You might be one of the silent majority of people who don’t mind the Touch Bar. Perhaps you even like it. At the same time, you might not understand Remove Siri From Mac Touch Bar. It would be great if you could customize your MacBook Pro to fit your needs. Some Mac users might not find the Siri button on the Touch Bar very useful, and some might hit it by accident when trying to hit another key on the MacBook Pro Touch Bar keyboard.
You can remove Siri from the Touch Bar on a Mac if you don’t want Siri to be so easy to use on your Pro Mac. Actually, it would. Here’s how to get rid of Siri from the Touch Bar on a Macbook.
Steps to Remove Siri From Mac Touch Bar
- Open System Preferences
- Click on the Apple icon and select
System Preferences. - Open Keyboard Settings
- Click the
Keyboardsystem preference icon. - Customize the Touch Bar
- Click the Customize Control Strip… button.
- Remove or replace the Touch Bar Siri button
- Move your mouse down, off your screen and INTO the touch bar. This will highlight each menu item. Highlight the Siri button, click, and drag the Siri button upward and out of the Touch Bar. It will now disappear.
- You go to hell Siri and you die there. Now that you’ve disabled Siri, perhaps you’d like to disable the MacBook Pro Touch Bar and revert it to its former Control Strip glory!
FAQ
How do I turn off Siri on my Macbook Pro?
To share or stop sharing your Dictation and Siri audio recordings with Apple at any time, choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Privacy & Security in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.) Go to Analytics & Improvements on the right, then turn the Improve Siri & Dictation option on or off.
Why can’t i delete Siri from Mac?
On your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Settings, then click Siri & Spotlight in the sidebar. (You may need to scroll down.) On the right, click Delete Siri & Dictation History. Click Delete.
Why does my Siri keep showing up?
If you are not touching the phone and Siri opens it has heard something that it interpreted as “Hey Siri”. You might try retraining Siri to your voice. Yo do this by going to Settings/Siri, turn off Hey Siri, then turn it on again.
Why is my Siri turning on randomly on Mac?
Check your headphone port or restart your wireless headphones. This is the most common reason why Siri keeps popping up. If you have headphones in and they get activated, this might happen. Checking your headphone jack to make sure it’s well connected and clean can fix the issue.