Ever since the sensitive report about how Apple contractors listened to private Siri recordings came out in the open, the safeguard of my personal voice recordings has begun to concern me like never before. While I’m pleased with the way Apple has addressed the whole Siri grading controversy by not only providing a straightforward way to delete Siri and Dictation history across iDevices but also allowing users to opt-out of the audio recording program, I still wish to add an extra shield for the private voice recordings. And that’s exactly what drove me to turn off Siri in iCloud and delete everything that Siri has learned. In this article, I am going to show you how you can wipe out everything that Siri has learned about you by following this hands-on guide.
Is the Trade-Off Worth It?
But before going ahead with the quick steps, let me clear out a few clouds that might be running in the background. First things first, it turns off the virtual assistant only in the iCloud, and not on your device. That means you can continue to use the personal assistant on your device without any problem. And second, it limits Siri’s learning to an individual iDevice.
Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad and then tap on the profile photo.
Now, tap on iCloud.
Going forward, the learning of Siri will be restricted to a specific device. If you ever decide to remove this restriction, simply navigate to the same settings and then turn on Siri in the iCloud.
