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Pet Thoughts runs on iOS 18 and later. AI-written thoughts use Apple Intelligence — Apple's on-device AI — which needs iOS 26 or later on a supported device. On iOS 27, the AI looks at your photo itself, so its thoughts react to what's actually in the picture. On earlier versions, or when Apple Intelligence is off, you still get funny thoughts from the built-in template engine. If you're on iOS 26 or later but don't see AI thoughts, make sure Apple Intelligence is enabled in Settings → Apple Intelligence & Siri.

A few things to check:

• Open Settings → Apple Intelligence & Siri and make sure it's enabled.
• Apple Intelligence requires a compatible device. Older models may not support on-device AI.
• Make sure your device language and region are set to a supported locale (US English to start).
• If you recently updated iOS, Apple Intelligence may still be downloading — check the same Settings page for a progress indicator.

Even if Apple Intelligence is unavailable, Pet Thoughts falls back to a built-in template engine so you'll still get fun thoughts — just without the LLM magic.

Pet Thoughts uses Apple's Vision framework to detect animals in photos. Occasionally it misses pets that are partially cropped, in unusual positions, or very small in frame.

When this happens, you'll see a "There's a Pet Here!" button on the share card. Tap it to re-run detection — you'll get a proper thought generated for your pet instead of the no-pet roast.

For best results, use a photo where your pet is the main subject and clearly visible.

Yes! When Pet Thoughts detects multiple animals in a photo, the generated thought reflects the multi-pet dynamic — sibling rivalry, pack mentality, or shared disdain for Monday mornings. Try the Chaotic or Sarcastic modes for multi-pet photos. The results are usually excellent.

Pet Thoughts automatically enforces a 25-word limit and will retry generation if the output is too long. In rare cases all retries may produce long output — if this happens, tap Regenerate for a fresh attempt. The Landscape card format also truncates text to 2 lines to fit the layout; try the Story or Square format for longer thoughts.

Yes — completely. All AI processing, photo analysis, and thought generation happen on your device. Pet Thoughts works in airplane mode, on a plane, in a bunker, wherever. The only time internet is needed is to download the app from the App Store initially.

No. Your photos never leave your device, and neither does the text of any generated thought. Pet Thoughts has no backend server and no AI pipeline that touches the network — everything is processed on your iPhone.

The app does send a small set of anonymous usage signals (like which tones get picked or whether you tap Share) to a privacy-focused analytics service to help us improve the app. No photos, no thought text, no personal data. You can disable this at any time from the About screen. See our Privacy Policy for the full details.

Yes. On the share card screen, tap Save to Photos. The app will ask for Photos access the first time — grant it and the card is saved. You can also tap Copy to copy the image directly to your clipboard, or use Share to send it anywhere via the iOS share sheet.

Pet Thoughts uses three tiers: Apple Intelligence (on-device LLM), a template engine, and a fallback phrase bank. If Apple Intelligence isn't available on your device or isn't enabled, the app gracefully falls to the template engine — which still produces funny, varied thoughts, just not LLM-generated ones.

To verify: go to Settings → Apple Intelligence & Siri and confirm it shows as active. On supported devices with AI enabled, the LLM tier runs first.