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2026-09-13 16:27 UTC

In iOS 27, there’s no longer simple toggle to disable Apple Intelligence entirely. Some features like Writing Tools can also send data off-device for processing through Private Cloud Compute After some digging, here’s how to disable Writing Tools: 1️⃣ Settings → Screen Time 2️⃣ Content & Privacy Restrictions → turn it on 3️⃣ Siri → Writing Assistance → Don’t Allow #Apple #Privacy

Replies (11)

  • @mysk@mastodon.social 2026-09-13 16:28

    With so many AI features now baked into iOS, it’s not always obvious what runs entirely on-device and what can be sent off to Private Cloud Compute Best way to check: disconnect from the internet and see if the feature still works 😉

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  • @theblufnews@mastodon.social 2026-09-13 19:08

    @mysk@mastodon.social Apple removing the easy opt-out is the clearest example yet of the broader pattern: AI being built into everything, no one waiting for the warnings to pan out. We covered what's actually being warned about, who holds the brake pedal, and when it's worked: https://thebluf.news/p/ai-pocalypse-now

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  • @venderbase@mastodon.social 2026-09-13 21:15

    @mysk@mastodon.social what’s Screen Time got to do with AI? 🤷🏼‍♂️

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  • @Rickd6@mstdn.ca 2026-09-14 13:37

    @mysk@mastodon.social so you need to disable intelligence extensions too?

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  • @SCampbell@mstdn.social 2026-09-14 13:49

    @mysk@mastodon.social Thanks so much

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  • @arestelle@dice.camp 2026-09-14 13:56

    @mysk@mastodon.social farther down it also says speech recognition sends data to their servers

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  • @mysk@mastodon.social why on earth do you even stay in this walled rip off garden ?

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  • @Ralph@hear-me.social 2026-09-14 13:59

    @mysk@mastodon.social #alttext Four Panels of finding the option: Panel 1 - the 'Settings' icon. Panel 2 - the 'Writing Tools' screen. Panel 3 - the 'Content & Privacy Restrictions' page. Panel 4 - the 'Writing Assistance' page.

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  • @aral@mastodon.ar.al 2026-09-14 21:21

    @mysk@mastodon.social @gibwar@infosec.exchange Just move to the EU ;) Edit: Oh, no, I was thinking of Siri AI, sorry :)

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  • @KronoGarrett@meow.social 2026-09-14 21:42

    @mysk@mastodon.social Looks like the shareholders effectively forced the Apple Idiocy toggle on, just as feared. I’ll stick to 26 until EOL then.

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  • @Feneric@mastodon.social 2026-09-17 12:09

    @mysk@mastodon.social It's similar for macOS, with minor differences. I note too that searching the preferences for "intelligence" doesn't turn up the new options that need to be disabled.

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