Apple Intelligence has a waitlist, but you can join it early today - here's how to skip the queue

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Did you cognize Apple Intelligence has a waitlist? Crazy right? Especially considering you've astir apt been waiting since you bought your iPhone 16 complete a period agone to entree Apple's AI features.

That said, nan Apple Intelligence waitlist seems beautiful soft astatine nan infinitesimal and you usually only request to hold a fewer minutes. However, Apple Intelligence releases adjacent week and nan waiting times to summation entree to AI mightiness return longer than we've knowledgeable successful nan iOS 18.1 beta.

But you don't person to hold until iOS 18.1 becomes disposable to subordinate nan Apple Intelligence waitlist. Not only tin you jump nan queue today, but you'll besides beryllium capable to entree Apple Intelligence early by pursuing these elemental steps.

Here's really to subordinate nan Apple Intelligence waitlist and skip nan inevitable waiting times erstwhile Apple AI launches adjacent week.

Apple Intelligence compatibility

Apple Intelligence useful pinch each nan latest iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Before trying to alteration Apple Intelligence make judge to double cheque you ain 1 of nan compatible devices below:

  • iPhone 15 Pro/Pro Max
  • Any iPhone 16
  • Any M-series MacBook
  • Any M-series iPad
  • iPad mini 7

Quick steps

  • Join nan Apple Beta Software Program
  • Make judge your instrumentality is updated to iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, aliases macOS Sequoia 15.1 Release Candidate
  • Open Settings, Select Apple Intelligence & Siri, Turn connected Apple Intelligence
  • Wait until you're disconnected nan waitlist

How to get Apple Intelligence

1. Update to nan Apple Intelligence Release Candidate

Update iPhone for Apple Intelligence

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To get entree to Apple Intelligence early, you must first update to iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1 aliases macOS Sequoia 15.1 Release Candidate.

To do so, you'll first request to subordinate Apple's Beta Software Program for free. Once you've done so, connected iPhone aliases iPad simply unfastened Settings, past General, and pat Software Update. Now select Beta Updates and choose iOS 18/iPadOS 18 Developer Beta.

For Mac users, click nan Apple logo in nan Menu Bar, past select System Settings, followed by Software Update. Now select Beta Updates and choose macOS Sequoia 15.1 Developer Beta.

If you request a much elaborate mentation of really to update your devices, cheque retired our how to update a MacBook aliases how to update an iPhone guides

Now that you've confirmed your instrumentality is compatible pinch Apple Intelligence and updated to nan Release Candidate, it's clip to subordinate nan Apple Intelligence waitlist. The process is somewhat different for iPhone and iPad compared to Mac, truthful we'll screen these independently.

It's besides worthy noting that your instrumentality must beryllium group to US English to usage Apple Intelligence astatine nan moment. If it's not, you tin either hold until your connection is updated to return advantage of AI, aliases alteration your instrumentality connection and Siri connection to US English by pursuing these steps:

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  • Change instrumentality language: Settings > General > Add Language > English (United States)
  • Change Siri Language: Settings > Siri > Language > English (United States)

How to subordinate nan Apple Intelligence waitlist early connected iPhone aliases iPad

How to get Apple Intelligence iPhone

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Open Settings, past navigate to Apple Intelligence & Siri. From there, toggle on Apple Intelligence. You'll beryllium added to nan waitlist and your iPhone aliases iPad will nonstop a notification erstwhile Apple Intelligence is fresh to go. In our testing, this process took conscionable a fewer minutes.

Now that you've joined nan waitlist, you won't request to spell done nan process again erstwhile Apple Intelligence launches adjacent week.

How to subordinate nan Apple Intelligence waitlist early connected Mac

Apple Intelligence settings connected a MacBook

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Click System Settings, past navigate to Apple Intelligence & Siri. From there, click Turn connected Apple Intelligence. You'll beryllium added to nan Waitlist and your Mac will popular up pinch a notification erstwhile Apple Intelligence is ready.

Get Started pinch Apple Intelligence

Apple Intelligence

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Many users will beryllium shocked to spot a waitlist erstwhile they instal iOS 18.1 and look to entree Apple Intelligence for nan first clip adjacent week. As said above, nan process has been incredibly soft truthful far, though who knows what will hap erstwhile nan wide nationalist commencement to jump connected nan Apple AI train.

The champion point astir utilizing nan Release Candidate, barring immoderate awesome bugs, is that it's nan nonstop merchandise Apple will vessel to consumers adjacent week, truthful not only tin you skip nan waitlist and not interest erstwhile everyone and their gran tries to usage Apple Intelligence breaking nan servers, but you tin usage these awesome features early.

Our guideline covering each nan Apple Intelligence features breaks down everything nan caller devices person to offer. If you'd for illustration to cheque retired our thoughts connected Apple Intelligence aliases possibly you're successful nan marketplace for a caller iPhone to return advantage of AI, cheque retired our iPhone 16 Pro review.

John-Anthony Disotto is TechRadar's Senior Writer, AI, ensuring you get nan latest accusation connected Tech's biggest buzzword. An master successful Apple, he was antecedently iMore's How To Editor and has a monthly file successful MacFormat. Living successful Scotland, wherever he worked for Apple arsenic a technician focused connected iOS and iPhone repairs astatine nan Genius Bar, John-Anthony has utilized nan Apple ecosystem for complete a decade and is an award-winning journalist pinch years of acquisition successful editorial.

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