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Introduction to Apple Intelligence: AI features on iPhones, iPads, and Macs may not appeal to everyone, with around 75% of users finding little value.
Storage Impact: Apple Intelligence features may use up to 7GB of local storage on your iPhone or iPad.
User-Friendly Control: Apple Intelligence is optional and can be easily turned off, unlike the AI tools offered by many other companies.
Disabling Individual Features: You can turn off specific Apple Intelligence features by navigating to Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri.
Turn Off Notifications Summaries: Go to Settings > Notifications > Summarize Notifications to disable or customize notification summaries for individual apps.
Disable Writing Tools & Image Creation: Access these features via Settings > Screen Time > Content & Privacy Restrictions and turn off Writing Tools and Image Creation.
Message Prioritization: To hide AI-powered message prioritization in Apple Mail, tap the three dots in your Inbox, switch to List View, and disable Show Priority.
Turning Off Apple Intelligence Completely: To disable all Apple Intelligence features, go to Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri and toggle off the Apple Intelligence option.
Storage Not Automatically Reclaimed: Disabling Apple Intelligence does not remove the AI models from your device; they remain unless you reset your iPhone.
Resetting Your iPhone: To free up the space used by AI models, you must reset your iPhone and choose not to enable Apple Intelligence during setup. Remember to back up important data first.
Control Over AI Features: Users currently have control over which Apple Intelligence features are active, but more AI upgrades are expected in the future.