Apple releases iOS 18.3.2 and iPadOS 18.3.2 re-enabling Apple Intelligence if you had it turned off

Today Apple has rolled out iOS 18.3.2 and iPadOS 18.3.2 for its iPhones and iPads. This release contains an important security fix that patches an exploit that has been used in the wild. This exploit was first patched in iOS and iPadOS 17.2 and the new patch is related somehow.

The exploit would allow maliciously crafted web content to break out of the Web Content sandbox. This vulnerability was exploited "in an extremely sophisticated attack against specific targeted individuals", according to Apple, so it's probably a good idea to apply the update as soon as possible.

But when you do, be ready for Apple Intelligence to be turned on again even if you have previously turned it off. This is now the default behavior with every Apple update - you install an update, Apple Intelligence springs back into life regardless of whether you want it to or not. So if you don't want to use it, you'll need to manually turn it off after every single update.

That's because once an update is installed, you'll get a splash screen advertising Apple Intelligence, which only has one option labeled "Continue", and once you tap that (you can't not tap it, you won't be able to use your device otherwise) it reenables Apple Intelligence. To turn it back off, go to Settings > Apple Intelligence and use the toggle. Keep in mind that turning it off will give you back up to 7GB of storage it uses for local AI models.

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