# Apple Intelligence, Siri and External AI Controls

> How to restrict Apple Intelligence features, Siri, and third-party AI integrations such as ChatGPT with the DDM Intelligence Settings, Siri Settings and External Intelligence Settings configuration types.

Source: https://docs.capaone.com/capaone/mobile-manager/apple-ddm/apple-intelligence-and-siri-controls/  
Product: CapaOne — a separate CapaSystems product; do not apply this page to any other.

Apple moved its AI-related restrictions out of the Legacy **Restrictions** payload and into three DDM configuration types. Use this article to choose the right type for the feature you want to control, and to recreate existing Legacy restrictions.

| To control… | Use this DDM type | Minimum version |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Intelligence features: Writing Tools, Genmoji, Image Playground, summarization, and the ChatGPT integration | **Intelligence Settings** | iOS 26.4 / macOS 26.4 |
| Siri, Siri while locked, user-generated content, the profanity filter | **Siri Settings** | iOS 26.4 / macOS 26.4 |
| Third-party AI integrations in Apple Intelligence, such as ChatGPT | **External Intelligence Settings** | iOS 26.4 / macOS 26.4 |

:::note[Before you start]
- All three types require a **Supervised** device. Unsupervised devices reject them. See [Endpoint Management Modes](/capaone/reference/endpoint-management-modes/).
- The device must run **iOS or iPadOS 26.4 or later**, or **macOS 26.4 or later**.
- The equivalent Legacy restrictions were deprecated in OS 26.4. They still work for now, but don't build new policy on them. See [Legacy MDM to DDM Mapping](/capaone/mobile-manager/apple-ddm/legacy-to-ddm-mapping/).
:::

## Intelligence Settings

Every setting in **Intelligence Settings** is a Yes / No setting with the options **Not configured**, **No**, and **Yes**. **Not configured** leaves the setting out, so the device keeps its default. Set a setting to **No** to turn the feature off.

![New DDM Intelligence Settings configuration with Allow Apple Intelligence, Summarization, Writing Tools, Image Playground, Genmoji and ChatGPT Integration](/attachments/capaone/apple-intelligence-and-siri-controls--intelligence-settings.png)

| Setting | What setting it to **No** does |
|---|---|
| **Allow Apple Intelligence** | Prevents the use of Apple Intelligence features. |
| **Allow Summarization** | Prevents content summarization by Apple Intelligence. |
| **Allow Writing Tools** | Prevents the use of Apple Intelligence Writing Tools. |
| **Allow Image Playground** | Prevents the use of Image Playground. |
| **Allow Genmoji** | Prevents the creation of Genmoji. |
| **Allow ChatGPT Integration** | Prevents the ChatGPT integration with Siri and Writing Tools. |

## Siri Settings

Every setting in **Siri Settings** is a Yes / No setting with the options **Not configured**, **No**, and **Yes**.

| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| **Enabled** | **No** disables Siri completely. |
| **Allow While Locked** | **No** disables Siri on the Lock Screen. |
| **Allow User-Generated Content** | **No** disables Siri user-generated content, such as answers from Wikipedia. |
| **Force Profanity Filter** | **Yes** forces the Siri profanity filter. |

## External Intelligence Settings

External Intelligence Settings controls **third-party AI integrations** that Apple Intelligence can hand requests to — for example ChatGPT. It doesn't control Siri. Use **Siri Settings** for that.

It has one setting, a Yes / No setting with the options **Not configured**, **No**, and **Yes**:

| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| **Allow External Intelligence** | **No** prevents the use of external AI integrations. |

To block only the ChatGPT integration with Siri and Writing Tools, and keep other integrations, set **Allow ChatGPT Integration** to **No** in **Intelligence Settings** instead.

## Common scenarios

| Goal | Configuration |
|---|---|
| Turn off all generative AI on company devices | **Intelligence Settings**: set **Allow Apple Intelligence** to **No**. **External Intelligence Settings**: set **Allow External Intelligence** to **No**. **Siri Settings**: set **Enabled** to **No** if you also want to turn off Siri. |
| Keep Apple Intelligence, block third-party AI | **Intelligence Settings**: set **Allow ChatGPT Integration** to **No**. **External Intelligence Settings**: set **Allow External Intelligence** to **No**. |
| No Siri on the Lock Screen | **Siri Settings**: **Allow While Locked** set to **No**. |

## Good to know

- **Any "off" wins** — every **Allow…** and **Enabled** setting in these types is combined with AND across configurations. If any configuration sets a feature to **No**, it's off.
- **Supervised only** — on Unsupervised devices these types are rejected. There's no DDM way to restrict Apple Intelligence on unsupervised devices.
- **Feature availability also depends on Apple** — Apple Intelligence features are only available on supported hardware, languages, and regions. Restricting a feature that isn't available on a device has no visible effect.
- **Source:** Apple's [Intelligence Settings](https://github.com/apple/device-management/blob/release/declarative/declarations/configurations/intelligence.settings.yaml), [Siri Settings](https://github.com/apple/device-management/blob/release/declarative/declarations/configurations/siri.settings.yaml) and [External Intelligence Settings](https://github.com/apple/device-management/blob/release/declarative/declarations/configurations/external-intelligence.settings.yaml) declarations (Release v27.0), and [Apple's iOS 27 enterprise release notes](https://support.apple.com/en-us/148828).