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How to Disable Personal Requests on HomePod

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You can use Siri on your HomePod to access your messages, notes, and reminders, all of which are what Apple calls Personal Requests. As a rule, these only work when the device that was used to set up ‌HomePod‌ is connected to the same local network, which ‌Siri‌ interprets to mean that you're home.

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If the option is enabled, ‌Siri‌ can also recognize your voice so it knows that it's you if a personal request is made. That's nice to know, but you might just not want personal requests features enabled on your ‌HomePod‌ for security reasons.

If you're already using your ‌HomePod‌, you may recall being asked during the setup process whether or not you'd like to enable Personal Requests. Regardless of what you selected during setup, you can turn Personal Requests on and off from your iPhone or iPad whenever you like. Here's how to do it.

How to Enable/Disable Siri Personal Requests

  1. Open the Home app on your iOS device.

  2. Tap the ellipsis button (three encircled dots) in the top-right corner of the screen.
  3. Tap Home Settings in the dropdown menu.
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  4. Under the "People" section, tap your profile picture.

  5. Under "‌Siri‌", tap Personal Requests, then toggle on/off the Personal Requests button.
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Note that the "‌Siri‌" section includes a toggle to enable/disable the Recognize My Voice feature.

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Top Rated Comments

107 months ago
Some things people worry about are funny. I have no fear of someone else, guest or resident, asking Siri to read my notes, messages or reminders via HomePod. Who are you living with or inviting into your home that this is a concern?
Children are mischievous.

“Siri, tell my wife to pick up pizza on the way home.”

“Siri, tell my husband the kids are staying over Tommy’s house tonight.”
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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107 months ago
Some things people worry about are funny. I have no fear of someone else, guest or resident, asking Siri to read my notes, messages or reminders via HomePod. Who are you living with or inviting into your home that this is a concern?
People live with roommates , grandparents, yiung kids. Friends come over sometimes , with acquaintances. Privacy
is sometimes important.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
107 months ago
How long until we get voice recognition that can recognize if the account owner is the person actually speaking?
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107 months ago
Kind of a specific example but I currently live with my ex as we sort out sale of the home, etc. Wouldn't want them to be able to ask a Homepod to read my texts.
It will only read un-read texts. I’ve tried asking it to read my texts/read my latest texts and in both cases Siri responded with “there are no new texts”
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107 months ago
Children are mischievous.

“Siri, tell my wife to pick up pizza on the way home.”

“Siri, tell my husband the kids are staying over Tommy’s house tonight.”
I have 4 kids and still don’t find this an issue. It may happen once in a blue moon but my kids would never do it again. Not common place enough to be a “concern”
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
107 months ago
Some things people worry about are funny. I have no fear of someone else, guest or resident, asking Siri to read my notes, messages or reminders via HomePod. Who are you living with or inviting into your home that this is a concern?
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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