How do I delete Apple Intelligence from iPad Air 5 to free up storage?

I think, as an ex software engineering and product manager, it is a mistake not to provide a means for Apple Intelligence to be easily uninstalled. Especially when it takes up such a significant amount of storage. Seems to be unreasonable to expect someone to reset their iPad and setup from a backup to do it.

And, although an Apple fan, think Apple’s incremental pricing on storage is ludicrous. At least they are now defaulting to 128GB on latest phones and tablets.

Hubert001 wrote:

hi, does this automatically download when you update the iPadOS, or you have to download it?

Assuming you have an eligible iPad, when you update to iOS 18.3.1, Apple Intelligence will be automatically installed and turned on. Again, this presumes your have a device which can run Apple Intelligence, you're not in the EU or China, your device wasn't manufactured for the China Market and you have set the language AND Siri language to a supported language for Apple Intelligence.

If it is turned on and you don't want to use it, simply turn it off.

Man are you okay.

Go look in storage section, Apple intelligence takes up to 7 GB+ space in memory even if you reset device!

currently there is no option to delete all the messy models even after turning off apple intelligence turns off.

super_metallic wrote:

Man are you okay.

Go look in storage section, Apple intelligence takes up to 7 GB+ space in memory even if you reset device!

currently there is no option to delete all the messy models even after turning off apple intelligence turns off.

I'm fine, thanks for asking! I don't know what your point is, however? I'm not in the least concerned about how much space Apple Intelligence uses. I make sure I buy my devices with more memory than I need to begin with. My iPhone and iPad Pro are 512GB. My MacBook Pro is 1TB. Is there a point to your post?

I found the old-school way of deleting Apple Intelligence data on my iPhone. Just go to settings--->Apple Intelligence and Siri--->Turn off Apple Intelligence.

After that, if you have a Mac, then connect the iPhone to your Mac using a data cable, and restore from Mac. Yes, it will erase all the data, but do back it up in iCloud or Mac, and you'll be fine. Hope it helps!

I have an ipad with 64gb space, using 6.6gb for Apple Intelligence which I do not use is a waist of time for me and I expect Apple to let us delete it after we disable Apple Intelligence in the settings whic I did. Please Apple, i know you prefer us to buy devices with max storage but you sold one with only 64 and I need all I can get from that.

meste wrote:

I have an ipad with 64gb space, using 6.6gb for Apple Intelligence which I do not use is a waist of time for me and I expect Apple to let us delete it after we disable Apple Intelligence in the settings whic I did. Please Apple, i know you prefer us to buy devices with max storage but you sold one with only 64 and I need all I can get from that.

Telling other users on a user to user only forum, which no one from Apple participates nor reads for user feedback, what you "expect" from Apple, will get you nothing. Apple Intelligence is built into iOS. As users, we don't own iOS. We have a license to use iOS. We don't get to choose the parts of iOS we want on our devices or not, regardless of what you may expect. It's really no different from any other operating system.

Apple no longer sells any devices with just 64GB of storage. 128GB is the lowest storage option you can get.

Technology is constantly evolving and that means storage needs will need to grow as technology advances. Long ago, I stopped buying devices with the lowest memory option for this very reason. Next time you upgrade your device, buy one with the most memory you can afford and storage won't be a concern for you.

If you want to convey your "expectations" to Apple, use this link --> Product Feedback - Apple

I have an update: knowing that Apple does not like customers to have too many buttons and options to fiddle with, I thought that if I put some pressure on my iPad storage maybe Apple will delete the storage taken by AI. So I installed as much as I could to fill up my 64GB and at some point Apple deleted the7gb of AI. At least this has worked.

Reset your device to Factory Settings and do not turn on Apple Intelligence. Once turned on the models will be downloaded and be part of the OS installation where you will not be able to remove them.

I have it turned off and it device storage/ iOS there is an indicator of downloaded data of 5.5 GB on iPhone 15 pro

Mine is 5.55gb I want to downgrade this

hi, does this automatically download when you update the iPadOS, or you have to download it?