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This wikiHow teaches you how to turn off the app and keyword suggestions you see when you first open Spotlight, and how to disable the extra recommendations (such as App Store downloads) that appear in your search results.
Steps
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1Open your iPhone's Settings. It's an app on one of your home screens noted by a gray cog icon. If you don't see it, look inside the Utilities folder.
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2Tap General. It's in the third group of settings.Advertisement
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3Tap Spotlight Search. You'll see it in the second section.
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4Slide the “Siri Suggestions” switch to the off position. Do this if you don't want to see app or keyword suggestions as soon as you open Spotlight.[1]
- This change won't affect your search results. It just removes the suggestions that appear before you start typing your search.
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5Slide the “Suggestions in Search” switch to the off position. Do this if you don't want to see suggestions for other things you may be interested in (such as game or movie downloads) in your search results. Instead, Spotlight will limit the search to content on your iPhone.[2]Advertisement
References
- ↑ https://www.igeeksblog.com/turn-off-siri-suggestions-in-spotlight-search-in-ios-9/
- ↑ http://www.macworld.com/article/3120860/ios/settings-in-ios-10-every-notable-change-you-need-to-know.html
- ↑ http://www.imore.com/look-replaces-define-ios-10-heres-how-use-it
- ↑ http://chasms.com/iphone/ios10/spotlight.htm
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1. Open your Settings.
2. Tap General.
3. Tap Spotlight Search.
4. Slide the “Siri Suggestions” switch to the off position.
5. Slide the “Suggestions in Search” switch to the off position.
