How to prevent apps from pop-up in search in an iPad and iPhone – Guide
iPhone users now have access to a more powerful Spotlight search, which can search the content of apps if developers have enabled the feature.
Searching for apps on an iPhone can be convenient, but it also means that the content of those apps can be made visible. For example, when I searched for “weather” on my phone, the results included one from my writing software Ulysses and three from my diary – a potentially alarming discovery. It’s unclear what would have been revealed if I had searched for something more personal.
If you’re looking to hide apps from your Spotlight search results, here’s how to do it.
How to prevents apps from appearing in search on an iPhone and iPad
To access Siri and Search settings, users can navigate to the Settings app.
Users can prevent certain apps from appearing in Spotlight search by scrolling down until they find the desired app.
Disable Siri’s ability to search and offer suggestions.
Users can now hide an app from Spotlight search results, but it won’t stop the app from appearing if searched by name.
Final note
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