Voice Control activating on it’s own

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Voice Control activating on it’s own

I have had an ongoing issue where I find Voice Control active on my iPhone without me turning it on. I have googled whether there is some kind of shortcut or swipe that invokes it to see if I am accidentally activating it but there doesn’t appear to be.

This first started happening on my iPhone 13 Pro and is also happening on my iPhone 14 Pro and across multiple updates and restarts. I have been using iPhones since the original 2G model so I am not dumping my backup because of this.

Any ideas as to why this would be turning on periodically without my input?

iPhone 14 Pro

Posted on Jan 23, 2023 02:01 PM

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iSub83 Author

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Jan 26, 2023 12:47 PM in response to Chris_V89

Turns out Voice Control was ticked under Accessibility Shortcuts so that has to be it. The lock button is harder to push in my iPhone case so I probably had been triple clicking... Surprised I hadn't found the Accessibility Shortcuts in my previous searches for a cause.

Thank you!

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Chris_V89

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Jan 25, 2023 12:26 PM in response to iSub83

Hey there iSub83,

Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Communities. To get started, after Voice Control has initially been set up, it can you can use "Hey Siri," the Accessibility Shortcut, or go to Settings > Accessibility > Voice Control to turn the setting on and off. You can find this information listed in the following link under the "Here are a few other things you can do with Voice Control" section: About the Accessibility Shortcut for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

With that being said, do you by chance have Voice Control enabled as an Accessibility Shortcut? You can check this by going into Settings > Accessibility > Accessibility Shortcut. If Voice Control is enabled here, try turning the setting off to see if the issue persists.

More information on using Accessibility Shortcuts on your iPhone can be found here: About the Accessibility Shortcut for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

Keep us updated with the results.

Take care!

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destiny241

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Jan 26, 2023 02:06 PM in response to iSub83

Hello iSub83,

Glad to hear you were able to find a solution to this issue with Voice Control on your iPhone!

Wishing you a lovely week, take care.

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Voice Control activating on it’s own

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