User level: Level 1 (22 points)How can I turn off the glow effect and the sound when Siri starts up on iPhone 17. After updating to iOS 27, Siri starts with a bright rainbow glow rather than the old bubble. The light is too much. The worse is on CarPlay. Driving at night and trying to use Siri brings the bright glowing effect on the screen of CarPlay. How can I turn it off?
Posted on Sep 18, 2026 12:20 PM
User level: Level 9 (74,110 points)Sep 18, 2026 1:50 PM in response to mou2
Apple does not provide a standalone toggle to turn off only the Siri rainbow glow effect while keeping Apple Intelligence active. The new glowing perimeter lighting is built into the current Siri interface.
User level: Level 1 (11 points)Oct 25, 2026 11:13 AM in response to mou2
Users need to be given the option to turn off certain “enhancements“ that Apple engineers, deem and users want (when we really don’t). This is getting ridiculous. I don’t want people to know when I’m using Siri. But now it’s gonna be blatantly obvious! Some things need to be left untouched. When I was a software engineer, I never repeat. NEVER put a feature in that the end user didn’t want!
User level: Level 10 (238,530 points)Oct 25, 2026 11:24 AM in response to Jayseaess
Your response to this thread serves no purpose.
This is a user forum Apple is not here and will not see your post. We are just users and can't alter reality.
You're welcome to send Apple feedback at https://apple.com/feedback
User level: Level 10 (201,695 points)Oct 26, 2026 12:30 PM in response to Jayseaess
Jayseaess wrote:
When I was a software engineer, I never repeat. NEVER put a feature in that the end user didn’t want!
That might be possible if you only had one customer or a small number of them. Apple has more than a billion. Many of them may like the glow. Also, as a software engineer, you surely know that making every single UI option switchable would result in an unholy mess.
User level: Level 6 (8,142 points)Oct 26, 2026 12:38 PM in response to Jayseaess
Jayseaess wrote:
When I was a software engineer, I never repeat. NEVER put a feature in that the end user didn’t want!
The problem is that when you work for companies like Apple the requirement specs don't come from end users, they come from marketeers and graphic designers who are not engineers and, in many cases, have clearly never used the features that they create the new specs for.
User level: Level 10 (244,490 points)Oct 26, 2026 12:55 PM in response to IdrisSeabright
IdrisSeabright wrote:
Jayseaess wrote:
Also, as a software engineer, you surely know that making every single UI option switchable would result in an unholy mess.
As it is, the Settings app already has too many options, and a lot of questions in this forum can be resolved by simply reviewing settings. Those of us with experience can SOMETIMES find the setting that is causing the problem, but it is a challenge. Adding additional options simply makes things worse.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256359991