How to Turn Off Voice Control on iPhone X or Later & iPhone 8 or earlier in 2020

Siri isn’t the only way to use your voice to control your iPhone or your iPod touch. There was Voice Control before Siri which is similar to Siri but it has fewer features. To control your iPhone, FaceTime, and Music devices, use Voice Control, if you want a simpler device. However, if you don’t like to use Voice Control then today, I am going to show you how to turn off the Voice Control on any iPhone (iPhone X or later and iPhone 8 or earlier in 2020.

Nonetheless, not everyone needs or considers voice control useful. If you are in the latter category, it’s easy and it can be done in just a couple of taps to disable it on an iPhone. Meanwhile, the procedure varies slightly depending on whether you have an iPhone X and later models, or an iPhone 8 and earlier, but both methods are simple to do. Here’s how to do it.

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How to Turn Off Voice Control on iPhone X or Later

This method works for iPhone X, XR, XS, XS Max, 11, 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max. Instead of the Home button, the iPhone X or later voice control feature is enabled via the side button.

Step 1. Tap Settings.

Step 2. Tap Accessibility.

Step 3. On the “Accessibility” screen, scroll down to look for the “Side Button” option and tap it.

Step 4. Under Press and Hold to Speak, you have three options:

• Siri: Siri will respond when you press and hold the Home button.
• Classic Voice Control: Classic Voice Control will respond when you press and hold the Home button. This will also turn off Siri.
• Off: There will be no response when you press and hold the Home button.

Step 5. If you want to turn both Voice Control and Siri off, click “Off” and a checkmark should appear beside it.

When you later decide that either the Siri or Voice Control features would be useful to you, you can easily re-enable them by entering the same menu and clicking so that the check button appears next to the function you want to use.

How to Turn Off on iPhone 8 and Earlier 

This method works for iPhone 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, and others. Instead of the Side Button, the iPhone X or later voice control feature is enabled via the Home button.

Step 1. Tap Settings.

Step 2. Tap Accessibility.

Step 3. Tap the Home button.

Step 4. Under Press and Hold to Speak, you have three options:

• Siri: Siri will respond when you press and hold the Home button.
• Classic Voice Control: Classic Voice Control will respond when you press and hold the Home button. This will also turn off Siri.
• Off: There will be no response when you press and hold the Home button.

Step 5. If you want to turn both Voice Control and Siri off, click “Off” and a checkmark should appear beside it.

Conclusion

That’s it! This is how you can turn off Voice Control on iPhone X or later and iPhone 8 or earlier. Voice Control lets you navigate and use your iPhone almost completely hands-free.

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