Subscribe to Help Center RSS FeedApple Intelligence is a set of AI features and functionality released by Apple in macOS 15.1 and iOS 18.1. JumpCloud provides a policy to allow IT Admins to restrict these Intelligence features on MDM-enrolled and managed Macs. Read this article to learn about the settings configurable in the Restrict Apple Intelligence for macOS policy.
This is a device level policy that applies system-wide to the device and all of its users. You can bind this policy to individual devices or device groups. For policies that apply to a specific user's profile across devices, see Get Started: Policies and Learn More section of this article.
Prerequisites
- MDM is configured for your org and the device is enrolled in MDM.
- Devices must be enrolled through device enrollment or automated device enrollment; this policy is not supported for devices enrolled through user enrollment.
- Devices must run macOS 15+.
- The Disable Mail Summary setting is supported on macOS 15.1 or later versions.
Considerations
- The policy configuration settings are applied automatically and do not require a system restart.
Creating the Policy
To create a Restrict Apple Intelligence policy for Mac computers, do the following:
Selecting the Policy Template
- Log in to the JumpCloud Admin portal.
If your data is stored outside of the US, check which login URL you should be using depending on your region. If your organization uses LDAP, RADIUS, or requires firewall allow list configuration, the Fully Qualified Domain Names (FQDNs) will also be region specific. See JumpCloud Data Centers for the URLs, FQDNs, and IP addresses.
- Go to Device Management > Policy Management. The Policy Management page is displayed.
- On the Policy Management page, click +Add New.
- Select Device Policy to assign the policy to devices and device groups. On the New Device Policy page:
- Select the macOS tab.
- Search and select the required policy and click Configure. The Details tab of the policy is displayed.
- On the Details tab, configure the required policy configuration settings.
- (Optional) In the Policy Name field, enter a new name for the policy or keep the default. Policy names must be unique.
- (Optional) In the Policy Notes field, enter details such as creation date of the policy, and information on testing and deployment of the policy.
Configuring the Policy
Under Settings, configure any or all of the following options:
| Property Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Disable Writing Tools | Select this option to disable Apple Intelligence writing tools. |
| Disable Genmoji | Select this option to restrict the creation of new Genmoji. |
| Disable Image Playground | Select this option to restrict the use of image generation. |
| Disable Mail Summary | Select this option to turn off the ability to manually create email summaries. This setting is only applicable to devices on macOS 15.1 or later versions. |
| Disable Xcode Apple Intelligence On Device Model Interaction Tools | Select this option to restrict the use of Apple Intelligence On Device Model Interaction plugins for Xcode IDE. |
| Disable Xcode Apple Remote Model Intelligence Tools | Select this option to restrict the use of Apple Intelligence Remote Model Interaction plugins for Xcode IDE. |
Applying the Policy
- (Optional) Select the Policy Groups tab. Select one or more policy groups where you want to add this policy.
- Select the Device Groups tab. Select one or more device groups where you want to apply this policy. For device groups with multiple OS member types, the policy only applies when a user logs into a supported Mac computer that is enrolled in Apple MDM.
- Or, select the Devices tab. Select one or more devices whom you want to add this policy to.
- Click Create Policy. A success message is displayed indicating the completion of policy creation.
Viewing Policy Status
- Select the Status tab.
- To see the last Result Log for a device where this policy is applied, click view.
- If any errors occur, they're listed in Exit Status. If you have an Exit Status of 0, no errors occurred when applying or enforcing this policy.
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