How to Turn Off the Worst Apple Intelligence Features (and Keep the Best) [Video]

Apple Intelligence hasn’t quite lived up to the hype. Writing Tools, ChatGPT integration, Genmoji, and Image Playground have added supplementary improvements to iOS, but notification summaries for news were paused for hallucinations, and Siri’s promised AI revamp has been significantly delayed.

And yet, Apple Intelligence was turned on by default in iOS 18.3. Annoying, but Apple does let you turn it off pretty easily in Settings. But what if you want to keep some Apple Intelligence features but not others? Your options are limited, but here’s what you can do.

How to Turn Off Apple Intelligence

The simplest approach to dealing with Apple Intelligence features is to disable them. Open Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri and turn the toggle next to Apple Intelligence to off.

This turns off all AI capabilities throughout the operating system, but some features will still be visible. For instance, the Image Playgroundapp for image generation stays on the phone …