To stop Apple Intelligence from rewriting notifications into AI-generated summaries, open:
Settings > Notifications > Summarize Notifications
Then turn Summarize Notifications off.
This disables AI-generated notification summaries across the iPhone without turning off ordinary notifications or disabling Apple Intelligence completely.
Turn Off Notification Summaries for All Apps
- Open Settings.
- Tap Notifications.
- Tap Summarize Notifications.
- Turn off Summarize Notifications.
New notifications should return to their normal previews.
Apple’s notification settings documentation confirms this path and explains how to exclude individual apps.
You do not need to disable notifications for individual apps. Sounds, badges, banners, and normal Lock Screen notifications can continue working.
Turn Off Summaries for Only Certain Apps
You can keep AI summaries enabled while excluding apps where the original wording matters more.
Go to:
Settings > Notifications > Summarize Notifications
Keep the main feature enabled, then open Choose Notifications to Summarize and disable the apps you do not want summarized.
Depending on your iOS version, the app controls may appear directly on the Summarize Notifications page.
This can be useful for banking, security, work, authentication, delivery, or other apps where you would rather read the original notification.
Notification Summaries Are Different From Scheduled Summary
The names are similar, but these settings do different jobs.
Summarize Notifications uses Apple Intelligence to condense long or grouped notifications.
Scheduled Summary delays selected notifications and delivers them together at scheduled times.
Turning off AI summaries does not necessarily turn off Scheduled Summary.
When notifications still arrive in batches after you disable AI summaries, check:
Settings > Notifications > Scheduled Summary
Turn Scheduled Summary off if you want those notifications delivered according to their normal notification settings.
Priority Notifications Are Also Separate
Apple Intelligence can also decide which notifications appear as priorities.
This does not perform the same job as Summarize Notifications.
To disable prioritization:
Settings > Notifications > Prioritize Notifications
Turn Prioritize Notifications off.
You can therefore disable AI-generated wording while leaving Priority Notifications enabled, or do the reverse.
Messages and Mail Can Have Their Own Summaries
Turning off notification summaries affects the summaries shown with system notifications. Apple Intelligence can also summarize content inside individual apps.
On current iOS versions, Apple provides separate controls for some of these features.
For Messages:
Settings > Apps > Messages > Summarize Messages
Turn the option off when you do not want Apple Intelligence summarizing conversations inside Messages.
For Mail:
Settings > Apps > Mail > Summarize Message Previews
Turn that option off when you do not want AI-generated message previews in Mail.
This distinction explains why you might still see a summary after disabling Settings > Notifications > Summarize Notifications. The remaining text may be an in-app Messages or Mail summary rather than a notification summary.
Gmail has its own Gemini-powered summaries too. If the generated text appears inside the Gmail app, follow how to turn off AI summaries in Gmail. Apple’s notification switch does not control Google’s in-app summaries.
Why Are Summaries Still Showing?
Before changing more settings, check whether the summary is attached to a new notification.
An older summarized alert can remain visible in Notification Center after you disable the feature. Clear it and wait for a new notification.
If a new notification is still summarized:
- Recheck Settings > Notifications > Summarize Notifications.
- Confirm the master switch is off.
- Check whether you are actually seeing an in-app Messages or Mail summary.
- Restart the iPhone if the setting appears stuck.
When the issue is simply that notifications are delayed or missing rather than summarized, the cause is probably elsewhere. Focus, Scheduled Summary, or an individual app’s notification settings can affect delivery without using AI-generated wording. If a Focus is silencing alerts, check how to turn off Do Not Disturb on iPhone, including its schedules.
Summarize Notifications Option Is Missing
The setting requires an iPhone and software configuration that supports Apple Intelligence.
Apple’s current documentation lists Apple Intelligence support on compatible models including iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and iPhone 16 models or later, subject to supported languages and regions.
When the option is missing, check:
Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri
Make sure Apple Intelligence is available and enabled.
Also update iOS under:
Settings > General > Software Update
An older or unsupported iPhone will not gain Apple Intelligence notification summaries simply because it can install a newer iOS release.
You Do Not Need to Turn Off Apple Intelligence Completely
When notification summaries are the only feature you dislike, use the dedicated notification setting.
Turning off Apple Intelligence itself is much broader and can affect other supported AI features across the iPhone.
If you genuinely want Apple Intelligence disabled rather than just its notification summaries, go to:
Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri
Then turn off Apple Intelligence using the available control.
For notification summaries alone, Settings > Notifications > Summarize Notifications is the more targeted choice.
How to Recognize an AI Notification Summary
Apple Intelligence can condense long or stacked notifications so you can scan them more quickly. Apple identifies these summaries with italicized text; tap a summarized notification to expand it and read the full content.
The generated summary is not necessarily the exact wording sent by the app or person. Apple warns that generative outputs can vary and recommends checking important information for accuracy.
When an alert seems unusually condensed, open or expand the notification to read the underlying content before acting on important financial, security, work, medical, or time-sensitive information.
For most users who simply want the original notification wording back, no broader troubleshooting is necessary. Turn off Summarize Notifications under Notifications and leave the rest of Apple Intelligence enabled.
