(ABC 6 News) – While many of us were sleeping, Apple updated iPhones, iPads, and Mac computers with the latest operating system. Included in those updates is Apple Intelligence.

While some find these features helpful, others are annoyed by them.

New Features

● Siri lights up around the phone when activated and provides notification summaries.
● The camera can remove unwanted background objects from photos.
● The photo library creates music videos of memories.
● Phone calls can be recorded and transcribed.
● Apple Intelligence composes messages and has enhanced note features.
● Safari provides short summaries of web pages and emails.

Drawbacks

These new features use a lot of phone space and can drain battery life. Some users are posting
that their phone battery is less than 50% by lunchtime.

If you aren’t using or don’t plan to use Apple Intelligence but battery life is your top concern, you
can turn off the new features yourself.

How to Turn Off Apple Intelligence

1. Go to Settings
2. Select “Apple Intelligence and Siri”
3. Toggle it off

This will disable Apple Intelligence features while keeping Siri.

I find Apple Intelligence to be helpful especially with organizing the Photos app and creating
short video clips and memories. But I can understand why some iPhone users are upset that
Apple Intelligence was turned on by default.

While it offers both benefits and drawbacks. If you find the new features helpful, keep them
enabled. If you’re not using them or need better battery life, consider turning them off.