CupertinoApple restored Apple Intelligence after a user disabled it.
The upgrade removed the same opt-out switch Apple had offered since February 2025.
macOS 27 dropped the dedicated Apple Intelligence toggle, re-enabled Siri processes, and buried remaining controls inside Screen Time parental settings.
Apple has not said whether it will restore the missing opt-out control for Apple Intelligence.
How each outlet framed it
- Hacker News leans critical
- documents Apple's removal of privacy toggle for telemetry despite earlier providing the disable option
Sources: Hacker News