Big changes are coming from Apple with the US technology giant confirming the launch of a very smart upgrade. It's called Apple Intelligence and it looks set to change the way we all use devices including the iPhone, iPad and Mac. Apple Intelligence is capable of re-writing your emails to make them more friendly or professional, prioritising messages so you see the most important things first, summarising emails for you and even creating unique emojis - a feature called Genmoji - which can then be added to your texts.
Apple is also boasting that its intelligence will be able to make your digital life easier by helping you find things faster.
For example, if your parents have sent you an email about their flight home, you can simply ask the fully refreshed Siri assistant, "What time does my mum's flight land" with Apple Intelligence instantly finding the flight number from the original email and showing you the time it's due to arrive on the screen. You can then ask a follow up question such as "What time do I need to leave to pick them up?" with your iPhone then showing where you need to go and how long it will take.
Apple says all of these searches are performed on the device so things are totally secure.
Other bonus features arriving in Apple Intelligence include being able to transcribe audio recordings into editable text, retouch and remove things from images with a single tap on the screen - via a Clean Up tool- and even create totally unique images by simply typing in a description of what you want to see.
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Apple is also integrating the popular ChatGPT service into experiences allowing users to access its expertise — as well as its image- and document-understanding capabilities — without needing to jump between tools.
It's a massive update from the team in Cupertino but sadly millions look set to miss out. Apple has confirmed that, when it launches as part of iOS 18 later this year, it will only be available on iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max devices.
Those call makers both include the mighty A17 processor which provides enough power to allow Apple Intelligence to work. It's likely that Apple will also unveil new iPhone 16 models in September which will also get access to these features but if you own anything other than 15 models you want get access to Apple Intellgence unless you switch to something new.
Expect iOS 18 and Apple Intelligence to be released across the world later in September.