Siri
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Siri, Dictation & Privacy outlines the default behavior for Siri and Dictation. If you opt in to Improve Siri and Dictation, additional data, such as transcripts and audio recordings of your Siri request, is collected, stored, and reviewed, and your data will be associated with a random identifier for up to six months that is not associated with your Apple Account. For more information, visit www.apple.com/legal/privacy/data/en/improve-siri-dictation.
Siri and Dictation
When you talk or type to Siri on this device, your request is processed on-device whenever possible.
When you talk to Siri, your device will indicate in Settings if the things you say are processed on your device and not sent to Apple servers. Otherwise, your audio is sent to and processed on Apple servers. Unless you opt in to Improve Siri and Dictation, your audio data is not stored by Apple.
When you enable Apple Intelligence on your device, Apple processes and stores only your transcripts, including your transcribed and typed interactions, when you use Siri to look up general knowledge, search the web, and do things like play music and get directions. Otherwise, transcripts of your interactions with Siri are not stored by Apple. If you do not want transcripts of your search requests to be stored by Apple, you can turn off search logging in System Settings > Search.
If you do not have Apple Intelligence enabled on your device, your Siri transcripts may be processed and stored by Apple.
When you use Dictation, your device will indicate in Keyboard Settings if your audio and transcripts are processed on your device and not sent to Apple servers. Otherwise, the things you dictate are sent to and processed on the server, but will not be stored unless you opt in to Improve Siri and Dictation.
Apple will also store related request data, such as the category of request you made and whether it was completed successfully, device specifications, device configuration, performance statistics, and, if you have turned on Location Services for Siri, the approximate location of your device at the time the request was made.
Your Siri transcripts and any related request data are associated with a random, device-generated identifier that rotates multiple times per hour and is not tied to your Apple Account or email address. Apple may retain and use this data for up to two years to develop and improve Siri, Dictation, Search, and limited other language processing functionality in Apple products and services. For example, transcripts may be used to fine-tune Siri, Search, Voice Control, Translate, and automatic speech recognition models. Apple may also review a subset of the transcripts of your interactions with Siri and this small subset of interactions that has been reviewed may be kept beyond two years for the ongoing improvement of these products and services.
A history of your Siri and Dictation interactions is stored on your device, and may be used to personalize your Siri experience.
When you use Siri and Dictation, your device may send other contextual data to Apple, including from third-party apps you allow to integrate with Use with Siri Requests, such as:
• Contact names, nicknames, and relationships (for example, “my dad”), if you set them up in your contacts • Music and podcasts you enjoy • Names of your and your Family Sharing members’ devices • Names of accessories, homes, scenes, shared home members in the Home app, and Apple TV user profiles • Labels for items, such as people names in Photos, Alarm names, and names of Reminders lists • Names of apps installed on your device and shortcuts you added through Siri
This data is associated with a random, device-generated identifier that is not tied to your Apple Account or email address. It is used by Apple only to determine whether Siri understood your request and to help your Mac understand you better and recognize what you say.
This contextual data, as well as your Siri transcripts and related request data, are not used to build a marketing profile, and are never sold to anyone.
Third-Party Apps
When Siri interacts with a third-party app or service on your behalf, you are subject to that app or service’s terms and conditions and privacy policy. In addition, if you choose to allow apps to use Speech Recognition for transcription, the audio data to be transcribed may be sent to Apple.
ChatGPT Extension
When you choose to enable the ChatGPT extension in Siri, Apple processes and stores your transcripts, including your transcribed and typed requests. Apple also stores related request data when using the ChatGPT extension in Siri, such as the category of request you made and whether it was completed successfully. This data is part of your Siri transcripts and related request history, and is used and retained by Apple as described above.
Apple collects limited information about ChatGPT’s response back to you, such as the approximate size of the response, in order to operate the service and prevent fraud. For more information, visit www.apple.com/legal/privacy/data/en/chatgpt-extension.
Connected Apple Devices
Using Siri on a connected Apple device, such as an Apple Watch or HomePod, may require additional server processing of your audio and transcripts. For more information, see the Siri Settings for your connected Apple device.
Siri Suggestions
Siri Suggestions uses local, on-device processing to learn how you use your devices and apps in order to personalize your experience. Using information stored on your device, such as your Safari browsing history, emails, messages, images, notifications, and contacts, as well as information donated or contributed by other installed apps, Siri can suggest shortcuts and provide suggestions in searches, share sheet, calendar, Look Up, Visual Look Up, Safari, apps, and more. For example, Siri may use on-device intelligence to suggest who to share a photo with in share sheet based on who is in the photo. Suggestions may be used to personalize Apple services but are not stored on Apple servers or shared with other third-party apps. When you run a Siri-suggested shortcut, you are subject to the app’s terms and conditions and privacy policy.
Location Services
If you have Location Services turned on for Siri, the location of your device at the time you make a request will be sent to Apple to help Siri and Dictation improve the accuracy of its response to your requests. To deliver relevant responses and suggestions, Apple may use the IP address of your internet connection to approximate your location by matching it to a geographic region.
iCloud Syncing
Your Siri settings and Siri Suggestions personalization will sync across your Apple devices using end-to-end encryption if you use iCloud. If you have set up Hey Siri, a small sample of your requests will also sync using end-to-end encryption to improve personalized Hey Siri recognition on each device. The personalized speech recognition models and your interactions with Dictation that are performed on device may leverage your on-device information to improve accuracy and model performance.
You Have Choice and Control
You can turn off Siri or Dictation at any time. To turn off Siri, go to System Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri, then turn off Siri. To turn off Dictation, open System Settings > Keyboard > Dictation and turn off Dictation. If you turn off both Siri and Dictation, Apple will delete the transcripts of your Siri & Dictation requests that are stored on your device and used to personalize your experience.
You can delete the transcripts of your Siri and Dictation requests that are stored on your device by going to System Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri > Siri history and clicking Delete Siri & Dictation History.
You can control which apps can integrate with Siri Requests at any time by going to System Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri > Siri Suggestions & Privacy > [app name] > Use with Siri Requests.
You can also restrict the ability to use Siri & Dictation altogether by going to System Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy > Apps & Feature Restrictions and tapping to turn off Allow Siri & Dictation.
If you do not want Siri Suggestions in apps, or when sharing, searching, or listening, you can disable Siri Suggestions by going to System Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri and tapping to turn off “Suggest Apps Before Searching”, “Allow Notifications”, “Show in App Library”, “Show When Sharing”, or “Show Listening Suggestions”.
You can see and control the full list of features that Siri personalizes and apps that Siri suggests shortcuts for in System Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri. To stop apps from contributing information to personalize Siri, go to System Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri > [app name], then tap to turn off Learn from this App. To stop app clips from contributing information to personalize Siri, go to System Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri > App Clips and tap to turn off Learn from App Clips.
If you have enabled Location Services, you can turn off Location Services for Siri by going to System Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services > Siri and tapping Never.
If you have enabled Location Services, you can turn off Location Services for Siri Suggestions by going to System Settings > Privacy & Security > Location Services > System Services and tapping to turn off Suggestions & Search.
If you do not want Siri personalization to sync across your devices, you can disable Siri by going to System Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Saved to iCloud > See All and tapping to turn off Siri.
You can control which apps use Speech Recognition for transcription by going to System Settings > Privacy & Security > Speech Recognition.
By using Siri, Dictation, or Siri Suggestions, you agree and consent to Apple’s and its subsidiaries’ and agents’ transmission, collection, maintenance, processing, and use of this information to provide and improve Siri, Dictation, Search, and other limited language processing functionality in Apple products and services as described above. Apple may process and store this information with trusted third-party service providers. At all times, information collected by Apple will be treated in accordance with Apple’s Privacy Policy, which can be found at www.apple.com/privacy.
Siri is a virtual assistant developed by Apple Inc. and first introduced in October 2011 with the release of the iPhone 4S. Siri is designed to respond to voice commands and perform various tasks, such as sending messages, making phone calls, setting reminders, providing weather forecasts, searching the web, and controlling smart home devices. Siri uses natural language processing and machine learning algorithms to understand and interpret user requests, allowing for more conversational interactions. Over the years, Siri has been integrated into various Apple devices and services, including iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple Watches, AirPods, HomePods, and CarPlay. With each new iOS release, Siri receives updates and improvements to enhance its capabilities and accuracy. Additionally, Siri's functionality can be extended through third-party apps and services using SiriKit, allowing developers to integrate Siri into their own apps for tasks like booking rides, making payments, or ordering food. As one of the pioneering virtual assistants, Siri has become a ubiquitous feature of the Apple ecosystem, providing users with a convenient and intuitive way to interact with their devices and access information.