How to Customize Siri Suggestions and Widgets on the Widget Screen


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Hey Sarah,
Both my iPhone and my iPad generate pages that show up to the left when I have scrolled all the other Home pages that show app icons. They show Siri suggestions, people's names and pictures (head shots) in circles, app recommendations (most frequently used), and a third row for "Nearby" restaurants, coffee, shopping, gas. How can I control what appears on this page? Some I do not want to be there, others I want to have included for my convenience. I have not been able to find the way to choose the contents.
Sincerely,
In the Spotlight
Hi Spotlight,
- Toggle off any apps whose content you don't want to search or see in your app recommendations
- Toggle off Contacts if you don't want to see any contact suggestions
- Toggle off Maps if you don't want to see any nearby location suggestions
- Toggle of Spotlight Suggestions if you don't want to see any News suggestions.

Sarah Kingsbury
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