Siri is much more than Apple’s virtual digital assistant. Not only, it responses to your questions with the best possible information or answers but it even helps to organize your life to a large extent. Then, there’s another side of the coin too.

From failures of understanding to difficulty with accents to annoying interrupting requests, a lot of users get annoyed with Siri. How to turn off voice over is the most frequently asked question by Apple users in such a situation.

The Voice Control framework was initially presented in iOs 3.2 on the iPhone 3GS. With time and new models, it has been superseded by Siri, a more adaptable framework that uses Apple’s servers for voice handling, yet Voice Control is still in wide utilize and has its own focal points.

Voice calling seems good if you are the one who calls out a contact from your address book, but then turning off Siri has its own benefits. Apple iPhone users have always complained about the battery life of the iPhone.

So, turning off Siri prevents the battery drainage. Secondly, it prevents unnecessary actions, like sending a text that you didn’t intend to do.

In case you are having problems with the iPhone inadvertently while dialing phone numbers through Voice Control, you can deactivate the Voice Dial feature on iPhone. Let’s take a look at the ways via which you can turn off voice command Siri:

Turn off Siri’s Voice to Text Only

Siri speaking can be distracting at times, or it may not always be feasible to speak to Siri. You may be in a formal meeting or at a place where you cannot converse via speaking to Siri.

In that case, resorting to text is the best option available. Take a look at how do you turn off voice control so its text only:

1. Go to Settings > General > Siri and tap on Voice Feedback.
   

   

2. In the resulting window, select Handsfree Only.
   

   

Everything remains the same, it’s just that whenever you ask a question, you’ll get the same response as always, but only as text and without Siri’s voice.

Note- Don’t start the conversation by saying “Hey Siri”, as in that case, Siri will respond by speaking. Rather initiate by double-pressing the Home button.

Disable “Hey Siri”

Apple’s personal digital assistant service, Siri works by voice alone and without the need to touch your device, in case the “Hey Siri” option is enabled.

In the older versions of iOS, all iPhone, and iPad owners can use Hey Siri only when their devices are plugged into a power connection, and those with the latest Apple devices like the iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s plus, etc. can use Hey Siri at any time, even when not plugged in.

Now in case, you are annoyed by Hey Siri requests or for whatever reasons if you want to disable Siri, you can do it via:

1. Go to Settings > General > Siri.
2. You will see an option Hey Siri, which is enabled by default.
3. Just tap on it and turn it off.
   

   

4. Save the changes and you are done!

Note- For the latest Apple devices like the iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus, turning off Hey Siri disables the voice-only activation of the feature. Now you need to operate Siri manually.

How to Turn off Voice Over

Voiceover is a function and not an app. You can use Voiceover in most of the iOS apps like Safari, Text messaging and email, etc. By default, this option is disabled on your iPhone and iPad. Now in case you have enabled this option and want to disable it now, take a look at the steps to disable voice control:

1. Go to Settings App.
2. Choose General.
3. Tap Accessibility and select Voiceover.
4. Double-tap the Voiceover slider to turn it off.
   

   

And you are done! However, there is one easier way to do this. Take a look at how to turn off voiceover:

1. Just simply tap the Home button three times.
2. You will hear the “Voiceover off” audio message then it will be turned off.

But many people have reported that this method doesn’t work on their iOs. So, in such a case resort to Method 1 and turn off it manually via the Settings app.

Turn off Siri via Settings

There is no denying that Siri is one of the most useful features in the Apple iPhone. But still for whatever reasons, if you want to turn it off, take a look at the process of how to disable voice control:

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone and click on “General.”
2. There you will see an option “Siri.” Tap on it.
3. Simply turn the switch “OFF.”
4. A box pops up. Confirm that you want to disable Siri.
   

   

5. And that’s it! You are done.

Disable Voice Control via Passcode

You can deactivate voice control by setting a lock screen passcode and disabling voice dialing. Take a look at the steps on how to turn voice control off:

1. Tap the “Settings” icon on the iPhone.
2. Scroll down to the option “Passcode Lock.” Switch on the Passcode Lock.
3. The passcode screen will appear. Type a four-digit passcode in the Passcode fields.
4. Now, slide the “Voice Dial” switch to the “Off” position.
   

   

Voice Control is now disabled when the phone is locked, and voice dialing is disabled, too. In crux, this will still allow Voice Control to be activated, but will not inadvertently dial any phone numbers.

Conclusion

It completely depends on the usage and preference. While some find the feature of voice control useful, others find this as a hindrance.

Voice Control can be incredible until it begins pocket dialing your contacts while you’re strolling. For all those, who find this feature annoying can follow these simple steps listed above on how to turn off voice over.

However, the voice control feature is integrated into the iOs and cannot be disabled in the phone preferences. You can, however, deactivate voice control and enjoy the uninterrupted usage of your iPhone.