How to get Apple Intelligence on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

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Apple Intelligence is yet disposable connected each nan best iPhones, best iPads, and best Macs. Apple's AI brings breathtaking devices to your devices for illustration Writing Tools, Clean Up, Notification Summaries, and a new, redesigned, Siri.

Have you conscionable updated to nan latest package but can't find Apple Intelligence? This guideline will show you really to get Apple Intelligence moving connected a compatible instrumentality truthful you tin commencement utilizing nan caller era of AI-powered Apple software.

Here's really to get Apple Intelligence connected iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

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
  • iPhone 15 Pro Max
  • iPhone 16
  • iPhone 16 Plus
  • iPhone 16 Pro
  • iPhone 16 Pro Max
  • 5th-gen M1 iPad Air (2022)
  • 6th-gen M2 iPad Air (2024)
  • 5th-gen M1 iPad Pro (2021)
  • 6th-gen M2 iPad Pro (2022)
  • 7th-gen M4 iPad Pro (2024)
  • 7th-gen A17 Pro iPad mini (2024)
  • M1 MacBook Air (2020)
  • M2 MacBook Air (2022)
  • M2 MacBook Air (2023)
  • M3 MacBook Air (2024)
  • 13-inch Touch Bar M1 MacBook Pro (2020)
  • 13-inch Touch Bar M2 MacBook Pro (2022)
  • 14-inch and 16-inch M1 MacBook Pro (2021)
  • 14-inch and 16-inch M2 MacBook Pro (2023)
  • 14-inch and 16-inch M3 MacBook Pro (2023)
  • M1 iMac (2021)
  • M3 iMac (2023)
  • M1 Mac mini (2020)
  • M2 Mac mini (2023)
  • M1 Mac Studio (2022)
  • M2 Mac Studio (2023)
  • M2 Mac Pro (2023)

Quick Steps

  • Make judge your instrumentality is updated to iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, aliases macOS Sequoia 15.1
  • 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 latest software

Update iPhone for Apple Intelligence

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

To do so, connected iPhone aliases iPad simply unfastened Settings, past General, and pat Software Update. For Mac users, click nan Apple logo successful nan Menu Bar, past System Settings, followed by Software Update.

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 latest software, it's clip to alteration nan AI features. 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 successful 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 cheque retired our how to alteration Apple Intelligence successful nan UK guide, which covers immoderate state extracurricular nan EU aliases China.

2. How to get Apple Intelligence 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 connected 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 takes conscionable a fewer minutes.

3. How to get Apple Intelligence 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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That's each location is to it. You've now enabled Apple Intelligence and are fresh to participate nan world of AI tailored to Apple devices. These caller features are Apple's first foray into generative AI truthful springiness them a effort and spot what you think.

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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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