Overview

The Apple Siri Policy controls how Siri behaves on managed Apple devices. You can:

turn off Siri while an iPhone or iPad is locked
stop Siri from searching user-generated web content
force Siri's profanity filter

To turn Siri off completely, use Allow Siri in the Apple Application and Service Control Policy.

Important: Two settings are turned off by default. Allow Assistant While Locked and Allow Assistant User Generated Content default to off. A new policy blocks Siri on the iPhone and iPad lock screen and stops Siri from searching user-generated web content. Turn them on if users need these features.

Supported platforms and requirements

Item	Details
Platforms	macOS, iOS, iPadOS
Minimum OS	macOS 10.13, iOS 5.1, iPadOS 5.1 (each setting has its own minimum; see the table)
Device ownership	Company-owned devices
Supervision	Required for Allow Assistant User Generated Content, and on iPhone and iPad for Enable Siri Profanity Filter
User Enrollment (BYOD)	Only Allow Assistant While Locked works with Apple User Enrollment.

Settings reference

Setting	What it does	Default	Platforms and minimum OS	Supervision
Allow Assistant While Locked	When off, Siri isn't available while the device is locked. Ignored if the device has no passcode.	Off	iOS/iPadOS 5.1	Not required
Allow Assistant User Generated Content	When off, Siri can't search user-generated content from the web.	Off	iOS/iPadOS 7.0	Required
Enable Siri Profanity Filter	When on, Siri and dictation filter profanity.	Not set	macOS 10.13, iOS/iPadOS 11.0	Required on iPhone and iPad

Not set means Swif doesn't send the setting, so the filter stays under the user's control.

About Apple's deprecation

In iOS, iPadOS, and macOS 26.4, Apple deprecated these restrictions. Apple's replacement is a declarative Siri configuration, which works only on supervised devices.

The restrictions in this policy still work on OS 26.4 and later, but Apple may remove them in a future release. This article will be updated when Swif supports the declarative configuration.

Using this policy with other Swif policies

Turning Siri off: use Allow Siri in the Apple Application and Service Control Policy. If Siri is off there, the settings in this policy have no visible effect.
Conflicts: if another policy sets the same Siri restriction, iPhones and iPads use the most restrictive value. On Macs, conflicting values are undefined, so manage each setting in only one policy.

Before you start

Decide whether users need Siri on the lock screen. Turning it off stops anyone with physical access from using Siri on a locked device.
Check supervision for iPhones and iPads that need the user-generated content or profanity filter settings.
Make sure devices have a passcode. Without one, iOS ignores Allow Assistant While Locked.

Create the policy

In Swif, go to Device Management > Policies > New Policy.
Select Apple Siri Policy.
Enter a clear name, such as Siri – Restricted.
Review the two settings that are off by default, and turn them on if needed.
Set Enable Siri Profanity Filter.
Save the policy.
Assign it to a device group.
Test on a few devices before a wider rollout.

Example configurations

Example 1: Company iPhones with secure lock screens

Setting	Value
Allow Assistant While Locked	Off
Allow Assistant User Generated Content	On
Enable Siri Profanity Filter	Not set

Siri is unavailable until the user unlocks the iPhone. Other Siri features work as usual.

Example 2: Supervised school iPads

Setting	Value
Allow Assistant While Locked	Off
Allow Assistant User Generated Content	Off
Enable Siri Profanity Filter	On

Students can't use Siri on the lock screen, search user-generated web content, or hear profanity from Siri or dictation.

Example 3: Company Macs used in customer-facing areas

Setting	Value
Enable Siri Profanity Filter	On

The two iPhone and iPad settings don't apply to Macs.

Verify the policy

iPhone or iPad

Go to Settings > General > VPN & Device Management, open the Swif profile, and confirm that it lists Restrictions.
If Allow Assistant While Locked is off, lock the device and try to activate Siri. Siri shouldn't respond until the device is unlocked.

Mac

Open System Settings > General > Device Management and open the Swif profile. Confirm that the restrictions appear.

In Swif, open the device and confirm that the policy shows as applied.

Troubleshooting

Siri still works on the lock screen

Check that Allow Assistant While Locked is off.
Check that the device has a passcode. Without one, iOS ignores this setting.

Siri doesn't answer from web content

Allow Assistant User Generated Content is off, which is the default. Turn it on if users need it.

The profanity filter isn't forced on an iPhone

Check that the device is supervised.

None of the Siri settings seem to apply

Check whether Allow Siri is off in the Application and Service Control Policy. When Siri is off, these settings have nothing to control.

Only some settings apply on a personal device

Apple User Enrollment supports only Allow Assistant While Locked.

Related resources

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