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fsfty

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Trying to figure out if 256gb Iphone 16 will be sufficient storage. I understand a lot of the AI will take place directly on the phone so Im wondering how much space, if any, it will require. Any ideas?
 

wonderings

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Nov 19, 2021
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Impossible to know how much storage you need as everyone is different? How much space do you generally have free on your phones?
 
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Apr 23, 2018
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iPhone 15 Pro here - just enabled Apple Intelligence with the iOS 18.1 RC ahead of the launch on Monday. I tried to use Clean Up which also downloaded something before it became available in Photos. I am seeing this under Settings > General > iPhone Storage > iOS:
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As iMatt said above, 4GB seems to be the on device requirement for Apple Intelligence in iOS 18. I‘d be ok with a bit more storage consumption and more lag in exchange for on device writing tools; all of those requests are processes in the cloud per the Apple Intelligence report under Settings >Privacy.
 
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