People in the European Union finally know when Apple Intelligence will be available on their mobile devices. Apple told EU users on Monday that its ai suite will arrive in April 2025. Early Apple Intelligence features, including writing tools and ai notification summaries, are now available to English speakers elsewhere.
Apple announced the EU launch date in a press release to the European Union (via 9to5Mac). Translated from Italian, the news publication says: “In April, Apple Intelligence features will begin rolling out to iPhone and iPad users in the EU.”
The article notes that the first wave of Apple Intelligence is now available for EU users on macOS Sequoia 15.1. This is because Apple used the Digital Markets Act (DMA) as justification to delay its ai in the EU. In this case, the regulations only affect iPhone and iPad software, not macOS.
On Monday, Apple also confirmed that its ai suite will be available in more languages in April. These include Chinese, Korean, French, Japanese, English (India), English (Singapore), Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, German and Vietnamese. In December, Apple Intelligence will be available in English variants for Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.
Apple Intelligence is being rolled out in tiers. Today's first batch in iOS 18.1 (for those outside the EU) includes writing tools, live transcriptions, notification summaries, and more. iOS 18.2 and macOS Sequoia 15.2 will bring additional features such as ChatGPT integration, Genmoji, Visual Intelligence, and Image Playground. That software is currently in beta and is expected to arrive with an official release in December.
The only drawback is that you will need a compatible device. On iPhone, that is limited to the iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and iPhone 16 series. M-series iPads, Macs, and the new seventh-generation iPad mini are also supported.
