How to manage and customize spotlight search in iPhone, iPad

New iOS users will never think about search – spotlight search, and then how to Manage and customize spotlight search in iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch when search through it, running on the latest iOS. But apple’s powerful search tools for iOS device, spotlight search, gives amazing results from installed apps, Saved Contacts, Notes, iBooks, Video, Podcasts, Music, Audio Books, Voice memos, Events, Reminders, Messages, and Mail.

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Here I am discussing turning off spotlight search results or managing search results for specific types.

iOS 15 Steps to access Spotlight Search Settings

  • Go to the Settings App by unlocking your device screen.
  • Find Siri & Search to open the complete spotlight search section.
  • Now, on this Siri & Search page, you can see all settings for Spotlight search.

Steps for Manage and Customize spotlight search in iPhone, iPad and iPod

Step 1: Go to the Settings app.

Step 2: Next, Tap on General.

Manage and customize spotlight search in iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

Step 3: inside general, Tap on Spotlight search.

Change search result in spotlight search

To turn off/ Disable Spotlight search for a specific result, tap on it/ remove the true mark in front of the name.

Now you can search from the selected category with a true mark/icon.

Spotlight search screen, we can re-arrange or search priority by adjusting sequence incorrect manner that you want at the time of the search.

For re-arrange spotlight search: tap and drag your search results name by lift your finger tough when you leave.

Spotlight search: Search in latest iOS now apple will serve more stunning powerful search results compare to in iOS.

Note: In Apple’s privacy on the spotlight, Spotlight sends your search queries report to apple for future improvement in search relevancy. In addition, location service tracks your location and records your location at apple’s server.

But your privacy is in your hand: You can stop data send to apple by turn off privacy-related spotlight from Setting > General > Spotlight Search > Deselect spotlight suggestions and Bing search results.

And for location: Setting > Privacy > Location > turn off location service.

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Karly Wood

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