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 3:22 PM

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Posted on Jan 15, 2025 7:23 PM

Try this. Under "Apple Intelligence"

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Mar 28, 2025 7:12 AM in response to dlmsantiago

dlmsantiago wrote:

Apple - please offer customization settings for this tool.

Apple doesn't read here in this user-to-user forum for feedback or suggestions. You can, however, let them know your thoughts here:


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Apple Intelligence is constantly evolviing so now is a great time to give Apple feedback.

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Apr 2, 2025 6:59 AM in response to DreamXWay

DreamXWay wrote:

Apple designer/PM/BA/Whatever you call yourself, the text on the No.1 button (left of the "Siri Responses..." button) is just plain wrong. Clearly this label is intended for the button with the same text inside the popup window, to the left of the "Done" button. Please fix it.

Apple doesn't read here in this user-to-user forum for feedback or suggestions. No one participating here can "fix it."


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Apr 7, 2025 4:25 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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Nov 3, 2024 1:17 AM in response to Unaha-Closp

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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Feb 21, 2025 3:12 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.

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Mar 28, 2025 2:09 PM in response to dlmsantiago

I did the same thing: turn off Apple Intelligence. It's not too smart.


The screen that lupus_custos shows under Apple Intelligence in Settings does not appear on my MacBook Pro. I am using Sequoia 15.3.2. Is that a settings screen on iPhone? You have to state that. Instructions must be step-by-step from beginning to end with no ambiguity.

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Apr 1, 2025 8:33 PM in response to lupus_custos

Apple designer/PM/BA/Whatever you call yourself, the text on the No.1 button (left of the "Siri Responses..." button) is just plain wrong. Clearly this label is intended for the button with the same text inside the popup window, to the left of the "Done" button. Please fix it.

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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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