Apple Intelligence Arrives in India: Features, Supported Devices, and More
Apple has officially rolled out iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, and macOS Sequoia 15.4, expanding Apple Intelligence support to new regions, including India. This update introduces localized English (India) language support, along with French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish, Japanese, and more.
Apple Intelligence Now Available in India
With this rollout, Apple users in India can now access AI-powered features designed to enhance productivity and creativity. These include Writing Tools, Image Playground, Image Wand, and more. Apple ensures that these features adapt to the user’s language, offering a more personalized and intuitive experience.
Key Apple Intelligence Features in India
1. Writing Tools
Available across iOS, iPadOS, and macOS, Writing Tools help users rewrite, proofread, and summarize text in apps like Mail, Messages, and Notes. Users can adjust tone, check grammar, and generate summaries in paragraph, key points, or list format.
2. Clean Up in Photos
A new Clean Up tool enables users to remove unwanted objects or people from photos while maintaining image authenticity.
3. Smart Search in Photos
Users can find specific moments in photos and videos using natural language search, such as “Maya dancing in a red dress.”
4. Memories in Photos
Apple Intelligence can create memory movies by selecting and arranging photos and videos based on a text description, forming a thematic storyline.
5. Image Playground
A powerful image creation tool integrated into apps like Messages, Freeform, and Keynote. Users can generate images using themes, costumes, and settings in styles like Animation, Illustration, and Sketch.
6. Genmoji
Users can create personalized emoji (Genmoji) by typing a description, even generating emojis based on photos of friends and family.
7. Image Wand in Notes
This tool in the Notes app transforms rough sketches into polished images or generates images based on text descriptions.
8. Priority Messages in Mail
A new Priority section in Mail highlights important emails at the top of the inbox, such as boarding passes and urgent invites. Users can also view email summaries without opening messages.
9. Priority Notifications
Apple Intelligence helps users focus on important alerts by summarizing notifications and highlighting urgent messages, such as meeting invites.
10. Audio Transcription and Summarization
The Notes and Phone apps now record, transcribe, and summarize audio and phone calls automatically, making it easier to recall key conversation points.
11. Smarter Siri
Siri now features a more natural, conversational interface, supports voice and text switching, and can answer detailed questions about Apple device settings and features.
12. Visual Intelligence
This feature allows users to identify objects, translate text, and create calendar events from posters or flyers. It also enables visual search using Google Search or ChatGPT.
13. ChatGPT Integration
Siri and Writing Tools now have ChatGPT access for advanced responses and image generation. Users can enable this feature while maintaining full control over data sharing.
Apple Intelligence: Supported Devices in India
Apple Intelligence is available on the following devices:
iPhones
- iPhone 15 Pro
- iPhone 15 Pro Max
- iPhone 16 series
- iPhone 16e
iPads
- iPad Air (M1 and later, starting with the 2022 model)
- iPad Pro (M1 and later, starting with the 2021 model)
Macs
- MacBook Air (M1 and later)
- MacBook Pro (M1 and later)
- iMac (M1 and later)
- Mac mini (M1 and later)
- Mac Studio (M1 Max and later)
- Mac Pro (M2 Ultra)
Final Thoughts
With Apple Intelligence expanding to India, users can now experience cutting-edge AI tools that enhance productivity and creativity across iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Whether it’s smart photo editing, advanced writing assistance, or intelligent notifications, Apple Intelligence aims to make daily tasks seamless and efficient.