Apple Intelligence is coming next month. The company revealed that its artificial intelligence platform will come to iPhones, iPads, and MacBooks with the iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 updates, due out in October. However, it will only work on Apple’s newer, more powerful devices, such as the iPhone 15 Pro and upcoming iPhone 16 models, as well as MacBooks and iPads running M-series chips. Also, the first batch of Apple Intelligence features will only be available in US English. Support for English in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and the UK will begin in December, with other languages, including Chinese, French, Japanese, and Spanish, coming next year.
One of the first Apple Intelligence features to become available is Writing Tools, a tool that lets you rewrite, proofread, and summarize text in Mail, Notes, Pages, and even third-party apps. The Memories feature lets you easily create movies with your photos by typing a description of the type of image you’re looking for. You can also use natural language to search for specific photos and videos. And if you want to quickly remove background objects from an image without ruining the rest of the photo, you can use the Clean Up tool.
Notes and Phone also have the ability to record, transcribe and summarize audio. For example, if you start recording during a call, Apple Intelligence will generate a summary after the call ends. A new focus feature called Reduce Interruptions shows only notifications that require your immediate attention, and Priority Messages in Mail brings time-sensitive messages to the top based on the content of the email. You’ll also see summaries of the most important information for your emails across your inbox, and you can send quick messages with Smart Reply, which identifies questions and suggests quick replies.
Apple says its AI technology will make Siri more natural and better integrated into its platform. The voice assistant will be able to understand your questions even if you stutter or stutter, and follow your train of thought as you switch between text and voice. Apple plans to release more AI features in the coming months, including the ability to generate images using context when you circle a blank space, and the ability to create custom emojis (or “Genmoji”) based on a description you enter.
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