Whether you own, iPad, Mac or even all three devices, no matter what you think of Apple Intelligence, there is an important reason you should turn off Apple's AI features as soon as possible, just to .. .
Apple has brought the first features to the iPhone, iPad and MAC compatible in October with the point update for iOS 18/iPados 18 and MacOS Sequoia, followed by a update in December, bringing a set The AI feature is more complete, and the latest update has added the necessary improvements.
Despite a series of updates, Apple Intelligence is still in the beta phase, and on the current useful level of AI toolkit, the user's opinion is still controversial. However, for some people, when considering the relative value of these features, the decisive factor will be a great influence on the amount of internal memory. According to Apple's support page, Apple Intelligence currently requires 7GB of memory, applicable to both iPhone, iPad and Mac. If all the devices will be 21GB, this is a significant number.
How to turn off Apple Intelligence
Step 1: To completely turn off Apple Intelligence, you just need to turn on the relevant switch on each support device running the latest software.
Step 2: Compatible devices include any iPhone 16 model, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, any iPad with A17 Pro or M1 and MAC models with M1 or higher.
Turn off Apple Intelligence on iPhone and iPad on iPhone and iPad, you can find this option in Settings ➝ Apple Intelligence & Siri. Turn off the switch next to Apple Intelligence.
Why turn off Apple Intelligence to release memory?
Apple Intelligence uses a framework called Mobileasset to manage and provide relevant machine learning models and resources for your devices. This framework downloads and updates the necessary components, ensuring that your devices have access to the latest capabilities without updating the comprehensive system.
Fortunately, when you turn off Apple Intelligence, the system finds that relevant resources are no longer used. The framework Mobileasset will delete unused resources when you need more space, optimize and release your internal memory during this process. Here are the steps you need to do to make sure this happens.
