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The Step-by-Step Guide to Shutting Off Apple Intelligence Features in iOS 27 - CNET

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Screen Time, the iPhone feature most people know for limiting app use, has become the most direct way to block Apple Intelligence in iOS 27 . That’s because Apple removed the single switch that used to turn every AI feature off at once. The Settings section once called Apple Intelligence & Siri is now just Siri, centered on the new Siri AI , and the remaining AI tools are scattered across several menus. Screen Time’s restrictions can shut down Writing Tools and image creation together, and a few other features need their own toggles. Here’s the full map.

Individual features can still be disabled, but they’re scattered across several menus in Settings and Screen Time rather than consolidated in one place. Here’s the current map of what can be turned off and where to find each control.

If your device is not running the newest software, turning off Apple Intelligence all at once only takes a few taps in Settings and doesn’t affect any core iPhone functionality.…

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