Apple Amplifies AI Capabilities Across Its Device Ecosystem
Apple recently announced significant expansions to its Apple Intelligence platform, introducing new AI-powered capabilities to iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro devices. These enhanced features will be available this fall for users with supported devices and compatible language settings.
The updated Apple Intelligence introduces more sophisticated Siri interactions. Users can now type to the assistant from anywhere in the system and switch fluidly between text and voice commands. Additionally, Visual Intelligence, Apple’s AI-powered image analysis technology, now extends to iPhone screens. This enables users to search and take action across apps with anything they’re viewing.
New creative tools have also been introduced, including:
- Enhanced Genmoji creation
- Improved Image Playground capabilities
These tools allow users to mix emoji, descriptions, and personal photos to create unique visual content. The platform also introduces intelligent shortcuts powered by Apple Intelligence, with dedicated actions for Writing Tools and Image Playground integrated throughout the system.
Apple Intelligence will support multiple languages, including:
- English
- French
- German
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Spanish
- Japanese
- Korean
- Chinese
Additional languages are planned to be added by the end of the year. The features require iPhone 16 models, iPhone 15 Pro series, or iPad and Mac models with M1 chips or later.
Source: Apple Newsroom