User level: Level 1 (9 points)How do I disable the siri camera option? I missed a fast response picture because iOS opened the camera in SIRI mode, which doesn't take a picture. This is a stupid option -- why would I want a camera option that doesn't take a picture? I want to turn off camera feature that turn the camera into not-a-camera.
Posted on Oct 23, 2026 7:47 AM
User level: Level 10 (242,520 points)Oct 23, 2026 8:11 AM in response to JPRT
Sorry, you cannot disable it individually.
You can turn of Siri Ai entirely in Settings ➜ Siri ➜ scroll to the bottom
or
You can make sure you set the Camera app to Photos, rather than Siri and make sure Preserve Settings is checked so it always opens to the last option used. If that option is never Siri, it will never open to that again.
Settings ➜ Camera ➜ Preserve Settings.
User level: Level 10 (105,996 points)Oct 23, 2026 8:38 AM in response to JPRT
JPRT wrote:
would I want a camera option that doesn't take a picture?
Why? So you don't have to take a picture and use up storage space just to tell you what you are seeing on the Camera screen. Otherwise you would have to take a picture, have Siri analyze it, then delete the picture. That would be stupid.
My Camera app always opens to Photos for taking pictures and I have to choose the Siri option each time, so review your Camera Settings as suggested by Phil0124.
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256381580