Apple Intelligence is officially available as part of the iOS 18.1 public beta, and will no doubt be heading to non-beta users at some point in the near future — unlocking everything Apple’s on-device AI has to offer. But when that actually happens you’re going to need to make sure you have enough space on your phone, because all that AI software has to go somewhere.
The good news is that, at launch at least, Apple Intelligence is only going to need 4GB of storage space. That’s according to a new Apple support document for the latest iOS 18.1 beta at least. Apparently all iPhones will have to give up 4GB of storage space for Apple Intelligence — on top of the space needed to install iOS 18.1.
So if you haven’t picked up an iPhone 16 yet, it might be worth spending a little extra for a 256GB model. Or picking up an iCloud storage subscription to keep the bigger files, like photos and videos, stored out in the cloud.
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