InRAYMOND OGLESBY @RaymondOglesby2
February 24, 2026 – 3 minutes read time
Overview
Apple Intelligence enhances how you use your iPhone, including when you speak to Siri. Thanks to a collaboration between Apple and OpenAI, you can now use ChatGPT on your iPhone with Apple Intelligence. But if you have privacy concerns or prefer not to support ChatGPT, you can disable it.
Does the iPhone have ChatGPT? Apple has natively integrated ChatGPT on iPhone, so that if Apple Intelligence fails to find an answer for you, it can defer to ChatGPT. This works without a ChatGPT account or subscription and allows you to use the AI chatbot a bit more anonymously than if you were to use the app. However, some may still have reservations about using AI unnecessarily or having their searches logged by ChatGPT. If you do not want to use ChatGPT on your iPhone, you can disable it. Let’s explore how to turn off AI on your iPhone.
Key Takeaways
- Maintain privacy by preventing ChatGPT from accessing your information.
- Avoid supporting ChatGPT if you oppose its environmental impact.
System Requirements
This tip was performed on an iPhone 17 Pro running iOS 26.2.
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Disable Chat GPT
First, open the Settings app, and tap the Apple Intelligence option. Refer to the image below:
Now, scroll down to Extensions and tap ChatGPT. See the below image:
Next, switch off the toggle next to Use ChatGPT to disable it. See the following image:
Now, when ChatGPT is turned off, you will see a Set Up prompt instead of a toggle. Refer to the below image:
Next, when ChatGPT disabled, your iPhone will continue to prompt you to set it up, so tap the toggle next to Setup Prompts to turn this off as well. See the below image:
Note! If you want to enable ChatGPT, go back to Extensions and tap the ChatGPT toggle to on.
That’s how to turn off ChatGPT on iOS. Now you can rely exclusively on the privacy of Apple Intelligence for all your AI needs.
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