Enable Apple Intelligence & Siri AI in the EU

A simple guide to unlock Apple Intelligence (including Siri AI) in the EU... until Apple finally does it themselves..

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Note

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If you are running a macOS version with stricter location checks, or if the standard method fails, developers bypass the restrictions by overriding the eligibilityd daemon.

This daemon calculates access based on the plist file inside: /private/var/db/os_eligibility/eligibility.plist.

1. Disabling System Integrity Protection (SIP)

To modify system files or inject code into system processes like eligibilityd, you must disable SIP:

• Boot the Mac into Recovery Mode (hold Cmd + R on Intel, or hold the Power button on Apple Silicon).
• Open the Terminal from the Utilities menu.
• Run: csrutil disable (or csrutil enable --without nvram depending on the specific script requirement).
• Reboot normally.

2. Overriding eligibility.plist

Once SIP is disabled, you can manipulate how features are evaluated:

• The Features: Apple Intelligence is internally code-named GreyMatter (tracked under Feature ID 95), and the Xcode LLM feature is tracked under Feature ID 96.
• Direct File Editing: Some users edit /private/var/db/os_eligibility/eligibility.plist to change the status of feature 95 and 96 to an eligible state (status: 4), and then prevent the OS from overwriting it by making the file immutable:

sudo chflags uchg /private/var/db/os_eligibility/eligibility.plist

• Process Injection (LLDB/Scripts): Tools on GitHub (such as XcodeLLMEligible or enableAppleAI) use debugger injection (lldb) or local launch daemons to hook into the eligibilityd process memory when it starts up, forcing it to return "Eligible" for all location checks.

Warning

• Disabling SIP removes a core security layer of macOS, leaving the system more vulnerable to malware and privilege escalation.
• Apple regularly patches eligibilityd and changes how these restrictions are validated. A minor macOS system update will likely break the technical override, requiring you to re-patch it.
• Bypassing location daemons can sometimes cause Siri or Xcode predictive features to crash if they fail to establish a connection with Apple's generative AI servers.