I accepted the latest iOS 18.3 update for my iPhone 16 Pro Max. I also accepted the macOS Sequoia 15.3 update on all my active Macs that could still be updated. And you know what happened? Nothing. On every one of my iDevices that could run Apple Intelligence, and where I had disabled the feature, the updates respected those choices. Apple Intelligence remains disabled. This in spite of all the hand-wringing and dire warnings about how Apple was going to “force” users into using Apple Intelligence and the horrible consequences about to descend on Apple users because of it.

It’s fun for Apple’s detractors to hammer away on Apple for a litany of perceived issues, the great majority of which are not real issues to be concerned with. We all know that Apple Intelligence is a work in progress (a polite way of saying a mess), and is labeled as BETA in System Settings. All “AI” is a work in progress, no exceptions. Since Apple is building on top of that, is it any wonder that Apple Intelligence is having problems? Apple Intelligence’s problems don’t detract from the overall usefulness of Apple’s products and services. Trust me, if Apple had decided to reactivate my Apple Intelligence on all of my devices I’d be here screaming like a banshee at Apple’s evil and nefarious ways.

I’m surprisingly happy and productive with Apple’s latest, warts and all.