{"id":"tuhi-assistant.what-do-i-need-for-tuhis-full-answers","url":"/faq/tuhi-assistant/what-do-i-need-for-tuhis-full-answers","category":{"id":"tuhi-assistant","title":"Tuhi, your storage assistant"},"subcategory":{"id":"apple-intelligence","title":"Apple Intelligence"},"question":"What do I need for Tuhi's full conversational answers?","alt_questions":["Tuhi system requirements","Which macOS version does Tuhi need?","Does Tuhi need macOS Tahoe?","Does Tuhi need Apple silicon?","Why doesn't Tuhi use Apple Intelligence on my Mac?","tuhi requirements macos 26"],"short_answer":"Tuhi's full answers need macOS 26 on a Mac that supports Apple Intelligence, with Apple Intelligence turned on and its model downloaded. Settings → Interface → Smart suggestions shows the current status.","answer_markdown":"Tuhi's full conversational answers need **macOS 26** on a Mac that supports Apple Intelligence, with **Apple Intelligence turned on** in System Settings and its on-device model finished downloading. Apple Intelligence also needs to be available in your region and language.\n\nIn Storage Studio, **Settings → Interface → Smart suggestions** shows whether Apple Intelligence is in use and why not if it isn't, with a button to open System Settings when it's simply switched off.\n\nWhen any of those is missing, Tuhi keeps working with built-in replies. See [Tuhi without Apple Intelligence](/faq/tuhi-assistant/does-tuhi-work-without-apple-intelligence).","answer_html":"

Tuhi's full conversational answers need macOS 26 on a Mac that supports Apple Intelligence, with Apple Intelligence turned on in System Settings and its on-device model finished downloading. Apple Intelligence also needs to be available in your region and language.

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In Storage Studio, Settings → Interface → Smart suggestions shows whether Apple Intelligence is in use and why not if it isn't, with a button to open System Settings when it's simply switched off.

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When any of those is missing, Tuhi keeps working with built-in replies. See Tuhi without Apple Intelligence.

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Tuhi, your storage assistant · Apple Intelligence

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What do I need for Tuhi's full conversational answers?

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Short answer: Tuhi's full answers need macOS 26 on a Mac that supports Apple Intelligence, with Apple Intelligence turned on and its model downloaded. Settings → Interface → Smart suggestions shows the current status.

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Tuhi's full conversational answers need macOS 26 on a Mac that supports Apple Intelligence, with Apple Intelligence turned on in System Settings and its on-device model finished downloading. Apple Intelligence also needs to be available in your region and language.

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In Storage Studio, Settings → Interface → Smart suggestions shows whether Apple Intelligence is in use and why not if it isn't, with a button to open System Settings when it's simply switched off.

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When any of those is missing, Tuhi keeps working with built-in replies. See Tuhi without Apple Intelligence.

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Applies to macOS 26 and later · Last reviewed

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