Apple Intelligence brought some of the most traded new functions for the iPhone, the iPad and the Mac when it was published iOS 18.1. Even now his functions are being improved and currently contain writing aid, an improved form of Siri and AI image generation. The functions are limited to the iPhone 15 Pro series, all iPhone 16 models, all iPads that perform an A17 Pro-Chip and higher, and all Macs with an M-Serie chip, but these are still many options.
However, not everyone is satisfied with it. This is because Apple recently made the decision Switch on apple intelligence by default For all compatible devices. Even if the new functions are exciting, not every artificial intelligence functions want to use on their smartphones or other devices, especially now where they Take 7 GB of storage space and include Send data to Apple’s cloud.
If you are among them that are skeptical, you can switch off Apple Intelligence on your iPhone or another compatible Apple device. If you want to use Apple’s AI, it is alternatively easy to switch it on again.
How to activate Apple Intelligence on the iPhone or iPad
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If you have an Apple Intelligence -Compatible iPhone, iPad or Mac, the easiest way to switch on Apple Intelligence is to iOS 18.3/iPados 18.3/MacOS 15.3 or higher. This automatically enables Apple Intelligence on your device. Alternatively, navigate too Settings> Apple Intelligence & Siri And turn the switch to switch it on manually.
If you activate manually, you should simply follow instructions to the outlined workflow and it will be activated for you.
If the update Apple Intelligence has not switched on for you or you still don’t see an option to activate Apple Intelligence Supported variations of EnglishHow Apple Intelligence is only available in this language. Find the device language in Settings under Language & region in the Generally Tab and Siri language under the Siri Tab in the same app. If you still don’t see that the Apple Intelligence switches, It may not be available in your region.
How to switch on the Chatgpt expansion of Apple Intelligence
During the stay on the Apple Intelligence & Siri Page, scroll down also shows an option for setting up the chatt integration, which is not activated by default and enables Siri to pass on difficult questions to Chatgpt. Under Extensionsknock ChattThen click on the new page Set up… begin. A Chatgpt account is optional for this function and Apple promises In order to cover your Apple account and your IP address, before data is passed on to Openai, and not to train Openai on your information. Note that activation of the chatt integration must agree Openais terms of use.
How to switch off Apple Intelligence on the iPhone or iPad
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The use of AI thrives many concerns, such as: High -energy consumptionPresent Data protection questionsOr even simply the potential for unreliability, which is often associated with a new, immature technology. If you decide that you prefer to use Apple Intelligence on your iPhone, iPad or Mac, you can easily deactivate it. Go to Settings> Apple Intelligence & Siri and switch Apple Intelligence. You will choose a confirmation pop-up Switch off Apple Intelligence. As a result, the AI is removed from your device, including a chat integration, which you may have activated.
