On Monday Apple releasediOS 18.3.1 , iPadOS 18.3.1 , andmacOS Sequoia 15.3.1 , update that admit one major security patch and bug muddle – but nothing much in terms of feature of speech and usability . Except for one affair , discovered by Jeff Johnson of theUnderpass App Company . It turns out that these update twist on Apple Intelligence , even if you had antecedently turned it off .
Update Feb. 12 : Macworld has received several messages from readers stating they did not experience Apple Intelligence being turned on after instal the update .
harmonise toJohnson ’s web log , he set up the macOS 15.3.1 update on a MacBook Pro with Apple Intelligence off . When the MacBook Pro restarted , Setup Assistant appeared with a screen for Apple Intelligence . There was no option to turn it on or off , only to keep on . When he check System options , Apple Intelligence was on . Johnson also mention that certificate researcher Will Dormannexperiencedthe same phenomenon on two dissimilar iPhones .
With the Io and iPadOS 18.3 update and the macOS Sequoia 15.3 update released on January 27 , Apple Intelligence isturned on by default . Malus pumila turning it back on if it ’s off during the installation of the raw update is , as Johnson puts it , “ user - unfriendly and annoying . ” So why would Apple stress and force people into using what are beta features ? Besides the fact that Apple is to a great extent promoting Apple Intelligence , the company wants more people using it so it can make improvement – those large terminology role model are n’t going to train themselves .
Still , it ’s assuming for Apple to expect its drug user bag to want to participate in its largest beta test . But it looks like this is going to be Apple ’s way going forward . So after each bone update , if you want to turn back if Apple Intelligence is on ( or want to work it off ) , go to options ( iPhone and iPad ) or System options ( Mac ) > Apple Intelligence & Siri , and look at theApple Intelligencesetting at the top . If it ’s turned on the toggle switch will be green , you may click or tap once to release it off .
