Remove AI Search Results From Google on Your iPhone

If Google is showing AI Overviews or other AI-generated answers above search links, you can sometimes hide them on your iPhone by using Google’s Web filter. This displays a simpler list of text-based web results, but it does not permanently turn off AI features across every Google page or app.

What You’ll Need

An iPhone with a current web browser, such as Safari or Chrome.
An internet connection and access to Google Search.
Optional: the Google app, if that is where you usually search. The steps also work in a browser.

Step-by-Step

Open Google Search. In Safari or another browser, go to google.com. Or open the Google app and tap its search box. Sign in only if you want your search preferences associated with your Google account; the Web filter can usually be used without signing in.
Run a search. Enter a search phrase and tap Search or Go. The Web option generally appears after a search, not on the initial Google home page. If you see an AI Overview, scroll enough to locate the search-result filters near the top of the results.
Choose the Web filter. Look for a row of options such as All, Images, Videos, News, and Web. Swipe the row sideways if Web is not visible, then tap Web. Google will reload the results as a text-focused list of links, which usually leaves out AI Overviews and many other search features.
Check that the filter took effect. Look at the results page and confirm that it is showing ordinary web links. The Web filter may remain selected while you continue searching in that session, but Google’s layout and how long a filter persists can vary. Choose Web again if an AI summary returns.
Use a direct search shortcut if you cannot find Web. In your browser’s address bar, search for your terms followed by &udm=14 when the address already contains a question mark, or ?udm=14 when adding the first query parameter to a Google search URL. This requests Google’s Web results view. The shortcut is not an official permanent setting, and Google can change how it works.
Save a shortcut for repeat use, if useful. After opening a Web-filtered results page, use your browser’s share or bookmark option to save it. A bookmark may preserve a particular search rather than apply the filter to every new query, so test it before relying on it. You can also create a browser shortcut to a Google search URL that includes the Web-results parameter, if you are comfortable editing the address.
Repeat in the place you search. The Google app, Safari, Chrome, and other browsers may not share the same page state. If you switch apps or open a new tab, run a search there and select Web again. Selecting the filter in a browser does not necessarily change what the Google app displays.

Common Mistakes

Expecting a permanent off switch. The Web filter changes the view for a search; it is not a universal setting that disables AI Overviews for all searches and devices.
Looking for Web before searching. It is typically a search-results filter. Submit a query first, then check the filter row.
Assuming the setting applies across apps. A filter selected in Safari may not carry over to Chrome or the Google app. Check each one separately.
Confusing AI results with other Google features. The Web filter is intended to show text-based web links. It may also remove useful features such as image, video, map, or shopping results. It does not change the websites you visit.
Entering the shortcut incorrectly. A URL should have only one question mark starting its query string. Use an ampersand to add another parameter after an existing question mark.

Tips

Use the Web filter only when you want a link-focused results page; switch back to All for images, local results, news, or other search tools.
If the filter row is crowded, swipe it sideways rather than assuming the option is unavailable.
For a single search, adding a phrase such as -AI is not a reliable way to remove AI Overviews. Search operators can affect matching pages, but they do not control Google’s interface.
Keep Google Search updated in the Google app and keep your browser current. A change in layout may move the Web option without removing it.
Remember that a text-focused results page is not a guarantee that every result is human-written or free of automated content. It changes the presentation of Google’s results, not how publishers create pages.

Troubleshooting

Web is missing: Submit a search, then look across the filter row and swipe it horizontally. If the page is unusually narrow or zoomed in, return the browser zoom to its normal setting and reload.

The AI summary is still visible: Make sure you tapped Web rather than All, and wait for the page to finish loading. If it remains, refresh once, run the search again, or try the udm=14 shortcut in a browser. Google can vary results by query and may change the interface, so this workaround is not guaranteed.

The shortcut opens an error or an ordinary results page: Check that the address begins with Google’s search URL and that the parameter is attached correctly: use &udm=14 after an existing query string, or ?udm=14 if there is none. You can also skip the shortcut and use the on-page Web filter.

The results change back after tapping a new link or opening a tab: That can be normal. Apply Web again to the new search. Browser history or a saved bookmark may reopen the old query rather than set a lasting preference.

The Google app behaves differently from Safari: Try the search in Safari or Chrome and select Web there. App and browser layouts can differ, and one may receive interface changes before another.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I permanently disable Google AI Overviews on my iPhone?
There is not a dependable universal iPhone setting that turns them off for every Google search. The Web filter is the practical option for a text-link view.

Does the Web filter work in Safari?
Yes. Search on Google in Safari, then select Web on the results page. The same general approach works in other browsers.

Does this remove AI results from the Google app?
Select Web in the app’s search results if the option appears. If it does not, try Google in a browser; app and web layouts can differ.

Will it block AI answers from every search engine?
No. It changes the Google results view only. Other search engines and websites have their own features and controls.

Will my choice stay on for future searches?
It may persist temporarily, but it is not a guaranteed account-wide preference. Check the results page and select Web again whenever necessary.

General steps for current mainstream versions; menus can differ by device and version. See the disclaimer or report an error.

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