Meta Blocks Apple Intelligence Features in Major iOS Apps
Thursday, April 17, 2025, 6:20 am
Meta has disabled Apple’s unique AI-powered writing tools on key iOS apps including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The tools, designed to help users proofread, rewrite, and summarize text, are now unavailable due to Meta’s decision to opt out of integration, following earlier discussions between the companies. This development underscores ongoing tensions over technical interoperability and user privacy, as well as disputes regarding the optimal deployment of advanced AI features between Apple and Meta.
Bluesky: @appleinsider.com
Instagram, Facebook, WhatsApp and Threads no longer have access to Apple Intelligence's writing features.
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All Meta apps for the iPhone have been updated to take out the option to use the Writing Tools in Apple Intelligence.Writing Tools are not available in Facebook on iOS, nor in any of Meta's other apps.It's unlikely that Meta will ever reveal the reasons behind its decision — even if it's happy to…
Meta has blocked Apple Intelligence features like Writing Tools and Genmoji from working in its iOS apps, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The post Meta Blocks Apple Intelligence Features Across Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp appeared first on WinBuzzer.
Apple has seemingly had one of its most useful AI tools blocked from Meta's apps. Writing Tools, which is an Apple Intelligence feature, is not available to use in Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, Threads, and Messenger. Apple's Writing Tools include options to proofread, rewrite, and summarize…
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