Apple Intelligence now requires 7 GB of free storage per device, almost double the 4 GB initially required by iOS 18.1. This is the result of new AI features like Genmoji, ChatGPT in Siri, and Image Playground. With further updates expected, storage demands could reach 10GB per device. 9to5Mac reports: According to Apple’s website, Apple Intelligence now requires 7 GB of free storage. The same 7GB number applies whether you’re using an iPhone, iPad, or Mac. But this too, since each product does its own processing on the device, adds up to multi-device use. If you want to use the AI features on all three devices (which I assume most of us do), that’s a total of 21 GB of free space used by Apple Intelligence. And unfortunately, if you’re short on storage, there’s no way to reduce the requirements by turning off certain features.
Apple Intelligence now requires almost double the iPhone’s storage
