sneakyf1shy's apple intelligence tutorial

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the sneakyf1shy apple intelligence tutorial v2.0

Warning

This is patched as of iOS/iPadOS 18.1 DevBeta 5. If you want to follow this, stay on Beta 4.

This actually downloads the models, and is NOT just new SiriUI. Hence, this process is complex and probably not worth it.

⚠️ Prepare to be disappointed and annoyed, and have your time wasted! ⚠️

• What does not work: Writing Tools, Memories, Reduce Interruptions, Image Eraser and other tools that are within official Apple Intelligence on supported devices.
• What does work: Slightly better Siri, New UI
  • (e.g) You can ask about the iPhone/iPad User Guide, or ask to play a specific song in Spotify, which Old Siri could not do.

⚠️ Small preface note

• 🧱 This will also temporarily brick your Face ID (fixable, see Fixing Face ID)
• 📺 This may also have some connection to breaking standby/AOD (not confirmed).

🚧 Always, only try this at your own risk 🚧

Modifying your device's MobileGestalt has a small risk of bricking your device, if done wrong.

Again, if you just want the new UI, this is NOT the tutorial you're looking for.

we (me, cowabunga) will NOT / are not obliged to provide support for this guide. You may ask for help in the Cowabunga server, but do not expect any help.

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So, what does this do?

To get  Intelligence on older models:

• Generative Model capability has to be added to MobileGestalt
• Eligibility (regional ability, and also the "waitlist") for  Intelligence has to pass/be bypassed
• Your iPhone model has to be temporarily spoofed to a newer model (e.g. 15 Pro) that is capable of  Intelligence, so that Apple servers let you download the model

Once the models are downloaded, undoing the spoofing keeps it working. It behaves as if the phone had always supported  Intelligence. But, to download these models, you first need to change your ProductType to 15 Pro or newer, wait for it to download, then revert the changes.

This is going to be a multi-stage process, with some trial and error. It doesn't always consistently initiate the download.

Part 0: Requirements

Your device must be an iPhone XS or newer, on iOS/iPadOS 18.1 Beta 4 / 18.1 Public Beta (or newer?)

Part 1: Gestalt modification

• Grab a fresh .plist copy of your MobileGestalt file using the shortcut.
• Make a backup copy somewhere! You will need this later, and if you want to revert this tweak.
• Every time you apply any changes to your phone, such as updating it, run the shortcut again, and import/use the new MobileGestalt file instead.

Spoof your ProductType (Device Model)

Open the .plist file with ANY file editor, use CTRL + F to find h9jDsbgj7xIVeIQ8S3/X3Q. You should find the line with your iPhone/iPad model identifer under it. (Example: iPhone14,2).

Replace it with iPhone16,2 (OR iPad16,3 IF YOU ARE ON iPad) so the line should look something like this: <string>iPhone16,2</string>.

This will allow you to spoof Apple's servers into thinking you have an iPhone 15 Pro (or well iPad Pro M4), which enables you to download the models, but also is what will break Face ID temporarily (due to part seralisation.)

Add the Generative Model capability

Now, after this line in the file:

<key>CacheExtra</key>
  <dict>

add these 2 lines (the indentation does not matter)

<key>A62OafQ85EJAiiqKn4agtg</key>
<integer>1</integer>

Now, go to Nugget and apply the modified MobileGestalt .plist file to your device, then reboot.

MobileGestalt File path: /var/containers/Shared/SystemGroup/systemgroup.com.apple.mobilegestaltcache/Library/Caches/com.apple.MobileGestalt.plist

Part 2: Bypass the "Waitlist" / Eligibility

If you are in China, or don't see it after lots of trying, look at the Regional Requirements section You should now have the Apple Intelligence tab appear in Settings on your device.

If so, go to MisakaX then add the modified MobileGestalt .plist file then click on "Apple Intelligence (Extra)"

If it doesn't work, using the file attached to the end of this guide (scroll down eligibility.plist), go to Nugget, or Misaka and write the file to path /var/db/eligibilityd/eligibility.plist on your device.

You may have to repeat this step if you don't see the intelligence tab.

Part 3: Hope it works

• Reboot your device, ensure you're connected to Wi-Fi and disable Low Battery Mode.
• Then, wait upto 5 minutes to let the phone fully boot up, then close the Settings App then reopen it.
• Ensure your device's region is set to the US, and the language is US English.
• Ensure your Apple ID is NOT an EU account, if it is then just sign out of iCloud entirely. If still not working, redo step 2, and or make a non-EU apple ID.

Inside Apple Intelligence & Siri page:

• Ensure your Apple Intelligence language is set to English: United States

If you do not have have the green/grey toggle next to "Apple Intelligence"
Wait for it to "download" for upto 15 minutes, if not then repeat step 2 and reboot.

• Turn the Apple Intelligence toggle off, then back on again, then wait for it to download the models and install.
• Indicators it's working:
  • If your phone gets very very hot
  • In settings > General > iPhone/iPad Storage > (scroll down) iOS, there should be "Apple Intelligence", growing from 44MB to until around 2.2GB-3GB (can vary).
• If not working, you can try changing your Apple Intelligence language to something random, then wait a minute, then change it back to English: United States, then try again.

Part 4: Fixing Face ID?

• You must wait for it Apple Intelligence (Siri) to be fully downloaded and working, before fixing Face ID/reverting your ProductType.
• Get your modified MobileGestalt file from Part 1 (not the backup you made)
• Change ProductType key (h9jDsbgj7xIVeIQ8S3/X3Q) back to the correct one for your device (e.g. iPhone14,2 or iPad12,1)
  • Find out at https://appledb.dev/device-selection/ if you've forgotten
  • By "back from part 1", you essentially need to keep the key DeviceSupportsGenerativeModelSystems
• Now apply this new MobileGestalt file back to your device with Nugget.
• Reboot your device, connect to Wi-Fi
• Then, wait like 5 minutes again.
• It should do some "downloading" for like upto 5 minutes, then the AI (Siri) should start working again!

Extra: Regional Requirements

• If you get the AI option in Settings, but it disappears quickly, enable and apply the "Disable Regional Restrictions" option in Nugget.
• If you are in China, first use the "Disable Shutter Sound" in MisakaX. This changes the device from Asia to Europe/USA, which should help with trying to get Apple Intelligence to work properly.

Extra: Other Information

• I mean basically ensure your gestalt does not have internal storage thing...this might have broken it for me for a while (no evidence though)
• You can also mess with feature flags, such as PrivateCloudCompute, TextComposer, Siri, SiriNL, etc

Credits

• @sneakyf1shy / @f1shy-dev - well, me! I figured lots of this out, and did this write-up, and other write-ups
• @XeZrunner (twitter) - helping me figure all this out
• @34306 - MisakaX
• @lemin - Nugget
• @legallywanted - Rewrote the guide a bit to make it easier to understand
• @JJTech for Sparserestore/TrollRestore
• pymobiledevice3
• Apple (for making it so confusing)

eligibility.plist

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
	<key>OS_ELIGIBILITY_DOMAIN_CALCIUM</key>
	<dict>
		<key>os_eligibility_answer_source_t</key>
		<integer>1</integer>
		<key>os_eligibility_answer_t</key>
		<integer>2</integer>
		<key>status</key>
		<dict>
			<key>OS_ELIGIBILITY_INPUT_CHINA_CELLULAR</key>
			<integer>2</integer>
		</dict>
	</dict>
	<key>OS_ELIGIBILITY_DOMAIN_GREYMATTER</key>
	<dict>
		<key>context</key>
		<dict>
			<key>OS_ELIGIBILITY_CONTEXT_ELIGIBLE_DEVICE_LANGUAGES</key>
			<array>
				<string>en</string>
			</array>
		</dict>
		<key>os_eligibility_answer_source_t</key>
		<integer>1</integer>
		<key>os_eligibility_answer_t</key>
		<integer>4</integer>
		<key>status</key>
		<dict>
			<key>OS_ELIGIBILITY_INPUT_DEVICE_LANGUAGE</key>
			<integer>3</integer>
			<key>OS_ELIGIBILITY_INPUT_DEVICE_REGION_CODE</key>
			<integer>3</integer>
			<key>OS_ELIGIBILITY_INPUT_EXTERNAL_BOOT_DRIVE</key>
			<integer>3</integer>
			<key>OS_ELIGIBILITY_INPUT_GENERATIVE_MODEL_SYSTEM</key>
			<integer>3</integer>
			<key>OS_ELIGIBILITY_INPUT_SHARED_IPAD</key>
			<integer>3</integer>
			<key>OS_ELIGIBILITY_INPUT_SIRI_LANGUAGE</key>
			<integer>3</integer>
		</dict>
	</dict>
</dict>
</plist>

so can I back my system to beta 4?

Yes, I just reverted back to 18.1 beta 4 after upgrading to beta 5.

PyMobileDevice3Exception i have this error
Traceback (most recent call last): File "devicemanagement/device_manager.py", line 143, in apply_changes File "exploit/restore.py", line 70, in restore_files File "exploit/__init__.py", line 27, in perform_restore File "exploit/__init__.py", line 20, in perform_restore File "pymobiledevice3/services/mobilebackup2.py", line 140, in restore File "pymobiledevice3/services/device_link.py", line 61, in dl_loop pymobiledevice3.exceptions.PyMobileDevice3Exception: Device link error: {'ErrorCode': 205, 'ErrorDescription': 'Domain name cannot contain a slash (MBErrorDomain/205)', 'MessageName': 'Response'}

so can I back my system to beta 4?

Yes, I just reverted back to 18.1 beta 4 after upgrading to beta 5.

How??

@f1shy-dev Hi, is there a way to enable PrivateCloudCompute, TextComposer, Siri and SiriN on an iPhone 12 Pro Max??I’m in beta 4

so can I back my system to beta 4?

Yes, I just reverted back to 18.1 beta 4 after upgrading to beta 5.

How??

Pardon my English, not a native

• I backed up my phone from Finder
• Downloaded 18.1 beta 4 for my device from ipsw
• Connected my iPhone to my Mac Book and opened Finder.
• On Finder, I pressed and held the option key and clicked on Restore iPhone then selected the ipsw file from the dialog that came up. Nothing happened after the process ran
• Then again I pressed and held the option key and clicked on Check for Update then selected the ipsw file from the dialog that came up.
• I followed on-screen instructions and voila! I am on iOS 18.1 beta 4.

I didn't lose my data during the process though I had to backup just in case

Writing tools work

is there any way to use AI with Chinese iCloud? US App Store account didn't help. As soon as I log into Chinese Apple ID AI turns off.

so… just wanna share
there’s a key in mobilegestalt called
I3lidq+FVH2CeOi/ARa0tg
when deobfuscated it’s
generative-model-systems

maybe it’s ai’s feature tag or something
but can’t find what data it takes so it’s useless rn

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btw i imagine i have to do all these again if i want to “update” on device model
if apple let me that is

can someone help me
I'm stuck at joined waitlist and on iPhone storage iOS it says that apple intelligence is at 2,19 gb but its stuck help

This does not work stop using itOn Sep 28, 2024, at 12:16 PM, Patrsvip ***@***.***> wrote:Re: ***@***.*** commented on this gist.can someone help meI'm stuck at joined waitlist and on iPhone storage iOS it says that apple intelligence is at 2,19 gb but its stuck help—Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub or unsubscribe.You are receiving this email because you commented on the thread.Triage notifications on the go with GitHub Mobile for iOS or Android.                                                           

I made all the steps, got it working without Face ID working, then reverting Face ID makes it show eternal downloading / connect to Wi-Fi. Made it 4 times from the Original plist, then making every step again, but stuck on downloading everytime since then.

iPhone 14 Pro Max 1Tb - iOS 18.1 Beta 4

Any fix?

I made all the steps, got it working without Face ID working, then reverting Face ID makes it show eternal downloading / connect to Wi-Fi. Made it 4 times from the Original plist, then making every step again, but stuck on downloading everytime since then.

iPhone 14 Pro Max 1Tb - iOS 18.1 Beta 4

Any fix?

I am in the same boat here. However, if you change gestault back to iPhone 16,2 then it should re-enable Apple intelligence, you may also need to re-run MisakaX and press the intelligence extra button again while applying the gestault. That should fix redownloading it and it will work again, but face id will not.

last):
File "devicemanagement\device_manager.py", line 143, in apply_changes
File "exploit\restore.py", line 70, in restore_files
File "exploit_init_.py", line 27, in perform_restore
File "exploit_init_.py", line 20, in perform_restore
File "pymobiledevice3\services\mobilebackup2.py", line 140, in restore
File "pymobiledevice3\services\device_link.py", line 61, in dl_loop
pymobiledevice3.exceptions.PyMobileDevice3Exception: Device link error: {'ErrorCode': 205, 'ErrorDescription': 'Domain name cannot contain a slash (MBErrorDomain/205)', 'MessageName': 'Response'}

I think this is my problem

Hello, everything works perfectly fine for 1 - 2 weeks after apple intelligence starts to disappear from my phone, i’ve done everything back from the first step but stuck on this “loop” (it does download the model but it rather get stuck at 99% then abort it and starts a new one, all over and over again) after i revert it back to my device model, i have got no idea on how to get pass this, if you could reach out to help then i would be very thankful and appreciate it.
The error shown as in the video below (after reverting back)
https://streamable.com/x172ys

edit: for extra details, it has worked with faceid for 2 weeks before this occurs, and before this too also has an phenomenon that apple intelligence keep disappearing after a short period and i have to make it reappear using misakaX
My device is 11 Pro Max

Hello, everything works perfectly fine for 1 - 2 weeks after apple intelligence starts to disappear from my phone, i’ve done everything back from the first step but stuck on this “loop” (it does download the model but it rather get stuck at 99% then abort it and starts a new one, all over and over again) after i revert it back to my device model, i have got no idea on how to get pass this, if you could reach out to help then i would be very thankful and appreciate it. The error shown as in the video below (after reverting back) https://streamable.com/x172ys

edit: for extra details, it has worked with faceid for 2 weeks before this occurs, and before this too also has an phenomenon that apple intelligence keep disappearing after a short period and i have to make it reappear using misakaX My device is 11 Pro Max
Unfortunately, it seems that when the model number is changed to the original, Siri 2.0 stops working and the network error appears. This is happening to many people, including me.

Hope that a fix comes out... I've tried everything being in the US, being tech savy, and still "waiting for Siri to download" let alone any other features.... its not worth the try for a novice user

Honestly, i think this "hack" just allows you to do just what it says... download Apple Intelligence models, but since then until a new release can come forward, the attention this has brought forward, I'm sure is why Apple is limiting this based on Serial # from what can be READ

I want to say that, In beta 4 working perfectly

I couldnt find a way to make it work again, whats your idea?

This is working on my iPhone 13 mini today on iOS 18.1 Beta 4 which I was able to directly download (ipsw.dev) and apply using iTunes. I'm in Canada and had some issues getting past the Join Waitlist, but signing out of the iCloud account and re-applying the Apple Intelligence extra in misakaX eventually worked.

I just want to reiterate that Writing Tools does NOT work. Once you select a writing tools option it pops up "Writing Tools Unavailable" and failed. The only reason I did this was for writing tools, and will probably revert all these changes and fully upgrade to 18.1 when it is released.

EDIT: The Apple Intelligence would stop working and give the "Connect to Wi-Fi to complete Siri download" message a lot which would require the phone to be reset. I found this more of a nuisance than anything, so I disabled Apple Intelligence, changed my region back to Canada and updated to the newest beta 6.

This is working on my iPhone 13 mini today on iOS 18.1 Beta 4 which I was able to directly download (ipsw.dev) and apply using iTunes. I'm in Canada and had some issues getting past the Join Waitlist, but signing out of the iCloud account and re-applying the Apple Intelligence extra in misakaX eventually worked.

I just want to reiterate that Writing Tools does NOT work. Once you select a writing tools option it pops up "Writing Tools Unavailable" and failed. The only reason I did this was for writing tools, and will probably revert all these changes and fully upgrade to 18.1 when it is released.

Did you have to sign in again before reapplying, or did you reapply and then sign in and still have it?

I didnt signed out of my apple id before reapplying, but i’ll try that if it works, thanks

I changed my region and language to United States, signed out of iCloud, restarted my phone, reapplied the Apple Intelligence (extra) step, and then it worked. Once it was working good I restarted my phone. Still working. Signed into my iCloud and then Apple Intelligence went back to “Joined Waitlist” for a few minutes but eventually was fine. Once everything was working (and tested) with Siri I did the FaceID fix.

Everything is working good now, sometimes when I change a Siri setting it will give a “Connect to WIFI to finish downloading Siri” or whatever error but that goes away after a few minutes.

EDIT: The Apple Intelligence would stop working and give the "Connect to Wi-Fi to complete Siri download" message a lot which would require the phone to be reset. I found this more of a nuisance than anything, so I disabled Apple Intelligence, changed my region back to Canada and updated to the newest beta 6.

Chat did we just found a fix?

i changed getstalt, tried to flash the beta 4 ios 18 through pc, Now my phone 13 is blicked and stucked in recovery only,

this is urgent,. someone please help how can i change the get stalt on this bricked iphone, Tried flashing b18 officially but no results, I AM LOSTTTTTTTTT. Getstalt value is stoppping the rom to flash.

please help and can call on 8218808285 for guidance

looking upto your help guysssssssssssssssssssss

i changed getstalt, tried to flash the beta 4 ios 18 through pc, Now my phone 13 is blicked and stucked in recovery only,

this is urgent,. someone please help how can i change the get stalt on this bricked iphone, Tried flashing b18 officially but no results, I AM LOSTTTTTTTTT. Getstalt value is stoppping the rom to flash.

please help and can call on 8218808285 for guidance

looking upto your help guysssssssssssssssssssss

Have you tried 3utools boot out of recovery ?

i changed getstalt, tried to flash the beta 4 ios 18 through pc, Now my phone 13 is blicked and stucked in recovery only,
this is urgent,. someone please help how can i change the get stalt on this bricked iphone, Tried flashing b18 officially but no results, I AM LOSTTTTTTTTT. Getstalt value is stoppping the rom to flash.
please help and can call on 8218808285 for guidance
looking upto your help guysssssssssssssssssssss

Have you tried 3utools boot out of recovery ?

As it seems i was flashing the different firmware ipsw ( getstalt issue), it looks my device doesnot have any ios now, And I am Unable to flash Another due to different Getstalt, ;(

i changed getstalt, tried to flash the beta 4 ios 18 through pc, Now my phone 13 is blicked and stucked in recovery only,
this is urgent,. someone please help how can i change the get stalt on this bricked iphone, Tried flashing b18 officially but no results, I AM LOSTTTTTTTTT. Getstalt value is stoppping the rom to flash.
please help and can call on 8218808285 for guidance
looking upto your help guysssssssssssssssssssss

Have you tried 3utools boot out of recovery ?

As it seems i was flashing the different firmware ipsw ( getstalt issue), it looks my device doesnot have any ios now, And I am Unable to flash Another due to different Getstalt, ;(

Tried to boot out of recovery, it throws me again on recovery mode ;(

i changed getstalt, tried to flash the beta 4 ios 18 through pc, Now my phone 13 is blicked and stucked in recovery only,
this is urgent,. someone please help how can i change the get stalt on this bricked iphone, Tried flashing b18 officially but no results, I AM LOSTTTTTTTTT. Getstalt value is stoppping the rom to flash.
please help and can call on 8218808285 for guidance
looking upto your help guysssssssssssssssssssss

Have you tried 3utools boot out of recovery ?

As it seems i was flashing the different firmware ipsw ( getstalt issue), it looks my device doesnot have any ios now, And I am Unable to flash Another due to different Getstalt, ;(

Tried to boot out of recovery, it throws me again on recovery mode ;(

You might be a dead man. This is above my pay grade lol, I don’t know if it’s recoverable. Editing mobile gestalt always risks bricking phone, and it may be it is bricked 😔 I’m so sorry. Hopefully someone else here could help you

i changed getstalt, tried to flash the beta 4 ios 18 through pc, Now my phone 13 is blicked and stucked in recovery only,
this is urgent,. someone please help how can i change the get stalt on this bricked iphone, Tried flashing b18 officially but no results, I AM LOSTTTTTTTTT. Getstalt value is stoppping the rom to flash.
please help and can call on 8218808285 for guidance
looking upto your help guysssssssssssssssssssss

Have you tried 3utools boot out of recovery ?

As it seems i was flashing the different firmware ipsw ( getstalt issue), it looks my device doesnot have any ios now, And I am Unable to flash Another due to different Getstalt, ;(

Tried to boot out of recovery, it throws me again on recovery mode ;(

You might be a dead man. This is above my pay grade lol, I don’t know if it’s recoverable. Editing mobile gestalt always risks bricking phone, and it may be it is bricked 😔 I’m so sorry. Hopefully someone else here could help you

dfu should work but it wipes all data on your phone
if it doesn't work...... probably time to upgrade

how to enter dfu mode:
https://theapplewiki.com/wiki/DFU_Mode#A11_and_newer_devices_without_clickable_home_buttons_(iPhone_8_and_above,_iPad_Pro_2018_and_above,_iPad_Mini_2021,_iPad_Air_2020_and_above,_iPad_10th_generation)