Apple has announced the release of its first set of Apple Intelligence features for iPhone, iPad, and Mac users. Available as a free software update with the release of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1, Apple Intelligence is a personal intelligence system that leverages Apple silicon to understand and create language and images, take action across apps, and draw from personal context to simplify and accelerate everyday tasks while prioritizing privacy.
This first set of features includes system-wide Writing Tools to enhance writing and communication across various Apple apps, such as rewriting text to adjust tone and style, proofreading grammar and sentence structure, and summarizing text. Siri also gets a major overhaul with improved natural language understanding, multimodal input, device guidance, onscreen awareness, and personalized intelligence. Other features include Priority Messages, natural language search in Photos, and more.
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Apple Intelligence is designed to be a powerful and private tool that enhances the user experience across Apple devices. It is built on a foundation of privacy with on-device processing and Private Cloud computing, ensuring that user data remains secure and protected.
Apple plans to continue expanding the capabilities of Apple Intelligence in the coming months, with additional features and improvements to be rolled out in December and April.
