Writing Tools are not available in Facebook on iOS, nor in any of Meta’s other apps.
All Meta apps for the iPhone have been updated to take out the option to use the Writing Tools in Apple Intelligence.
It’s unlikely that Meta will ever reveal the reasons behind its decision — even if it’s happy to spill other firms’ confidential details — but it is now blocking the use of Writing Tools. It’s not clear when the change was made, but at time of writing, Writing Tools are unavailable across Facebook, Threads, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
Or at least they are on the iPhone and the iPad, although Instagram does not yet have a native iPadOS app. It’s still, of course, possible to use Apple Intelligence Writing Tools in a browser. Whether on the Mac, iPhone, or iPad, accessing Meta services online can’t prevent Apple Intelligence’s Writing Tools from being provided.
However, according to Apple’s developer documentation, apps for iOS and iPadOS have to choose to enable the feature. Based on comments in the Apple support forums, Meta may have initially supported the service, but began removing support in December 2024.
It’s perhaps a sign of how little used Apple’s Writing Tools are that the change wasn’t noticed for months. It was then seemingly first spotted by the Sorcererhat Tech blog.
Meta does have its own AI services, though they do not currently offer a similar feature to Apple’s Writing Tools. Nonetheless, it appears that in mid-2024, Apple may have been in talks with Meta about integrating its AI into iOS 18, as it has with ChatGPT, and might yet with Google Gemini.