Apple Intelligence has arrived (Picture: Getty)
The wait is finally over, after Apple announced its new AI features almost two months ago.
Big changes have now been rolled out with the latest iOS update, 18.1 now available to download.
People will be able to easily clean up photos, record phone calls, redraft messages, summarise long text, and speak ‘more naturally’ to Siri without needing to download third party apps.
Apple Intelligence is available in the UK, but there are a few hoops to jump through first in order to activate it, as it is still in beta testing.
It’s easy to do though; we managed it within five minutes of downloading the software update and will explain how below.
The new features are meant to integrate AI within the overall phone experience, bringing in some features which are already available with rivals, like editing background clutter out of photos and redrafting messages, and others which Apple says are pioneering, such as the level of privacy and security offered.
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How to activate Apple Intelligence in the UK?
A beta version in US English has just been released, which means that to use it you will need to set your phone language to US English.
You can wait for a British English version, but this will not be released until December.
Those eager to try it now can access the US version.
To get it on your phone, first download iOS 18.1 when it is released by checking for software updates under Settings -> General ->Software Update.
Make sure your phone is up to date with iOS 18.1.
Once this is done, you will see a new category appear with a colourful icon under Settings, called Apple Intelligence and Siri.
In this section, under Siri Requests, set the Language to English (United States). Back in General, change Language and Region to United States too.
Once this is done, an option will appear to request activation of Apple Intelligence:
Go to Settings
Tap Apple Intelligence & Siri
Then tap Join the Apple Intelligence Waiting List.
You will receive a notification as soon as it is ready to be activated on your iPhone (this is estimated to be within a few hours of joining, but worked for us within five minutes.)
On-device Apple Intelligence models will begin to be downloaded after activation and can then start to be used.
To access the beta features, you need to set your device language to US English
If you want to use Apple Intelligence on your phone, there are some conditions.
Firstly, it will only work with advanced enough hardware, which means iPhone 16 or iPhone 15 Pro models, which have an A17 processing chip. For iPads, the entry point is an M1 chip which is available to Pro models from 2021 or iPad Air from 2022.
This means if you have an iPhone 14 or earlier, or even the iPhone 15 but …read more
Source:: Metro
