- Apple Intelligence will release on October 28, 2024, with iOS 18.1 in the US region, as per Mark Gurman.
- Apple Intelligence will be available from December onwards in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United Kingdom.
- In 2025, Apple will release Apple Intelligence for Chinese, French, Japanese, and Spanish.
While Apple has showcased its AI features at WWDC 2024 and the iPhone 16 launch event, the features have yet not arrived for stable software users. Those who are enrolled in developer beta or public beta have got a taste of AI features but now the Apple Intelligence release date is here. Cupertino-giant is expected to roll out Apple Intelligence with iOS 18.1 update. If you are excited, here is the Apple Intelligence release date and time
Apple Intelligence Release Date and Time
Mark Gurman, the topshot Apple analyst has revealed that Apple will release Apple Intelligence with iOS 18.1 on October 28, 2024, at 10:00 AM PT in the US. Earlier, Apple revealed that Apple Intelligence will be available on all supported devices from October onwards in U.S. English. It is noteworthy that now that know the Apple Intelligence release date, AI features will still be available in the U.S. initially.
If you are not a US resident, Apple Intelligence will be available in December in the following regions:
- Australia
- Canada
- New Zealand
- South Africa
- United Kingdom
This will be followed by Apple Intelligence release in Chinese, French, Japanese, and Spanish in 2025. It’s disappointing that India, despite being one of the most booming markets for Apple, has not been included in the list of the initial rollout. Thankfully, Apple has finally revealed when Apple Intelligence will be available in India.
Once released, you can join Apple Intelligence waitlist to try the new AI features.
What Apple Intelligence Features Will be Available on Release
At WWDC 2024, Apple already informed us that Apple Intelligence features will be rolled out in a staggered manner. So far, we have seen Apple release the following Apple Intelligence features in beta updates. So we can expect Apple to bring these features to supported devices with x.1 updates.
- Writing Tools
- Clean Up
- Memory Movie
- Notification Summary
- New Siri Interface
- Safari Webpage Summaries
- Smart Replies
- Call Recording
- Reduce Interruptions Focus Mode
According to the latest report by Mark Gurman, Apple has delayed notable AI features like Genmoji and Image Playground to the iOS 18.2 beta, which could be released sometime in December. So we won’t have these features available on the Apple Intelligence release. Also, ChatGPT Integration and the new Siri with contextual awareness are not expected until 2025. Gurman has also revealed the timeline for Apple Intelligence features and how Apple will carry out the staged rollout.
Apple Intelligence Supported Devices
If you are wondering whether your iPhone or Mac is compatible with Apple Intelligence, we have prepared a list of Apple Intelligence-supported devices. Also, it has been confirmed that all new iPhone 16 models will be compatible with Apple Intelligence, thanks to the A18 chipset across all four models.
