Yesterday, Apple Intelligence was rolled out worldwide in US English, and if you’re an iPhone user in the EU or mainland China, you can’t be blamed for not knowing what all the fuss is about. That’s because Apple’s AI isn’t currently available on phones and tablets in these regions. To use the new technology there, you need to use it on your Mac.
Apple previously blamed this restriction on EU DMA regulations.says that releasing AI based on interoperability requirements “could force us to compromise the integrity of our products in ways that jeopardize user privacy and data security.” But suddenly, the atmosphere at the company changed. I don’t know exactly why, but Post to Apple Newsroom in Irelandthe iPhone maker has now said that “Apple Intelligence features will begin rolling out to iPhone and iPad users in the EU” starting next April.
The April release will include “many of the core features of Apple Intelligence, including writing tools, Genmoji, a redesigned Siri with improved language understanding, ChatGPT integration, and more,” according to the post.
It’s unclear whether Apple has reached an agreement with the EU or if the company is moving forward for some other reason. Just as it is unclear to what extent EU regulations threaten Apple Intelligence in the first place. It’s also possible that the company released Apple Intelligence in Europe as it does in other parts of the world, and was simply suppressing European AI out of an abundance of caution. Although less generous, this withholding may have been intended as a way to put pressure on the region. European regulators have hinted in the past that keeping Apple’s AI out of the EU was not entirely their decision, with the European Commissioner calling Apple’s choice to halt the release of Apple Intelligence in Europe “unwarranted.” It’s an act.”A wonderful public declaration” Anti-competitive conduct.
I’ve asked both Apple and the EU for clarification and will update this article when I hear back. Still, it seems like the release of this feature in this region will be almost completely on par with the US release (I’d also like to know which features EU phones will and won’t have) We’ve asked Apple to clarify that feature (we’ll also include that information in the update).
As mentioned earlier, Europeans already have access to the full suite of Apple AI features, but only on supported Mac devices. You must update to macOS Sequoia 15.1 and first set your device language to English (United States). setting -> common -> language and region), but that’s not a special problem. Apple promises to add support for a variety of other English dialects in December, including Irish, British, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, and South African. Indian and Singaporean English and other languages will also be introduced over the next year, with Apple confirming various European and Asian languages and promising more.
(If you’re hoping Asian language support will be released in mainland China, where Apple Intelligence hasn’t even reached the Mac yet, unfortunately that’s not in the plan yet.)
