Apple Intelligence is coming to EU iPhones and iPads in April

People within the European Union lastly know when Apple Intelligence can be accessible on their cellular units. Apple instructed EU customers on Monday that its AI suite will arrive in April 2025. The primary Apple Intelligence options, together with Writing Instruments and AI notification summaries, are now available for English speakers elsewhere.

Apple announced the EU launch date in a press launch for the European Union (by way of 9to5Mac). Translated from Italian, the information put up reads, “In April, Apple Intelligence options will start to be distributed to iPhone and iPad customers within the EU.”

The article notes that the primary wave of Apple Intelligence is already accessible for EU customers in macOS Sequoia 15.1. That’s as a result of Apple used the Digital Markets Act (DMA) as its rationale for delaying its EU AI. On this case, the rules solely have an effect on iPhone and iPad software program, not macOS.

On Monday, Apple additionally confirmed that its AI suite can be accessible in additional languages in April. These embody Chinese language, Korean, French, Japanese, English (India), English (Singapore), Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, German and Vietnamese. In December, Apple Intelligence will develop into accessible in English variants for Australia, Canada, Eire, New Zealand, South Africa and the UK.

Apple Intelligence is getting a tiered rollout. As we speak’s first batch in iOS 18.1 (for these outdoors the EU) consists of Writing Instruments, stay transcriptions, notification summaries and extra. iOS 18.2 and macOS Sequoia 15.2 will deliver further options like ChatGPT integration, Genmoji, Visible Intelligence and Picture Playground. That software program is at the moment in beta and is predicted to reach with an official launch in December.

The one catch is you’ll want a suitable system. On iPhone, that’s restricted to the iPhone 15 Professional, iPhone 15 Professional Max and the iPhone 16 series. M-series iPads, Macs, and the brand new seventh-gen iPad mini are additionally supported.