Apple Intelligence Is Now on by Default

How to enable Apple Intelligence when booting from an external drive
If you've moved your system to an external drive, Apple Intelligence normally won't work, but there's a workaround. Here's how to enable it.
Three months with Apple Intelligence
Apple Intelligence’s first set of features included tools we’re pretty familiar with, like glowing gradients to indicate the presence of AI, the ability to change the tone of an email, and a photo clean-up tool that lets AI eliminate distractions.
Apple Intelligence Is Now on by Default, but You Can Turn It Off
To opt out of Apple Intelligence and go back to the standard, AI-less experience, navigate to Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri and flip off the Apple Intelligence toggle at the top of the page.
Turning Off Apple Intelligence Can Free Up a 7GB Chunk of Your iPhone's Packed Storage
Most of the big new features in the just-released iOS 18.3 are focused on Apple Intelligence, such as italicized message summaries (as partial damage control after numerous embarrassing and misleading examples).
Apple Intelligence will undoubtedly drive an iPhone ‘supercycle,’ but not yet
Apple Intelligence was predicted to drive an iPhone supercycle, but that doesn’t look like it’s happening yet. Here’s why it’s still coming.
Apple’s Next Big iOS Update Will Turn on Apple Intelligence, Whether You Want It or Not
Fortunately, it's super easy to turn off, but it goes to show that Apple Intelligence is here to stay in the walled garden.
Is Apple Intelligence getting the job done?
Investors were hoping that Apple Intelligence would drive a wave of iPhone upgrades. How's that playing out? This will be the first full quarter of results from Apple since the company's iPhone 16 launch.
How to switch Apple Intelligence on/off on your iPhone
If you're not sure whether you want Apple Intelligence on your iPhone, the next iOS update has it automatically switched on.As we reported in January, Apple's AI features will default to active when you install iOS 18.
Apple Releases iOS 18.3: Crucial iPhone Update With Apple Intelligence Changes
The latest iPhone release is important and includes features and bug fixes—and an important change to Apple Intelligence
Latest iPhone update enables Apple Intelligence automatically: How to turn it off
Apple made waves when it rolled out iOS 18 in fall, bringing a host of AI-powered features to iPhones thanks to Apple Intelligence. Initially, you had to opt into Apple Intelligence features. The latest update,

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