has been a major pain in the butt for me as I bought a military grade case to protect my pride and joy and it has a raised button over the home button and it dialled evryone every time I bent down to tie my laces. Finally got around to looking up if anyone had sorted it..... Bless you!

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