How to Allow Siri to Make Spotlight Search Suggestions on an iPhone

Open your iPhone's Settings., Tap General., Tap Spotlight Search., Slide the button next Siri Suggestions to the On position.

4 Steps 1 min read Easy

Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Open your iPhone's Settings.

    It's an app icon that contains gray sprockets.

    It will appear on one of your home screens or, possibly, in a folder labeled Utilities.
  2. Step 2: Tap General.

    It's next to a gray icon containing a gear in the third section of the Settings menu. , It's the first selection in the second section of the General menu. , It's at the top of the Spotlight Search menu.

    The white button should be toward the right and surrounded by green.

    Now when you're on the Spotlight search page, Siri will use your usage history and recent apps to suggest results before you type anything in.
  3. Step 3: Tap Spotlight Search.

  4. Step 4: Slide the button next Siri Suggestions to the On position.

Detailed Guide

It's an app icon that contains gray sprockets.

It will appear on one of your home screens or, possibly, in a folder labeled Utilities.

It's next to a gray icon containing a gear in the third section of the Settings menu. , It's the first selection in the second section of the General menu. , It's at the top of the Spotlight Search menu.

The white button should be toward the right and surrounded by green.

Now when you're on the Spotlight search page, Siri will use your usage history and recent apps to suggest results before you type anything in.

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