Writing Instruments are usually not out there in Fb on iOS, nor in any of Meta’s different apps.
All Meta apps for the iPhone have been up to date to take out the choice to make use of the Writing Instruments in Apple Intelligence.
It is unlikely that Meta will ever reveal the explanations behind its determination — even when it is completely satisfied to spill different corporations’ confidential particulars — however it’s now blocking the usage of Writing Instruments. It is not clear when the change was made, however at time of writing, Writing Instruments are unavailable throughout Fb, Threads, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
Or at the least they’re on the iPhone and the iPad, though Instagram does not but have a local iPadOS app. It is nonetheless, in fact, doable to make use of Apple Intelligence Writing Instruments in a browser. Whether or not on the Mac, iPhone, or iPad, accessing Meta companies on-line cannot stop Apple Intelligence’s Writing Instruments from being supplied.
Nevertheless, in accordance with Apple’s developer documentation, apps for iOS and iPadOS have to decide on to allow the function. Primarily based on feedback within the Apple help boards, Meta might have initially supported the service, however started eradicating help in December 2024.
It is maybe an indication of how little used Apple’s Writing Instruments are that the change wasn’t seen for months. It was then seemingly first noticed by the Sorcererhat Tech weblog.
Meta does have its personal AI companies, although they don’t at the moment supply an analogous function to Apple’s Writing Instruments. Nonetheless, it seems that in mid-2024, Apple might have been in talks with Meta about integrating its AI into iOS 18, because it has with ChatGPT, and may but with Google Gemini.
