During the WWDC 2024 conference, the Californian firm madebig announcementsconcerning its next flagship OS which are iOS 18, iPadOS 18 and macOS Sequoia. All three will be entitled to a major, anticipated novelty, embracing THE revolution of the moment in the world of new technologies:artificial intelligence. Indeed, from 2025, these new software will be able to benefit fromApple Intelligence, homemade AI, wanting to drastically improve the use of iPhones, iPads and other Macs.
Apple Intelligence will be able to translate text into various languages, generate images, improve writing, serve as a platform for ChatGPT, transcribe audio into text, among many other things...
Some of its functionalities will be supported by cloud processing,as announced by Apple. But in the majority of cases, everything will work outlocally, thanks to the power of the host machine, iPhone, iPad or Mac therefore. Except that, and this is where the problem lies: local operation meanshigh computing power requirements. Therefore, not everyone will be able to benefit from it. In other words, even if your iPhone, iPad or Mac will be able to install iOS 18, iPadOS 18 or macOS Sequoia, this does not guarantee compatibility with Apple Intelligence.
The American giant has actually published the list of prerequisites for Apple Intelligence. You need a powered machineeither by an Apple silicon chip, no matter the generation,either by an A17 Pro Bionic chipor newer version. This makes the “Apple Intelligence” club quite closed. Let's see the precise list of devices that could underpin Cupertino's AI.
Which iPhone, iPad and Mac are compatible with Apple Intelligence?
iPhone
All iPhones with A17 Pro Bionic chip or newer support Apple Intelligence. Here is the list of iPhones corresponding to this criterion, succinct to date:
- iPhone 15 Pro
- iPhone 15 Pro Max
iPad
All iPads equipped with an Apple silicon SoC support Apple Intelligence. These are these models:
- iPad Pro 11″ 3rd generation (2021) and newer models
- iPad Pro 12.9″ 5th generation (2021) and newer models
- iPad Pro M4 the 13″
- iPad Air 10.9″ from 2022 (5th generation)
- iPad Air 11 and 13″ 6th generation (2024) and newer models
Mac
All Macs equipped with an Apple silicon chip support Apple Intelligence:
- MacBook Air M1 13″ (2020) and newer models
- MacBook Air M1 15″ (2023) and newer models
- Mac mini M1 (2020) and newer models
- iMac 24″ M1 (2021) and newer models
- Mac Studio M1 Max (2022) and newer models
- Mac Pro M2 (2023) and newer models
- MacBook Pro 13″ M1 (2020)
- MacBook Pro 14″ M1 (2021) and newer models
- MacBook Pro 16″ M1 (2021) and newer models
We notice the absence in the lot of iPad and iPad mini, the iPhone 15 and 15 Plus, but also the latest Mac Pro Intel which was still a very powerful machine.
We also note that Apple Watch, Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro are not part of the listas explained there.
Finally, even if you have one of the Apple Intelligence compatible devices in your hands, you will have to remain patient. At the moment, the AI is in beta testingin English only. For an AI fluent in French, see you in 2025.
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Editor-in-chief for iPhon.fr. Pierre is like Indiana Jones, looking for the lost iOS trick. Also a long-time Mac user, Apple devices hold no secrets for him. Contact: pierre[a]iphon.fr.
