Apple
This page shows Apple's complete history in The Diff. Each entry documents a detected change. Unchanged documents are verified each week but shown only in the full diff summary.
2026-09-19 · apple — Apple Intelligence privacy page adds a web search path and softens two data commitments
Apple Intelligence - Privacy · detected weekly pass, 2026-09-19
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When your device sends a request to Private Cloud Compute, Apple only collects limited information about the request, such as the approximate size of the request and response, which features are used for the request, and how long the request takes to complete.
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When your request is processed on Private Cloud Compute or using Private Information Retrieval, Apple may collect limited information about the request, such as the approximate size of the request and response, which features are used for the request, and how long the request takes to complete.
The page was substantially rewritten, from 920 to 1,073 words across 34 changed spans. In the excerpt above, "Apple only collects limited information" became "Apple may collect limited information." Elsewhere, "When possible, Apple Intelligence models run entirely on device" became "In many cases"; a new passage describes Apple Intelligence using Search to retrieve up-to-date information from the web, enabled by a "Use Broad World Knowledge" setting in Shortcuts; a new passage describes Private Information Retrieval; and references to the "ChatGPT extension" were replaced with "Apple Intelligence Extensions." Last unchanged 2026-09-12.
2026-09-19 · apple — Apple adds daily usage limits to Apple Intelligence and says expanded access will carry a fee
Apple Intelligence - Availability · detected weekly pass, 2026-09-19
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devices that support Apple Intelligence will be able to activate and use it in that region. Apple Intelligence features With iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe 26 and later, Apple Intelligence powers these features:
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devices that support Apple Intelligence will be able to activate and start using a core set of Apple Intelligence features in that region. New Apple Intelligence features will not be available in China while Apple works through regulatory requirements. Feature Usage Limits Certain Apple Intelligence features that rely on server-side models are subject to daily usage limits, including but not limited to Siri AI, Intelligent Photo Editing Tools, Image Playground, and AFM 3 Cloud models in Shortcuts. Daily limits may vary by feature, request complexity, system demand, system policies, and other factors. Expanded access to such features will be available for a fee in the future. Use of these features is subject to the Apple Intelligence Terms and Conditions. Learn more at Apple Intelligence Usage Terms . Feature availability by platform With iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, watchOS 27, and visionOS 27 the next generation of Apple Intelligence powers these features:
The page grew from 1,254 to 1,661 words across 98 changed spans. A new "Feature Usage Limits" section states that Apple Intelligence features relying on server-side models are subject to daily usage limits, naming Siri AI, Intelligent Photo Editing Tools, Image Playground, and AFM 3 Cloud models in Shortcuts, that limits may vary by feature, request complexity, system demand and system policies, and that "Expanded access to such features will be available for a fee in the future." A new sentence states that new Apple Intelligence features will not be available in China while Apple works through regulatory requirements, and that devices in a newly supported region can activate "a core set of" features rather than the prior unqualified wording. The feature matrix was rebuilt around iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27 Golden Gate, watchOS 27 and visionOS 27. Last unchanged 2026-09-12.
All Apple governance documents in The Diff, whether changed or not: