A couple of days back, Apple announced brand new changes to its devices at the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC). Apple holds this keynote every year to announce the changes to their devices’ operating systems. There are minor changes in some years, while in others, they are major. This year, it seems to be the latter.
At the WWDC, Apple announced various new features for all their operating systems. iOS Photos app got a new design; the Messages app got new features; Airpods got a new Nod gesture to answer and decline calls, and much more.
However, the main highlight of the entire event was the release of “Apple Intelligence.” This is the name Apple gave to artificial intelligence integration in its devices. With Apple Intelligence, the company joins the AI bandwagon that is followed by practically every other company, including Apple’s biggest competitors, Samsung and Google.
Apple Intelligence uses both on-device and cloud AI to bring loads of new functionality to iPhones, iPads, and Macs. However, not all Apple devices support Apple Intellignence, as there’s a list of eligible devices. All Apple devices running Apple M series chips and A17 Pro support Apple intelligence. Here’s also the list of devices for those interested.
- iPhone 15 Pro
- iPhone 15 Pro Max
- iPad Air (M1 and later)
- iPad Pro (M1 and later)
- MacBook Air (M1 and later)
- MacBook Pro (M1 and later)
- iMac (M1 and later)
- Mac Mini (M1 and later)
- Mac Studio (M1 and later)
- Mac Pro (M1 and later)
Apple Intelligence Features
Some might be curious about what Apple Intelligence features these supported devices can run, so here are some.
- New writing tools: Apple Intelligence uses AI to help you with writing anywhere on your device.
- Priority Notifications: The AI intelligently detects the content of a message to bring it on top if it’s important. This also works for emails in the Mail app.
- Reduce interruptions: Similar to the previous one, this alerts the user of potentially important notifications but silences everything else.
- Image generation: Apple now uses an Image generation AI to generate images. It can generate images of people, emojis, or even a rough sketch made in the Notes app.
- Improved Siri: One of the biggest features of Apple Intelligence is the new and improved Siri. It can now understand the language better and has an on-screen context with a brand-new UI design.
This list was some of the features Apple made possible using Apple Intelligence. Expectedly, many people might have gotten excited seeing this and wanting to try it. However, iOS 18 is still in very early beta stages, and beta builds are very unstable. To wait for the stable build, you will have to wait until around September of this year when Apple will officially launch iOS 18 alongside iPhone 16.
