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glyf
User level: Level 1 (20 points)

How do I disable "Writing Tools" in iOS 27?

How do I disable "Writing Tools" in iOS 27? I've already added the Screen Time restriction to disallow "Writing Assistance", but the "insert slop" button still appears every time I select something in Notes or Mail. I don't want Apple or OpenAI or Anthropic to be slurping up the contents of every text field, and I don't want to be accidentally dumping AI-generated garbage into anything I write with a mis-tap, so I don't want to see this icon at all.

Posted on Sep 15, 2026 5:47 PM

9 replies

mattjeffrey
User level: Level 1 (14 points)

Nov 5, 2026 12:06 PM in response to glyf

I talked to a support person who helped me look at all the places to turn it off and you aren’t able to. It’s very disappointing.

Ward124
User level: Level 1 (8 points)

Oct 13, 2026 5:52 AM in response to glyf

My own question is about ‘writing tools’ alone and the way iOS handles ‘editing’. When I am writing or working in apps with text the tool is very unhelpful. It is always making suggestions and often ones I do not wish to use. In a way it keeps pestering even when I have refused its suggestion. (Words and phrases remain underlined etc). Spelling ‘correction’ of proper nouns and names it has not recognised are also frustrating. This comment has a series of underlined words already. There are a few applications in which I have found the suggested correction is persistent, by which I mean the word suggested remains in the text, sometimes overlapping my text, even when I move on in the writing. (This is probably an app bug rather than iOS.)


All I really want is to switch off this correction and editing. At least while I am drafting something, and maybe always. Is there a way to do just this in iOS without disabling Siri completely?

abaileyp
User level: Level 1 (8 points)

Oct 23, 2026 8:29 AM in response to IdrisSeabright

Thank you! This fixed it for me. For anyone else digging around for the settings:


Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions (toggle on) > Siri > Writing Assistance (don’t allow)

sberman
User level: Level 10 (280,982 points)

Sep 15, 2026 6:04 PM in response to glyf

Settings > Siri > [scroll down to] Turn Off Siri should do it.

glyf Author
User level: Level 1 (20 points)

Sep 15, 2026 6:10 PM in response to sberman

Nope. This breaks functionality that I rely on (like setting timers with voice) but does not remove these anti-features.

IdrisSeabright
User level: Level 10 (201,695 points)

Oct 13, 2026 9:36 AM in response to Ward124

Did you try what the OP did and restrict "Writing Assistance" in Screen Time?

Ward124
User level: Level 1 (8 points)

Oct 14, 2026 7:11 AM in response to IdrisSeabright

Thanks that is great. I didn’t realise the options under that setting - very useful.

IdrisSeabright
User level: Level 10 (201,695 points)

Oct 14, 2026 7:26 AM in response to Ward124

Glad it helped.

AbcXyz0123
User level: Level 1 (8 points)

Nov 4, 2026 3:23 PM in response to abaileyp

I did this and I am still getting AI options when something is highlighted anywhere. Anyone have a fix yet? It's maddening

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256357711