Initially the Apple Intelligence upgrade download was stuck on preparing for 10+ hours. I fixed the issue by resetting all of my settings using the reset function and was able to toggle Apple Intelligence on. However now it has been stuck downloading for the entire day so far with no features working on my phone as of yet. Hoping for a fix that will allow the features to begin to function soon.
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iPhone 16 Pro Max, iOS 18
FIXED** turns out the download was being affected by carrier restrictions. Once I joined a fast WiFi network and reset all of my settings again to refresh the Apple Intelligence download it loaded up and began to work right away.
Hello I can’t use intelligent on my phone
why my iOS 26 Apple Intelligence still stuck Downloading even though I got WiFi
ny apple ai is not working
That worked. Thank you.
Never mind. I FIGURED OUT THAT OTHERS ARE CORRECT. Change language to UK under Apple AI, and that should fix download issue. Mine is currently downloading. You need to go under Apple AI, and scroll down a bit. The option to change language is a column down.
I was "approved" for Apple intelligence on my MacBook Air with M3 chip and Sequoia 15.1.1 five or six days ago. Ever since then, it has been in "preparing" mode. I have been on the phone with a senior advisor going through all the resets a couple times over the past couple days, including several restarts, changing the country and the language, etc. It has also been on the charger the entire time. Nothing has helped. It is still in "preparing" mode.
Thanks it worked i guess. My language was already english UK. But i still selected it again. And then i got the option to turn apple intel on or off so i turned it off and then on. And i guess it was already installed, and was just a bug.
Turn your language to British. Download will be fast. After downloading turn back to desired language
Fix Apple Intelligence Stuck Downloading
