Can Apple Intelligence Be Turned Off?

[Mity]

For those of you that upgraded to iOS 18.1: is there any toggle switch in Settings that allows you to turn off Apple Intelligence? I personally don't want any AI on any of my machines until I know how data is being handled, what is being done on device, what is being stored in the cloud, etc.

 

[BigBlur]

Yes. It's an opt-in feature anyway...it won't be turned on when you upgrade to 18.1.

 

[Iwavvns]

Yes. It's an opt-in feature anyway...it won't be turned on when you upgrade to 18.1.

Thanks for that, looks like Apple did the right thing and made it an opt-in feature.

 

[St. Germain]

For those of you that upgraded to iOS 18.1: is there any toggle switch in Settings that allows you to turn off Apple Intelligence? I personally don't want any AI on any of my machines until I know how data is being handled, what is being done on device, what is being stored in the cloud, etc.

I thought this was a decent summary...

Forbes - Why Apple Intelligence Sets A New Gold Standard For AI Privacy

 

[C7 POWER]

There is a button in the settings also to turn it off

 

[Mity]

There is a button in the settings also to turn it off

That's perfect. I'm really glad that it's this explicit.

 

[twanj]

It's off by default.

You have to actively join a waitlist right now, then get approved.

You can toggle it off once you have it on, and there's granular options for what you turn on.