How do you turn off "smart replies" for macOS/iOS Messages?

In the Apple Intelligence settings there is only on or off.


In Messages there is only a check box for "summarize messages."


Where is the setting to disable the AI "smart replies" in Messages?

It's awful and is driving me bonkers.

Thanks!

MacBook Air, macOS 15.1

Posted on Nov 2, 2024 03:22 PM

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Posted on Nov 5, 2024 10:00 AM

shaylam40 wrote:

I didn't even know that he had used my phone and purchased all of these different things on my phone I just realized it today when I saw on my Apple thing and I was like OK I don't see my credits so he I saw that he purchased a lot of items too too cell phones like a MacBook and some other things and I need to report all of that stolen

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Nov 5, 2024 10:00 AM in response to shaylam40

shaylam40 wrote:

I didn't even know that he had used my phone and purchased all of these different things on my phone I just realized it today when I saw on my Apple thing and I was like OK I don't see my credits so he I saw that he purchased a lot of items too too cell phones like a MacBook and some other things and I need to report all of that stolen

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Apr 7, 2025 04:25 PM in response to djconnel

djconnel wrote:

Imagine a text conversation where both sides are mindlessly firing off "Apple Intelligence" replies to each other. Even if the message is generally what I would say, the wording is unlikely exactly what I would say, and words matter.

It's a suggestion, not a commandment. Take it or not. I use the suggestions that sound like me and ignore the rest. If I can use them, it saves me typing which is a great thing on an iPhone.



There's no real "intelligence" in this AI. It's just mindlessly pattern-matching.

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Feb 14, 2025 11:04 AM in response to lupus_custos

Neither of the "solutions" posted here actually turn it off ("Show inline predictive text" or "Show Siri suggestions in application"). It does not appear there's any way to disable it without turning off Apple Intelligence altogether (and I'm not even sure _that_ works).


These "suggestions" are awful. They're bland, are rarely the "answer" I'd give and _never_ the way I'd give it-- and have that irritating "shimmer effect" just to emphasize their awfulness.


Honestly, none of this AI stuff (Apple or otherwise) seems to work anywhere near as well as it's proponents claim, and I'm not seeing much downside for just turning it all off with the master switch at this point.

Feb 21, 2025 03:12 PM in response to tgwaste-

And where do you completely disable AI on iOS 18.1.3? See no reference to it. Google says "Then go to Apple Intelligence and Siri and you can toggle off Apple Intelligence. Simple. Problem is here is no such place, only "Siri" with no reference to AI.


My goal is to disable auto completion or auto reply to texts. It's making up stuff and sending that I did not intend.

Apr 7, 2025 11:20 AM in response to Unaha-Closp

Doesn't Apple realize how insulting this is? When I'm talking with someone, I want to talk to them, not some sort of Turing Test bot. Imagine a text conversation where both sides are mindlessly firing off "Apple Intelligence" replies to each other. Even if the message is generally what I would say, the wording is unlikely exactly what I would say, and words matter.


There's no real "intelligence" in this AI. It's just mindlessly pattern-matching.

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