Meta blocks Apple Intelligence on Facebook and its other iOS apps [Video]

Apple Intelligence was announced with iOS 18 and has been available since last October, when Apple released iOS 18.1 to the public. Although most apps provide support for Apple Intelligence features by default, developers can choose not to have them in their apps – and it seems that Meta has decided to do so.

As reported by the Brazilian blog Sorcererhat Tech, features such as Writing Tools – which lets users create, change, and proofread text with Apple Intelligence – are no longer available in any of Meta’s apps, including Facebook, WhatsApp, and Threads.

Typically, iPhone and iPad users can access Writing Tools by tapping on a text field. However, in Meta’s iOS apps, the option is not available. Meta apps also don’t let users create and share Genmoji, Apple’s custom emoji generated by AI. The report notes that Meta has also removed the ability to add keyboard stickers and Memoji to Instagram Stores – something that …