After months of hype, Apple has finally released the first set of Apple Intelligence (AI) features for the iPhone, iPad and Mac via the iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 updates. The Cupertino-based tech giant first announced Apple Intelligence at WWDC in June, promising to bring AI to Apple products smartly and securely.
Apple Intelligence features an improved Siri, tools to improve your writing, summarise notifications, emails and messages and remove distractions from photos with the Clean Up feature.
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook said that Apple Intelligence builds on years of innovation in AI and machine learning to put Apple’s generative models at the core of its devices, giving the users a personal intelligence system that is easy to use – all while protecting their privacy.
Eligible iPhones For Apple Intelligence
Apple Intelligence is available via the latest iOS 18.1 update however only select iPhone users can try the new AI features from Apple. As mentioned by Apple previously, only the iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max and all models in the iPhone 16 series will support Apple Intelligence features. Please note that users will have to change their location to US to use Apple Intelligence in India. It will come to India in April 2025.
List Of AI Features Coming To Your iPhone, How To Use
Systemwide Writing Tools: Integrated across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, Writing Tools allow users to refine their language by rewriting, proofreading and summarising text virtually everywhere they write, including Mail, Messages, Notes, Pages, and third-party apps.
With Rewrite, Apple Intelligence allows users to choose from different versions of what they have written, and adjust the tone — professional, concise, or friendly — to suit the audience and task at hand.
Users can also select text and have it summarised in the form of a digestible paragraph, bulleted key points, a table, or a list.
New Siri: Apple’s popular digital assistant Siri now has a brand-new design with an elegant glowing light that wraps around the edge of the screen when active on iPhone, iPad, or CarPlay. On Mac, users can place Siri anywhere on their desktop to access it easily as they work.
Users can type to Siri at any time on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and can switch fluidly between text and voice as they use Siri to accelerate everyday tasks.
Siri can follow along when users stumble over their words and maintain context from one request to the next. In addition, with extensive product knowledge, Siri can now answer thousands of questions about the features and settings of Apple products.
Users can learn everything from how to take a screen recording to how to easily share a Wi-Fi password. At any time, users can type to Siri on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and switch fluidly between text and voice as they use Siri to accelerate everyday tasks.
More Intelligent Photos App: The Photos app is even more intelligent with many new capabilities. Natural language search gives users the ability to search for just about anything by simply describing what they are looking for.
Powered by Apple Intelligence, the new Clean Up tool gives users a way to remove distractions from a photo, while staying true to the moment as they intended to capture it.
The Memories feature now gives users the ability to create the movies they want to see by simply typing a description.
Priority Messages: Apple Intelligence allows users to stay on top of their inbox like never before with Priority Messages and message summaries.
Apple Intelligence helps users prioritise and stay in the moment with notification summaries that allow users to scan long or stacked notifications with key details right on the Lock Screen, such as when a group chat is particularly active.
In the Notes and Phone apps, users can now record, transcribe, and summarise audio. When a recording is initiated while on a call in the Phone app, participants are automatically notified, and once the call ends, Apple Intelligence generates a summary to help recall key points.
According to Apple, Apple Intelligence is quickly adding support for more languages. In December, Apple Intelligence will be available for localised English in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and the U.K., and in April, a software update will deliver expanded language support, with more coming throughout the year.
Chinese, English (India), English (Singapore), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese, and other languages will be supported.