Apple Intelligence, as Apple calls its in-house AI support in macOS, iOS, and iPadOS, is still only marked as beta. This means that a lot can still go wrong in everyday life. However, Apple has now decided to switch off the main switch for the function, which the user previously had to press by default. This is what the release notes say From iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3 And macOS 15.3 Which Apple published with the Release Candidate version on Wednesday night. The update should appear in the next few days, possibly early next week.
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Opt-out instead of opt-in
For example, it says the same thing for macOS 15.3, “For users who are new to iOS 18.3 or who have upgraded to iOS 18.3, Apple Intelligence is automatically activated during iPhone onboarding. ” Previously, Apple Intelligence was only offered to users who could activate it using a switch in System Settings. This main switch is still there, which is commendable, but you now have to turn it off if you don’t want the service. The usual Apple Intelligence reloads for local models (by the way, costing storage space) still exist, but they are turned on automatically. They are required for both language model services (“writing tools”) and image generators (“Genmoji”, “image playground”).
In the future, users will have direct access to Apple Intelligence functions after setting up the device. Apple further said, “To disable Apple Intelligence, users need to go to the Apple Intelligence and Siri Settings section and turn off the Apple Intelligence switch. This will disable Apple Intelligence features on their device.” Automatic Start should encourage more users to try Apple Intelligence. However, there appears to be no provision for potentially problematic functions like notification aggregation to be activated by default. Apple had to backtrack after making various mistakes and initially disabled the feature for News apps to avoid AI fake news.
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With macOS 15.3, Mac users can use the Genmoji function to create their own AI-powered emoji for the first time, which was previously released only for mobile devices. The visual intelligence feature running on the iPhone 16 has also been improved under iOS. You can film the data to enter it into a calendar, for example if you’re targeting a trade fair or concert poster.
Apple Intelligence is currently available only in English; The device should be set accordingly. Within the EU, with a German language version not expected to be released until April.
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