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Apple Intelligence now requires almost double the iPhone storage on latest models

9to5Mac • Fri, 18 Sep 2026

iOS 27 launched this week with a major overhaul to Apple Intelligence. And while many iPhones have the same AI storage requirements as before, for certain models you’ll need nearly double the free storage. more…

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iOS 27 launched this week with a major overhaul to Apple Intelligence.

And while many iPhones have the same AI storage requirements as before, for certain models you’ll need nearly double the free storage.

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