Apple has finally rolled out an iOS update that includes the first set of Apple Intelligence features, and here’s how you can access them.

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Apple has been criticized for its marketing of its latest iPhone generation, as the company touted the latest generation devices as the vehicles for Apple Intelligence. However, when the iPhone 16 was released, there were no Apple Intelligence features available. Apple stated that it plans to roll out Apple Intelligence features in stages, and we just got the first step with iOS 18.1.

If you’re interested in trying out some of the new Apple Intelligence features, you’ll need to make sure you have a compatible device that’s updated to the latest version of iOS. First, you must have an iPhone 15 Pro or higher, which means an iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max. All devices below these models will not be eligible because they do not have the hardware required to run Apple Intelligence.

Additionally, interested users must also have their device set to US English and be outside the EU or China. Finally, users must join a waiting list before gaining access.

• Writing tools: Use system-wide tools to proofread, rewrite, or reformat your text.
• Clear in pictures: Easily remove unwanted objects from your photos.
• Create a memory movie in Photos: Type-A description, and the AI ​​will create a new Memory movie on demand.
• Natural language search in photos: Find just the right photos and videos with search that actually works.
• Notification Summaries: Get more helpful and actionable messages thanks to AI summaries.
• Siri improvements: Enjoy the first version of Apple’s new and improved Siri, with new product knowledge, more resilient handling of requests, new look and feel, more natural voice, the ability to write to Siri and more.
• Priority messages in Mail: AI will put the most important email at the center.
• Smart replies in emails and messages: Use suggested answers that are better than ever.
• Summaries in emails and messages: Get thread summaries that are more informative than a simple snippet.
• Reduce interrupt focus: Remain unaffected, except when something is actually important.
• Intelligent breakthrough and silence in focus: Take advantage of your existing focus modes, but with AI that only allows important alerts.

– per 9to5Mac