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Turn off Apple Intelligence iOS 27

August11 said:
You can limit what agents/ AI models have access to on your devices just like you can limit what files any app has access too..
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They wanted to be able to use 3rd party AI apps the way Siri has been integrated into iOS 27 with access to indexed data. It’s a privacy disaster. And it won’t be battery-friendly either. People are complaining now about battery drain. Imagine what they’d do when their phones start exploding.

For limited access runs, you already have those. They’re called ChatGPT, Gemini and other garbage.
 
Brettka7 said:
If anyone else is still struggling with iPadOS 27’s required Siri space on their 64gb or 128gb devices, you can clear the space by:

1. Ensure Siri is toggled on and active in Settings, then exit Siri settings and go to iCloud. Visit Saved to iCloud, then toggle Siri sync off.
2. Change the iPad Siri voice to English (United Kingdom) to delete Apple Intelligence data.
3. Reboot iPad.
4. If the data doesn’t free up on the iPad within a couple hours, go to a data-intensive app like Apple Music. Download all of your songs until the device is full, then delete the app to clear the downloads and reinstall.
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Thanks for this. I am fine with all of this except for step #1. How do I get to the 'Saved to iCloud' you are talking about in iCloud.com? I don't see it available. Thanks again.

Some context:

Devices are on iOS 26.5.x respectively with the iPhone 11 on iOS 27 b2. In the last month Apple Intelligence data has been constantly pushed on the 26.5.x devices - iPads and iPhone. This is with all options to use Apple Intelligence and Siri set to off. It has been that way since day one.

This only appeared to have started the last month. I pretty much follow what you do in step#4 and storage eventually does free up, sometimes it gets stubborn though. But then hours later it downloads the same initial 4.43 gigs of AI data. Sometimes even more with the switch off.

This gets me to your step #1. I am wondering if some master cloud switch is causing this after I installed iOS 27 on the iPhone 11. I know the 11 doesn't support Apple Intelligence, but maybe it still tripped something up?

I have Siri off on all of the devices in Settings and in the iCloud settings on the phone/ipad itself. But that is for individual device support, not some global switch.

Apple Intelligence data is weed in my garden at this point. Every time I kill it, it comes back soon after. Sometimes it takes every bit of available storage causing my device to stop functioning. That is by definition a weed in my opinion.

And for those saying it is integral to the operating system to function I say prove it. Why is it still a separate line item in 'iOS' data? if its that important it should be part of the OS bundle, not a separate entry, my opinion.
 
Dario69 said:
Apple Intelligence data is weed in my garden at this point. Every time I kill it, it comes back soon after. Sometimes it takes every bit of available storage causing my device to stop functioning. That is by definition a weed in my opinion.

And for those saying it is integral to the operating system to function I say prove it. Why is it still a separate line item in 'iOS' data? if its that important it should be part of the OS bundle, not a separate entry, my opinion.
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Isn’t it a bit dramatic? Calling a feature weed just because you don’t use it?

And as for the next one, it’s called being transparent. Just because the size is listed as a separate entry doesn’t mean it can be turned off at will. It’s part of iOS itself, which is how it was able to access much more data on the device.
If your opinion is based on a simple entry in storage settings, then you’re ignoring engineering aspects of it.
 
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Artemiz said:
Isn’t it a bit dramatic? Calling a feature weed just because you don’t use it?

And as for the next one, it’s called being transparent. Just because the size is listed as a separate entry doesn’t mean it can be turned off at will. It’s part of iOS itself, which is how it was able to access much more data on the device.
If your opinion is based on a simple entry in storage settings, then you’re ignoring engineering aspects of it.
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No, fair assessment and again, my opinion.

Having four+ gigs free of space and then coming back to an iPad an hour later with 110 megs of free storage that stops working until I free up space is pretty much my definition of a weed I do not want to deal with. If I was using it I would free up more space.

And the fact that the files can go away at least temporarily, and the ipad and iPhone functioning as designed tells me they are not integral to the OS. If they were, they wouldn't just drop off like that. Apple would keep anything to the OS.

For example, my iPhone is running just fine without it. If I stay on wifi for too long though it starts downloading again. iPads are the real problem now. No, something changed in the last month, this is either a bug with 26.5.x or Apple is just pushing it regardless on their side.

Back to my original question to kind gentlemen a few posts above, is there an actual iCloud.com option for turning off Siri? That is all I need to know. Not debate stuff like this, as much fun as it is. Thanks!
 
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Dario69 said:
No, fair assessment and again, my opinion.

Having four+ gigs free of space and then coming back to an iPad an hour later with 110 megs of free storage that stops working until I free up space is pretty much my definition of a weed I do not want to deal with. If I was using it I would free up more space.

And the fact that the files can go away at least temporarily, and the ipad and iPhone functioning as designed tells me they are not integral to the OS. If they were, they wouldn't just drop off like that. Apple would keep anything to the OS.

For example, my iPhone is running just fine without it. If I stay on wifi for too long though it starts downloading again. iPads are the real problem now. No, something changed in the last month, this is either a bug with 26.5.x or Apple is just pushing it regardless on their side.

Back to my original question to kind gentlemen a few posts above, is there an actual iCloud.com option for turning off Siri? That is all I need to know. Not debate stuff like this, as much fun as it is. Thanks!
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Now I’m really confused. This is an iOS 27 forum, so I’m not sure why you’re talking about 26.5.1. And I’m not sure what files have been dropping off from your phone, but only the System Data varies constantly. Apple Intelligence in iOS 27 varies sometimes depending on what features you use. The AI features that you use frequently determine the model downloaded, which in turn is why you see a handful of variations in AI storage.
Besides that, the rest of what you said either doesn’t make sense to me. So I’m going to leave it at that.
 
August11 said:
You can limit what agents/ AI models have access to on your devices just like you can limit what files any app has access too..
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The app Loupe might give you some useful info you are not aware of.

iammike1 said:
Sure, if you also want to kill related functions to the data you block off. Like, I can't imagine using Deepseek while blocking it from chunks of your phones data would be more useful than Siri AI with it's privacy protections while maintaining access (as long as you have a level of trust in Apple's claims, that's up to the individual).

I feel like 90% of what makes the new Siri such an improvement is that access to your local data.
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The problem is that it will still automatically offload information queries. No thanks.
Plus, I won’t be using any agentic AI until there is off-line only with extremely detailed personal data control.

Here’s some good info. There’s even a whole section on confirmed agentic model choices and how they will access your info.
https://www.totalum.app/blog/apple-intelligence-extensions-totalum
“Two things to keep in mind. First, the model choice is owned by the user, not by your app. If your app calls the Siri Extensions surface, your app does not get to override which model the user has picked. Second, App Intents 2.0 inverts the old SiriKit pattern. Siri no longer waits for the user to launch your app; it calls your app directly through the intent layer.”

THis could be pretty cool if I can limit Siri AI to DoorDash my favorite meal……. and never go online for any other thing.
 
I was really irritated about this at first on my 64gb iPad Air M1, but all you have to do to clear the space is turn off Siri iCloud sync on your device, then change the language to a country that doesn't support it, such as English (UK). I rebooted and the space was immediately freed.

I do hope they add a setting before ruining a bunch of people’s experiences in September.
 
Brettka7 said:
I was really irritated about this at first on my 64gb iPad Air M1, but all you have to do to clear the space is turn off Siri iCloud sync on your device, then change the language to a country that doesn't support it, such as English (UK). I rebooted and the space was immediately freed.

I do hope they add a setting before ruining a bunch of people’s experiences in September.
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This didn’t work for me as I still have the space taken up by Apple Intelligence
 
NUFC2025 said:
This didn’t work for me as I still have the space taken up by Apple Intelligence
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After trying the other steps, what’s worked for me on devices with tight storage in the past is downloading as much music as possible and then deleting the music app to clear the freshly freed space. Wouldn’t be fun to fix on a 256+ gb device, though.

That’s how I specifically got Apple Intelligence off my iPad last year.
 
Brettka7 said:
I was really irritated about this at first on my 64gb iPad Air M1, but all you have to do to clear the space is turn off Siri iCloud sync on your device, then change the language to a country that doesn't support it, such as English (UK). I rebooted and the space was immediately freed.

I do hope they add a setting before ruining a bunch of people’s experiences in September.
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English (UK) is supported by both Siri AI and Apple Intelligence, though!
 
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English (UK) is supported by both Siri AI and Apple Intelligence, though!
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Hmm… I’m not sure why this worked for me then! I wonder if it just won’t download The newest intelligence model because it senses that my physical location isn’t the same as the language I chose?
 
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