Apple Intelligence is expanding globally with the release of iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, and macOS Sequoia 15.4, introducing features in multiple languages, including new regional variants of English. For the first time, EU iPhone and iPad users can access these capabilities, while Apple Vision Pro users can utilize tools for text editing, summarization, and visual expression. New features include Priority Notifications, memory movie creation on Mac, and a detailed Sketch style in Image Playground. Committed to user privacy, Apple emphasizes on-device processing and Private Cloud Compute for enhanced security.
Apple Intelligence, the personal intelligence system that provides useful and relevant insights while making significant strides for privacy in AI, is opening its doors to even more users across the globe. With the launch of iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, and macOS Sequoia 15.4, Apple Intelligence is now offered in numerous new languages, including French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese (simplified) — along with localized English for Singapore and India — and is available in almost every region worldwide.
Furthermore, iPhone and iPad users in the EU can now access Apple Intelligence features for the first time, while Apple Intelligence arrives on a new platform with a preliminary set of features available in U.S. English on Apple Vision Pro. This expansion helps users communicate, collaborate, and express themselves in innovative ways. Now, Vision Pro users can utilize Writing Tools to proofread, rewrite, and summarize text; create text from scratch with ChatGPT in Writing Tools; explore new visual expression methods with Image Playground; generate the ideal emoji for any conversation using Genmoji; and much more.
This update also introduces additional Apple Intelligence features, such as Priority Notifications to help users manage time-sensitive communications, the capability to create a memory movie on Mac by simply entering a description, and a new Sketch style in Image Playground that produces academic and intricate sketches.
Apple Intelligence represents a remarkable advancement in AI privacy and is designed to safeguard users’ privacy at every stage. The process begins with on-device processing, and for requests that necessitate access to larger models, Private Cloud Compute seamlessly extends the privacy and security of iPhone into the cloud to unlock even more intelligence.