Apple’s recently launched artificial intelligence platform, Apple Intelligence, has received mixed reviews from users, with many experiencing battery drain issues and notification problems. Here’s a comprehensive guide on disabling these features and why you might consider doing so.
Apple Intelligence is currently limited to newer devices, including the iPhone 15 Pro series, iPhone 16 series, M1 iPads or newer, and M1 Macs or later. Users must run iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, or Sequoia 15.1 or newer to access these features.
How to Turn off Apple Intelligence
The process to turn off Apple Intelligence is straightforward:
- Open Settings (or System Settings) on your device,
- locate the “Apple Intelligence & Siri” tab, and
- Toggle Apple Intelligence off.
Disabling Apple Intelligence means losing access to several AI-powered features, including writing tools for text revision and summarization, Image Playground for creating quick illustrations, the Clean Up tool for photo editing, Visual Intelligence for object and place recognition, and Image Wand for sketch enhancement in Notes.
Several factors are driving users to disable Apple Intelligence:
- Current battery drain issues affecting device performance
- Inaccurate notification summaries
- Limited feature set compared to competitors
- Delayed rollout of more advanced capabilities, with significant updates potentially not arriving until 2026 with iOS 19.4
For users seeking AI functionality, alternatives like OpenAI’s ChatGPT app and Gemini currently offer more reliable performance and features, even in their free versions. As Apple continues to develop and refine its AI platform, users may want to temporarily disable these features until more stable and comprehensive updates are released.
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