User level: Level 1 (10 points)I do not use SIRI and do not want to download AI. Can I get updates w/o downloading AI to my iPhone or MacBook Air-M1?
Posted on Sep 16, 2026 3:36 PM
User level: Level 10 (238,530 points)Sep 16, 2026 3:45 PM in response to Tk11at
Siri AI is an opt in feature. Don't turn it on after you update and you won't get it.
If you do turn it on, you can turn it back off again, though it seems like the option to turn it off may not appear until it downloads completely, which may take some time.
User level: Level 7 (28,946 points)Sep 16, 2026 7:04 PM in response to Tk11at
Tk11at wrote:
Can I get updates w/o downloading AI to my iPhone or MacBook Air-M1?
The answer is no, you cannot prevent AI being installed. Your only option is to not turn it on and don’t use it.
User level: Level 6 (8,142 points)Sep 17, 2026 3:53 AM in response to Tk11at
Tk11at wrote:
Thank you very much! Is there only one location where I will need to turn it off?
See EtreSoft's post near the bottom of the first page of
Allow customers to disable Apple Intellig… - Apple Community
User level: Level 1 (10 points)Sep 17, 2026 3:41 AM in response to KiltedTim
Thank you very much! Is there only one location where I will need to turn it off?
Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256358518