Apple has launched the iPhone 16, but the eagerly anticipated iOS 18 Apple Intelligence features are not yet accessible to all users. In July, Apple made these features available to participants in the iOS 18 developer beta, with a public beta rollout occurring earlier this week. If you're not on these experimental versions, you'll need to hold tight a little longer for the Apple Intelligence functionalities.
Here’s a timeline for when you can expect these features to be released:
Writing Tools
This AI-powered feature will assist you in proofreading your texts, summarizing them, or adjusting the tone to make it professional, concise, or friendly. Note, however, that the tool may struggle with sensitive topics such as profanity or controversial subjects like drugs and violence.
- Availability Timeline: October (with iOS 18.1)
- Compatible Devices: iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, iPhone 16 series
New Siri
Siri has received an AI upgrade, featuring a fresh animation on the screen’s border. The digital assistant now understands your requests better, accommodating pauses and modifications—like setting a timer for 15 minutes instead of 10—all in one command. Communication with Siri has also evolved, allowing you to interact through text by tapping at the screen's bottom. Siri's knowledge about Apple products enables it to offer guidance on various settings.
- Availability Timeline: October (with iOS 18.1)
- Compatible Devices: iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, iPhone 16 series
Image Cleanup in Photos
Similar to Google’s Magic Eraser, this feature helps you eliminate unwanted objects or people from your photos. It can automatically identify unwanted elements, but you also have the option to manually select them by circling them. Once you hit the cleanup button, Apple Intelligence will fill in the background seamlessly, preserving the overall aesthetic of the image.
- Availability Timeline: October (with iOS 18.1)
- Compatible Devices: iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, iPhone 16 series
New Photos App Features
The enhanced Photos app will leverage Apple Intelligence to create new Memories through prompts. With improved understanding of image content, you can use natural language to search for specific photos.
- Availability Status: Likely rolling out in October (with iOS 18.1)
- Compatible Devices: iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, iPhone 16 series
Notification Summaries
Apple will provide summaries for multiple notifications from apps such as Mail, Messages, and even third-party applications like WhatsApp.
- Availability Status: Likely rolling out in October (with iOS 18.1)
- Compatible Devices: iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, iPhone 16 series
Mail Summaries
Thanks to Apple Intelligence, the Mail app will showcase concise summaries of emails, prioritizing important messages at the top of your inbox. AI-driven smart replies will also enable quicker email responses.
- Availability Status: Likely rolling out in October (with iOS 18.1)
- Compatible Devices: iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, iPhone 16 series
Phone and Notes Updates
With iOS 18, the Phone app will introduce features allowing you to record and transcribe calls. AI will summarize these transcriptions, which will also apply to voice notes saved in the Notes app.
- Availability Status: Likely rolling out in October (with iOS 18.1)
- Compatible Devices: iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, iPhone 16 series
Upcoming Features
- Image Creation: Image Playground and Genmoji
- Priority Notifications
- Siri Enhancements: Personal Context and In-app Actions
- Additional Language Support and Platforms
- ChatGPT Integration
These features will initially be available to beta users, followed by a broader rollout later this year and into next year.
Language Support
- Currently Supported: U.S. English
- Future Support (planned):
- Late 2024: Localized English for Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and the U.K.
- Next Year: Chinese, English (India), English (Singapore), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese
Regions Where Apple Intelligence is Not Supported:
- China
- EU
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