Apple is slowly doling out more and more AI features to iPhone users, but it's coming at a price. In just the last few months, the internal storage requirements to install Apple Intelligence on a supported Apple device (be it an iPhone,

The jump in storage needs first appeared with the introduction of iOS 18.2 and macOS Sequoia 15.2, which was first made available to the public in early December and expanded on the first set of Apple Intelligence features that debuted with iOS 18.

Tech giant Apple, responsible for the ubiquitous iPhone and other devices like iPads and Apple Watches, has agreed to pay a $95 million settlement involving its virtual assistant Siri. According to the lawsuit, Apple devices eavesdropped on users as a part of its "Hey Siri" technology in ...

Now, with the release of iOS 18.2, that has nearly doubled in just a few months. A support page on the Apple website, spotted by 9to5Mac, reveals that supported iPhones, iPads and Macs must sacrifice 7GB of storage for the extra functionality.

Now, machine learning is almost inescapable in phones, given many use smart algorithms to balance battery life and process images. However, the rise of so-called AI phones is a rather new aspect of the mobile world, arguably spearheaded by the Google Pixel 8.