Apple officially launched Apple Intelligence, a new artificial intelligence service, which is now available on iPhone, iPad and Mac devices, and is being pushed with iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.1 updates. Apple Intelligence makes full use of Apple's powerful chip technology to provide advanced language and image understanding capabilities, aiming to simplify users' daily tasks and focus on user privacy protection. Its core functions include system-level Writing Tools, upgraded Siri, and intelligent enhancement of photo applications, covering multiple application scenarios such as email, memos, photos, etc.
The core features of Apple Intelligence include system-wide Writing Tools, which are integrated in iOS, iPadOS and macOS to help users optimize text, including emails, messages, memos, Pages, and third-party applications. Writing Tools can provide text rewriting, proofreading, and summary, help users adjust text tone and check grammar and wording.
Siri has also been upgraded with the launch of Apple Intelligence, and the interaction has become more natural and smoother, and the integration with the system experience has become more in-depth. Siri can now understand richer languages, even if the user's expressions are not coherent enough, Siri can understand them smoothly and use contextual scenarios for continuous requests.
Photo apps have become smarter, with a new natural language search function, where users can search for content in photos and videos through description text. In addition, the Clean Up tool in the Photos app allows users to remove unnecessary elements from photos while retaining the artistic conception of the shooting. The "Memories" function can select the most suitable photos and videos based on the user's description text and edit them into a video with complete narrative logic.
In terms of email management, Apple Intelligence allows users to take the initiative to control their inbox, display the most urgent emails, and provide email summary to help users distinguish priorities. Users can also record audio in memos and phone applications, transliterate the audio into text and generate summary.
Apple plans to launch more AI features in December, including a new upgrade to emojis, a picture park image generation tool, Image Wand hand-drawn sketch conversion tool, and Priority Notifications. Siri's functions will also be further evolved to provide exclusive intelligent services and have screen perception capabilities to perform more in-app or cross-app operations.
Apple Intelligence's first features are available in free software updates and currently support American English, and will add language support for more countries and regions in the coming months, including Chinese, Indian English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese, etc. Apple Intelligence now supports iPhone16, iPhone16Plus, iPhone16Pro, iPhone16Pro Max, iPhone15Pro, iPhone15Pro Max, as well as iPad and Mac devices equipped with A17Pro, M1 or subsequent chips.
The launch of Apple Intelligence marks an important step in the field of artificial intelligence. Its powerful features and emphasis on user privacy will bring users a more convenient and intelligent experience. In the future, with more features launched and language support expanded, Apple Intelligence is expected to become an indispensable part of the Apple ecosystem.