iOS 18 is now available worldwide: will I have access to Apple Intelligence?

This Monday, September 16th Apple has finally launched its long-awaited iOS 18 operating system, although it did so without what it has advertised as the main attraction of the update: Apple Intelligencea set of services and applications empowered by artificial intelligence.

Users eager for these features, which include smarter personal assistants, writing tools and functions such as the near-instant creation of new images (and emojis), will have to wait until October, as the Apple company mentioned at its recent conference.

Apple Intelligence is coming to iPhones with the release of iOS 18.1 and to iPads with iPadOS 18.1. The service will first be available in the United States, before soon expanding to other English-speaking countries such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Spanish, Chinese, French and Japanese versions will have to wait until 2025.

It should be noted that Apple Intelligence will only be available to users of iPhone 15 Pro onwards, the only ones capable of supporting the high system requirements to run the artificial intelligence functions.

What’s next in Apple Intelligence?

Perhaps the biggest change proposed by Apple Intelligence is its improvement to Siri, Apple’s virtual assistant, whose new version will be able to understand and correct instructions in real time. In addition, deeper integration with the operating system will allow it to recognize the context on the screen and perform complex tasks, as well as interact with it through voice and text.

Another new feature announced by Apple Intelligence is its writing tools, providing users with powerful real-time editing and proofreading capabilities for applications such as Mail, Pages, and Notes. These intelligent writing tools offer text correction, rewriting of different versions to adjust tone and wording, and summaries.

Apple Intelligence also offers tools for generating and editing images, such as Clean Up, an app that lets you erase annoying objects from your images and make them look like they were never there; Image Playground, an advanced image generator; and Genmoji, a program that lets you create your own emojis in a classic but personalized style.

Finally, Apple Intelligence will allow you to transcribe and summarize phone conversations in the Notes and Phone apps, as well as create email and notification summaries, highlighting relevant messages.