Apple Intelligence, the assistant AI for iPhones and Macs, will begin developer testing this week and be available to general users in October 2024

Apple is planning to equip its assistant AI ' Apple Intelligence ' on iPhones, Macs, and iPads. Mark Gurman, who is familiar with Apple-related information, has recently obtained information that 'Apple Intelligence will soon begin testing for developers, and will be available to general users in October 2024.'

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Apple Intelligence is an assistant AI capable of generating text and images, and has a wide variety of versatile functions such as 'document proofreading,' 'converting rough sketches into high-quality images,' 'prioritizing notifications,' and 'summarizing emails.' Apple Intelligence can also be integrated with ChatGPT, allowing you to seamlessly ask questions to ChatGPT on your iPhone, Mac, or iPad. For more information on Apple Intelligence's features, see the following article.

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When announcing Apple Intelligence, Apple said that testing would begin in the US in summer 2024, with a beta version available in fall 2024.

Gurman has recently received information from an anonymous source that 'iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1 beta versions will be released to developers this week (July 5, 2024), and early testing of Apple Intelligence will begin.' He also said that he has received information that 'Apple Intelligence will be available to general users in October 2024.'

The iPhone 16 series is expected to be announced in September 2024. For this reason, Gurman speculates that 'Apple Intelligence will not be installed at the initial release of the iPhone 16, but will be available through a software update after launch.'

In addition, Apple's official website also has a Japanese page for Apple Intelligence , and at the end of the page it says, 'Apple Intelligence will be available in beta version later this year as part of iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS Sequoia on iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPads and Macs with M1 or later. Siri and device language must be set to English (US) .' For this reason, it is likely that the beta version of Apple Intelligence will be available in Japan if you change the language setting.