Turn off Visual Intelligence in Photos

How do I turn off Visual Intelligence in Photos?

Posted on Jun 27, 2026 8:39 AM

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Jun 27, 2026 8:54 AM in response to arlene123456

Can you help us a bit? What device are you using-- a Mac, a phone, an iPad, or what? What model and what OS are you using?


What exactly do you want to do or not do? Are you specifically concerned about the ChatGPT option, or what? Do you want to turn off all AI features?


Here's some information about Visual Intelligence:

Use visual intelligence on iPhone - Apple Support


On models that have Apple Intelligence, you can go to Settings>Camera>Launch Visual Intelligence and turn it off. That keeps the side button from opening Visual Intelligence. Personally, I never use that button, anyway, so the problem doesn't come up.

Jun 27, 2026 9:54 AM in response to arlene123456

arlene123456 wrote: …Then I opened the camera, changed the aspect to 16:9, and took a picture.

I'm glad you fond an answer. I'm not sure how this is connected to Apple Intelligence, though.


The aspect ratio of the sensor itself is 4:3-- you always get 4:3. To get 16:9, the phone just chops off the top and bottom. I use 16:9 a lot, but I but use the cropping feature in the editor to decide for myself what to cut off.

Turn off Visual Intelligence in Photos

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