Apple Intelligence is Apple’s take on AI, powering many handy features, including Writing Tools, Genmoji, Image Playground, Live Translation, Transcription, and more. It’s available on select devices, software versions, regions, and languages. So, if you’re unable to set it up, go through this Apple Intelligence compatibility guide to ensure you have a supported device and have fulfilled the other conditions.
Supported devices
Apple Intelligence works on the following devices.
iPhone:
- iPhone 17 Pro Max
- iPhone 17 Pro
- iPhone Air
- iPhone 17
- iPhone 16 Pro Max
- iPhone 16 Pro
- iPhone 16 Plus
- iPhone 16
- iPhone 16e
- iPhone 15 Pro Max
- iPhone 15 Pro
iPad:
iPads with Apple silicon chip and iPad mini with A17 Pro chip support Apple Intelligence.
- iPad mini (A17 Pr0)
- iPad Air (M1 and later)
- iPad Pro (M1 and later)
Mac:
Mac notebooks and desktops with an Apple silicon chip support Apple Intelligence. None of the Intel Macs are supported.
- MacBook Air (M1 and later)
- MacBook Pro (M1 and later)
- iMac (M1 and later)
- Mac mini (M1 and later)
- Mac Studio (M1 Max and later)
- Mac Pro (M2 Ultra)
Apple Watch:
Apple Intelligence is available on the following Apple Watch models only when connected to an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone.
- Apple Watch Series 6 and later
- All Apple Watch Ultra models
- Apple Watch SE 2 and later
Apple Vision Pro
- There is only one model of Apple Vision Pro, and it supports Apple Intelligence.
Software requirements
Apple Intelligence is available on supported devices running the following versions of Apple’s operating systems:
- iOS 18.1 or later
- iPadOS 18.1 or later
- macOS Sequoia 15.1 or later
- watchOS 11 or later
- visionOS 2.4 or later
However, for most features and to get the best experience, make sure your devices are updated to iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe 26, watchOS 26, and visionOS 26.
Three other requirements
- Your device language (Settings > General > Language & Region) and Siri Language (Settings > Siri > Language) must be one of the supported languages (list below).
- Your device language and the Siri language must be set to the same language. For instance, both must be English (US).
- Apple Intelligence downloads and stores a ton of files to your device’s local storage. These files are needed for both online and offline Apple Intelligence tools. Therefore, you must have at least 7 GB of free space on your device just for Apple Intelligence to activate. Note that since Apple Intelligence on Apple Watch is simply an extension of iPhone, this free storage requirement doesn’t apply to Apple Watch.
Supported Languages
Your OS 26 device and Siri language must be set to one of the following languages for Apple Intelligence to work. Note that Apple Intelligence should work in most countries, even if the following languages are not the primarily spoken there.
- English (Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and the United States)
- Chinese (Simplified) (not available in China mainland)
- French
- German
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Portuguese (Brazil) (not on Apple Vision Pro)
- Spanish
Support for these languages and locales is expected to arrive soon:
- Chinese (Traditional)
- Danish
- Dutch
- Norwegian
- Swedish
- Portuguese (Portugal)
- Vietnamese
- Turkish
What happens if you change your device or Siri language?
If you change both the device and Siri language to a supported language:
- Apple Intelligence is unavailable for a while until the new language files are downloaded. Keep your device connected to Wi-Fi and power for the essential Apple Intelligence files to download.
If you change just one (device or Siri) language:
- Apple Intelligence won’t work unless both the device language and Siri language are the same.
If you change either or both the device and Siri languages to an unsupported language:
- Apple Intelligence won’t work.
Supported regions
Apple Intelligence is available in most countries and regions, including the European Union (EU), provided:
- Your iPhone, iPad, or Mac is updated to iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS Tahoe 26.
- Both your device and Siri languages are set to one of the above supported languages.
- Your device was not purchased from China mainland. And you (with a supported device) are not in China, and your Apple Account country is not set to China mainland. Note: Once Apple Intelligence is available in China, devices purchased there and Apple Accounts with their region set to China mainland will be able to use Apple’s AI features.
Does Apple Intelligence work if you travel to a new country?
Once you’ve set up Apple Intelligence successfully, it will keep working even if you travel to most other countries and regions around the world, provided you haven’t changed the device and Siri language.
Language requirement for specific Apple Intelligence features
From Writing Tools to Image Playground and Live Translation to Clean Up, more than 30 individual features are powered by Apple Intelligence.
Most of these features work with all supported languages and regions (list above). But of course, there are exceptions, and you can see them all at Apple’s feature availability page.
Also, check out: How to turn off all Apple Intelligence features on iPhone
Source link: https://www.idownloadblog.com/2025/10/07/apple-intelligence-compatibility/
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