Welcome to the future of seamless productivity and communication with Apple Intelligence, now built into your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Apple Intelligence combines powerful new tools with a staunch commitment to privacy, helping you write, express yourself, and manage tasks more effortlessly than ever before. Let’s discover Apple Intelligence’ features together!

Intelligent Writing Tools: Find the Right Words, Anywhere

Enhanced Language Capabilities

Apple Intelligence introduces a suite of intelligent writing tools that help you articulate your thoughts precisely, regardless of the platform you’re using. Summarize an entire lecture in seconds, get the gist of a lengthy group chat, and reduce distractions with prioritized notifications.

Proofreading and Summarization

Transform your writing experience with tools that can proofread your text, offer rewrites to perfect your tone and wording, and summarize selected text with a tap. These tools are integrated into nearly every app you use, including third-party ones, making sure you always have the perfect words at your fingertips.

Priority Notifications and Messages

Stay focused with priority notifications that highlight what’s most important. Critical messages in Mail, like deadline reminders or flight check-ins, are elevated to the top of your inbox. Summarize long emails directly in the Mail app, so you can quickly grasp the key points without wading through paragraphs.

Audio and Transcript Summaries

Capture and summarize audio recordings effortlessly. Just hit record in the Notes or Phone apps, and Apple Intelligence will generate concise summaries of your transcripts, allowing you to quickly access the most important information.

Visual Expression: Create Delightful Images and Genmoji

Image Playground and Genmoji

Apple Intelligence empowers you to create fun, original images and Genmoji that are personal to you. With Image Wand, turn rough sketches into polished visuals that enhance your notes. Create custom memory movies in Photos, arranging your best photos and videos into compelling narratives.

Smart Photo Management

Easily search for specific moments in your photos and videos with descriptive queries. Use the Clean Up tool in Photos to remove background distractions and perfect your shots without compromising the original image.

A New Era for Siri: More Capable, Integrated, and Personal

Advanced Assistance

Siri, powered by Apple Intelligence, boasts a sleek new design and richer language understanding. Whether you prefer to type or speak, Siri can assist you in and across apps, providing step-by-step instructions, contextual actions, and seamless integration with your device’s features.

Personal Context Awareness

With an awareness of your personal context, Siri can help you find specific information, like a friend’s shared recipe or your passport number, without ever compromising your privacy. Siri can take complex actions, such as sending drafted emails or enhancing photos, all through natural language commands.

Siri is able to deliver intelligence that’s tailored to the user and their on-device information,
like locating details on an upcoming flight or keeping track of a dinner reservation.

Privacy at the Core: Great Powers, Great Privacy

Apple Intelligence prioritizes your privacy with on-device processing and Private Cloud Compute, ensuring your data is never stored or collected. This approach allows Apple Intelligence to handle complex requests securely, using larger server-based models while maintaining your privacy.

Seamless Integration with ChatGPT

Experience the added expertise of ChatGPT from OpenAI, integrated into Siri and Writing Tools. Siri can now handle more detailed requests about photos or documents, and you can create and illustrate original content with Compose in Writing Tools. You have full control over when ChatGPT is used, ensuring your information is shared only with your consent.

New Possibilities for Developers

Apple Intelligence opens up new possibilities for app developers with App Intents, APIs, and frameworks that integrate system-level features like Siri, Writing Tools, and Image Playground into their apps, enhancing the overall user experience.

iPadOS 18: Taking iPad to the Next Level

Major Release with Enhanced Versatility

Apple today previewed iPadOS 18, a major release that enhances the iPad experience, making it more versatile and intelligent than ever. With iPadOS 18, the iPad becomes even more powerful with new customization options, an integrated Calculator with Math Notes, and advanced handwriting tools in Notes.

Calculator with Math Notes

 

The new Math Notes calculator allows users to type or write mathematical expressions and see them instantly solved in their own handwriting. Assign values to variables, use the graphing feature to visualize equations, and insert multiple equations on the same graph. Math Notes are automatically accessible in the Notes app, providing a seamless experience for students and professionals alike.

Redesigned Photos App

Experience the biggest redesign of the Photos app to date, with new ways to organize, search, and edit your photos. Apple Intelligence helps you find specific moments by describing what you’re looking for, making photo management intuitive and efficient.

Enhanced Handwriting Tools in Notes

New handwriting tools designed for Apple Pencil make note-taking more powerful. Easily convert handwritten notes to text, use different pen styles and colors, and organize your notes with enhanced structure and clarity.

Enhanced Messages Experience

Express yourself in new ways with enhanced features in Messages. Share custom Genmoji, create unique images, and explore new ways to communicate with friends and family.

Availability

Apple Intelligence and iPadOS 18 will be available for free and compatible with your iPhone, iPad, and Mac, initially in U.S. English. Look out for the beta release this fall and get ready to experience a revolutionary way to write, express, and get things done.

Stay tuned for more updates and prepare to elevate your productivity and creativity with Apple Intelligence and iPadOS 18.

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