Apple intelligence stuck on 'preparing' on macbook m1 for more than 10 days now. anybody know what to do?
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Mac mini, macOS 15.1
There have been many discussions here on this very subject.
Some users have suggested setting the region to the United States and the language to English U.S.
What has worked for me?
First and foremost, you must establish your connection to a WiFi network 🛜, not simply a mobile hotspot.
If Apple Intelligence is stuck on your Mac:
Now, go directly to Settings ➢ Apple Intelligence & Siri and you should find the prompt or switch to toggle on Apple Intelligence.
Please provide any feedback if this has helped so we can all learn from this.
Good Luck! 👋🏼😉
I have the same problem with my M1 MacBook Pro; the Apple Intelligence file size is 4.91GB, and it also shows Preparing, which is greyed out. I have tried the many suggestions online, and everything has stayed the same.
This is crazy. I updated to 15.1 on release date and turned on the Apple Intelligence toggle and my MacBook Air has been stuck on "Preparing" ever since. With today's 15.1.1 update I figured it would definitely be fixed and was shocked to see that it's not. What the heck!? Storage also still shows Apple Intelligence at 4.43GB.
Prior to today, I was able to get the Apple Intelligence toggle to show up again by doing the "change to another region and change back" thing and it went right back to "Preparing" with no change in the download size. I've also tried all the other ideas posted here - which shouldn't be required - and none worked.
Is it possible that this issue is only affecting a relatively small number of users so it's not high priority?
What is the answer here? On my new iPad Pro it’s stuck on “preparing” and in iPadOS storage it’s 2.94 GB where it should be 2.96 GB if 100% downloaded. I’ve tried the language change thing. I’ve had it connected to WiFi only for 24 hours. This is a bad look for Apple.
Which version are you trying to download ?
I'm trying to download and activate the publically released version of Apple Intelligence. (I am not the OP.)
Mine says 4.43, too. Stuck since release day.
After a couple of weeks "preparing" I am also showing 4.43GB.
Apple Intelligence is fully downloaded (storage reads 4.49 GB), but "preparing" persists under Settings/Apple Intelligence and Siri. I have a Mac Mini M4 with Mac OS 15.1.
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same. m1 macbook pro also. 4.91GB
This worked for me also and was quick and painless.
I am also stuck at 4.91 on an M1 MacBook Pro and have been for weeks. This appears to be a thing...
Ah... I misread the moderator comment as deleted not edited so reposted (didn't see it here when I looked) oops. In any case. There's a solution now.
i'm stuck on downloading and i cant access writing tools. it's already taking up over 5 GB of storage.
I had the same issue and this worked for me -- thanks!
THANK YOU!!! Worked perfectly!
Why is Apple Intelligence stuck on "Preparing" on my M1 MacBook?
