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Lets be honest, AI isnt for everyone.

With growing concerns overAI accuracy issuesand storage demands, you may be rethinking Apple Intelligence on your machine.

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Remember, this isn’t permanent.

Let’s walk through how to turn off Apple Intelligence on your iPhone.

Open prefs

Navigate to your iPhone’s prefs menufrom your home screen or App Library.

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Find Apple Intelligence

Scroll down through configs andtap Apple Intelligence & Siri.

3. kill the feature

Tap the toggle switchnext to Apple Intelligence to turn it off.

Confirm your choice

When the confirmation pop-up appears,tap Turn Off Apple Intelligenceto confirm your choice.

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Enjoy your AI-free iPhone

Your phone will now operate without AI features running in the background.

Now that you’ve learned how to turn off Apple Intelligence, why not explore otheriOS 18 features?

For help with documents and messages,Writing Tools is one of Apple Intelligence’s most useful features.

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