Apple has brought its Intelligence features to iPhones in India with iOS 18.4. Now, users get AI-powered Writing Tools, the Image Playground for making pictures, and Genmoji to create their own emojis. There’s also Visual Intelligence and a sharper, faster Siri.
At first, these tools were only in a few places, with limited language support. But this update changes that. It adds localized English for India, letting more people use these features—so long as they have the right iPhone.
How to Update to iOS 18.4 & Activate Apple Intelligence
- Go to Settings.
- Tap General. Find Software Update.
- If iOS 18.4 is there, you’ll see “Download and Install.” Tap it.
- Wait for the download to finish. Then, choose: update now, install later, or “Remind Me Later.”
- To update now, tap Install. Otherwise, pick what suits you.
- If asked, enter your passcode.
- Once the update is done, go back to Settings. Tap “Apple Intelligence & Siri.”
- Make sure “Apple Intelligence” is on.
After updating to iOS 18.4, Apple Intelligence is usually on by default. You’ll get a notice. Tap it to see the new features. It will ask what notifications you want summarized. You can turn it off if you like.
Some features need extra downloads. Image Playground is one of them. Open it for the first time, and it will download what it needs. When that’s done, you can start making images.
List of iPhones Supporting Apple Intelligence
The iOS 18.4 update works on all iPhones that support iOS 18. But Apple Intelligence only runs on these models:
- iPhone 15 Pro
- iPhone 15 Pro Max
- iPhone 16e
- iPhone 16
- iPhone 16 Plus
- iPhone 16 Pro
- iPhone 16 Pro Max
Top Apple Intelligence Features Now Available in India
Writing Tools: Built into iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. They help rewrite, proofread, and summarize text in Mail, Messages, and Notes. Users can change tone, check grammar, and create summaries.
Clean Up in Photos: Removes unwanted objects or people while keeping the photo real.
Smart Search in Photos: Lets users find moments in photos and videos with simple descriptions. Try “Maya dancing in a red dress.”
Memories in Photos: Creates memory movies. Pick photos and videos, describe the story, and it arranges them for you.
Image Playground: A tool for making images. It’s a standalone app and works in Messages, Freeform, and Keynote. Choose a style—Animation, Illustration, or Sketch—and create.
Genmoji: Type a description to make an emoji. You can also create Genmoji from photos of friends and family.
Image Wand in Notes: Turns rough sketches into clean images. Can also create pictures from nearby text, making note-taking better.
Priority Messages in Mail: Puts important emails—like boarding passes and urgent invites—at the top. Lets you see summaries without opening messages.
Priority Notifications: Shortens long alerts and highlights what matters, like urgent meeting reminders.
Audio Transcription & Summarization: Notes and Phone apps can now record, transcribe, and summarize calls and audio. Easy to reference later.
Smarter Siri: More natural. More conversational. Switch between voice and text with ease. Knows Apple settings and features.
Visual Intelligence: Identifies objects, translates text, and makes calendar events from posters or flyers. Can run visual searches through Google or ChatGPT.
ChatGPT Integration: Siri and Writing Tools now tap into ChatGPT for better answers and image generation. Users stay in control of their data.
Conclusion
Apple’s AI evolution has arrived in the subcontinent and it is late but it is definitely stylish. With the latest iOS 18.4 update, Indian iPhone users can now talk to their phones with more efficiency. It is important to know that your advanced AI features are only available on the latest iPhone model. The owners of older devices might have to rely on the age-old method of intelligence, their own brains.
FAQs
Q1: Which iPhones can actually use Apple Intelligence in India?
Only the cool kids get to have Apple Intelligence – the iPhone 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max and all the iPhone 16 models, including the standard, Plus, Pro, and Pro Max. If you are still using the iPhone 14 Pro Max that you bought last year, then let me tell you that Apple has not considered your “pro” gadget as sufficiently pro for its artificial intelligence advancements.
Q2: What can Apple Intelligence actually do for me?
Apple Intelligence makes your iPhone as that colleague who is smart in every single aspect of life. Writing Tools will help you take the messages from the “I just woke up” level to the “professional consultant” level. Photos app can now remove unwanted persons from the picture, search for a particular event in simple words (“show me when Rahul fell into the pool”) and create a memory movie. The new Image Playground is an option where you can generate images based on the description, and Genmoji is a tool that turns your imagination into emojis. It recognizes objects, translates texts, and even adds events to the calendar if there are posters with the events on them. Also, Siri has got a new personality – it is smarter, quicker, and even recognizes Indian English.
Q3: Does ChatGPT come with Apple Intelligence?
Yes! In a rather unusual turn of events in the Silicon Valley, Apple has incorporated ChatGPT both in Siri and Writing Tools. This means that when Siri’s own knowledge base is inadequate (which is more frequent than one would expect from Apple), it can call upon ChatGPT for backup. Likewise, Writing Tools can use ChatGPT for more creative writing and image generation. Apple ensures that your data is yours – they are just using ChatGPT’s neural net, but your life story is not going to OpenAI’s servers. Well, one can consider it as Apple saying that it needs help here, but not in these exact words.
