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Siri Search Suggestions Not working on iPhone or iPad? Here’s Fix

Karly Wood

May 20, 2025

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Siri understands your commands and tries to find contacts, apps, and data in apps (Notes, Mail, Messages, News app), which will show up in the results when you search in Siri search suggestions.

Some users keep turning off unused results: Siri Suggested Website, Siri Suggested contacts, Siri Suggestions apps. This article fixes Siri’s suggestions bug.

Siri Suggestions also work in the office line. At this time, Siri will get results from your Browser Search history, saved web pages, and Cache/cookies.

Common issues and fixes for Siri Search Suggestion not working on iPhone and iPad

Fix 1: Check Siri & Search Settings

1. Go to Settings on your iPhone. Next, Find and Tap on “Apple Intelligence & Siri” or “Siri“.
2. Scroll to the Suggestions section, Enable Suggest Apps Before Searching, Show in App Library, Show When Sharing, and Show Listening Suggestions.

Also, enable the Other search option under the search settings…

1. Go back and tap on Search > Enable Show Recent Searches and Show Related Content toggle to be enabled.
2. That’s it.

Fix 2: Enable Siri & Dictation

1. Go to Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri or Siri.
2. Tap on Talk & Type to Siri > Ensure Listen for “Hey Siri”, Press Side Button for Siri, or Press Home for Siri are enabled.
3. This sometimes impacts suggestions, too.

Fix 3: Restart Your iPhone

1. A simple restart can fix many glitches.
2. Hold the power and volume buttons, then slide to power off.
3. Turn the device back on.

Fix 4: Check Language & Region

• Go to Settings > General > Language & Region.
• Make sure the language and region settings match your Siri preferences.
• Sometimes mismatched settings can interfere with suggestions.

Fix 5: Reset Siri & Search Data

1. Go to Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri or Siri.
2. Toggle Suggestions in Search off and then back on.
3. You can also toggle off Siri completely and then enable it again.

Fix 6: Check Screen Time Restrictions

1. Go to Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions.
2. Make sure Intelligence & Siri/Siri & Search isn’t restricted.
3. Also, check Content Restrictions to ensure nothing is blocking suggestions.

Fix 7: Update iOS

1. Go to Settings > General > Software Update.
2. Install any available updates to fix bugs and improve Siri functionality.

Fix 8: Reset All Settings (last resort)

After reset, re-enable Siri & Search settings.

Go to Settings > General > Transfer or Reset iPhone > Reset > Reset All Settings.

This will reset system settings like Wi-Fi passwords and preferences, but won’t delete your data.