Introducing Apple Intelligence on iPad

From left to right, a Mac shows Writing Tools used in an email, iPad shows Image Playground, and iPhone shows a Genmoji as part of a message thread.

Apple Intelligence is the personal intelligence system built into iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1. It combines the power of generative models with an understanding of your personal context to deliver intelligence that’s useful and relevant. Apple Intelligence is designed to understand and create language and images; prioritize and summarize notifications, mail, and messages; and draw from what it knows about you and the device you use to simplify and accelerate everyday tasks. And it does all this while protecting your privacy—ensuring that your data is never stored and never made accessible to anyone.

Supported devices: Apple Intelligence is available on iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, all iPhone 16 models, and iPad and Mac models with M1 and later.
Availability: Apple Intelligence will initially be available in most regions around the world, with Siri and device language set to U.S. English. For more information see Apple Intelligence requirements.
How to get started: To request activation of Apple Intelligence on your iPhone or iPad, go to Settings , tap Apple Intelligence & Siri, then tap Join the Apple Intelligence Waitlist. To request activation on your Mac, choose Apple menu > System Settings, click Apple Intelligence & Siri, then click Join the Apple Intelligence Waitlist. You’ll be notified as soon as Apple Intelligence is ready for your device.

Note: Apple Intelligence is currently in beta. Apple Intelligence uses generative models, and outputs may be inaccurate, unexpected, or offensive. Check important information for accuracy.

Find the right words with Writing Tools

Writing Tools can summarize selected text with a tap, proofread your work, and create different versions of the same text to help you find the right wording and tone.

Writing Tools are available virtually everywhere you write, including Mail, Notes, Safari, and more. As you’re writing, just select the text you want to refine, then tap Writing Tools.

Discover a more capable and conversational Siri

Apple Intelligence uses systemwide intelligence to expand and enhance Siri capabilities. With richer language understanding, Siri is becoming more natural, more contextually relevant, and more personal, with the ability to simplify and accelerate everyday tasks. Siri also knows more about your device’s features and settings. To learn how to do things with your iPad, just ask Siri—“How do I use AirDrop?” or “How do I schedule a message to send later?”

Intelligent features in Mail, Messages, and Photos

In the Mail app, Priority Messages shows your most urgent emails at the top of your inbox. You can also see summaries for an email without needing to open it. Smart Reply in Mail and Messages identifies questions and suggests answers to make it faster to draft a response.

In Photos, you can search for specific images by describing what you want to find—“Maya skateboarding in a tie-dye shirt,” for example. You can also search for specific moments in a video and go right to the relevant segment.

You can also use the Clean Up photo-editing tool in Photos to identify and remove distracting background objects without altering the subject. Open a photo in the Photos app, tap , tap Clean Up, then follow the onscreen instructions.

And more…

More is still to come. Image Playground will let you create original images—in Messages, Notes (using the new Image Wand), and more—based on a description or suggested concept. You’ll be able to create original Genmoji in supported apps with an emoji keyboard. Just tap , type a description of the image you want—“Golden Retriever catching the best wave ever,” for example—then tap Create New Emoji.

You’ll also be able to search across information on your device—including what friends have sent to you—so Siri can answer a question like “What are the book recommendations Jane sent me?” And you can enable integration with ChatGPT, so you can tap into its expertise from Siri or Writing Tools.

Intelligence that protects your privacy

Apple Intelligence relies on understanding deep personal context while also protecting user privacy. It’s integrated into the core of your iPhone, iPad, and Mac through on-device processing. So your personal information is used to process requests without collecting or storing it. To run more complex requests that require more processing power, Private Cloud Compute extends the privacy and security of Apple devices into the cloud. Apple Intelligence draws on larger, server-based models powered by Apple silicon, which helps Apple ensure your data is never stored and never made accessible to anyone.

To deactivate Apple Intelligence during the beta period, on iPhone or iPad, go to Settings , tap Apple Intelligence & Siri, then tap the button next to Apple Intelligence. On a Mac, choose Apple menu > System Settings, click Apple Intelligence & Siri, then click the button next to Apple Intelligence.

For more information about what’s possible with Apple Intelligence, see the Apple Intelligence website.

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