Apple Intelligence
Apple’s new iOS 18.1 update introduces Apple Intelligence, an advanced suite of AI features designed to improve user experience while maintaining privacy. The latest iPhone 16 models, released on September 20, 2024, bring this much-anticipated update to users.
Key Features of Apple Intelligence in iOS 18.1
1. Enhanced Writing Tools
- Apple Intelligence offers a system-wide set of writing tools compatible with apps like Mail, Messages, and Pages.
- These tools support rewriting, proofreading, and summarizing to help polish your text across applications.
2. Upgraded Mail App with AI Features
- Now detects time-sensitive emails and provides email summaries.
- New Smart Reply feature, also available in Messages, suggests quick responses using AI.
3. Siri’s New Capabilities
- Siri now understands complex commands, even with pauses or mid-sentence changes.
- Users can activate “Type to Siri” by double-tapping the screen, allowing typed commands.
- A glowing light border appears on the screen edge when Siri is activated, giving it a fresh look.
4. Advanced Photos App
- AI-powered natural language search lets you find photos by description, like “Maya skateboarding in a tie-dye shirt.”
- New Clean Up tool can detect and remove unwanted objects from photos, with an option to circle items for manual cleanup.
5. Reduce Interruptions Mode
- This new mode uses AI to filter out non-essential notifications, allowing only important alerts to come through.
6. Call Recording and Transcription
- iOS 18.1 now allows recording and transcription of phone calls, with an AI-generated summary available in the Notes and Phone apps.
Privacy Commitment
Apple Intelligence prioritizes on-device processing for privacy, only using Private Cloud Compute for complex tasks, ensuring data security.