If you want to limit Siri AI on an iPhone, Apple’s Screen Time settings let you block Siri, switch to Siri Classic, or manage listed Siri AI capabilities. The Siri AI option is a beta with separate iPhone and language requirements.
What you can change in Screen Time
Apple’s Screen Time menu offers several ways to set Siri’s availability. Choose the one that matches how much of Siri you want to keep:
| Screen Time choice | What it changes | Practical effect |
| Don’t Allow Siri | Blocks Siri. | Turns off Siri rather than just limiting listed capabilities. |
| Siri (Classic Version) | Selects Siri Classic. | Keeps the classic Siri option instead of Siri AI beta. |
| Siri AI (Beta) | Selects the beta, when available. | Lets you choose Siri AI beta, subject to its eligibility conditions. |
| Listed capabilities | Allows or blocks options such as Image Creation, Sensitive Topics, or Explicit Language. | Lets you manage those specific listed capabilities. |
Check the Siri AI beta requirements
Apple lists Siri AI beta for iOS 27 or later on an iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, or an iPhone 16 model or later, with Apple Intelligence enabled. Siri and the iPhone’s language must be set to a supported language; English is the starting language. Apple lists English availability in the U.S., subject to those device, language, and beta conditions.
Find and choose a Siri setting
- Open Settings and tap Screen Time.
- Tap Content & Privacy Restrictions, then Siri.
- Choose Don’t Allow Siri, Siri (Classic Version), or Siri AI (Beta), depending on the options shown and the mode you want.
- If you choose Siri AI beta, adjust the listed capabilities by allowing or blocking the options you want to manage.
To check your selection, return to Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions > Siri and review the selected Siri option and capability settings.
How Apple describes request processing
Not every request is described as on-device processing: Apple says its system assesses whether a request can be handled on device, and more complex requests may go to Private Cloud Compute (PCC), Apple’s cloud-processing system. Apple says PCC processes relevant data to fulfill a request, then does not retain it or make it accessible to Apple.
