Apple Intelligence on iOS 18 Beta: Exploring the Latest AI-Driven Features and Improvements

Apple releases iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1: debut of the first Apple Intelligence features.Amidst the anticipation of tech enthusiasts, Apple has officially released the new developer beta versions of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1. This update introduces the initial Apple Intelligence features—Apple's own artificial intelligence technology.

What is Apple Intelligence?

Apple Intelligence currently refers to the various artificial intelligence and machine learning technologies used by Apple within its extensive product and service ecosystem. By embedding advanced AI algorithms and machine learning models into its hardware and software, Apple aims to provide a more intelligent, personalized, and seamless user experience.

These technologies are intricately integrated into various applications, system functions, and device features, covering areas such as voice assistants, photo management, keyboard input prediction, health monitoring, map navigation, and security and privacy protection. Through the application of these technologies, Apple devices can more intelligently understand users' needs and preferences, offering more considerate and efficient services while continuously improving device performance and optimizing resource utilization.

With these AI-powered features, users can not only enjoy more convenient operations but also benefit from more personalized and customized services, thereby maximizing their overall satisfaction and convenience with using Apple devices.

The empowerment of Apple Intelligence has led to significant advancements in text processing, intelligent voice, and email handling functionalities on Apple. Whether you're composing emails, writing reports, or managing social media content, smart writing tools will become your indispensable assistant. Just like handling text in XXAI, you can select any text on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac and use Apple Intelligence to enhance your writing experience.

Apple's Apple Intelligence Writing Tools

• Proofread Text: Automatically check and correct spelling and grammar errors, optimize word choice and sentence structure. You can choose to accept all suggestions or review them one by one with explanations.
• Rewrite Options: Easily clean up and change the tone of your text, with options including friendly, professional, and concise, ensuring you convey the desired effect.
• Summarization Feature: Quickly generate summaries in paragraph, bullet list, or table formats. This feature can be used in apps like Mail, Messages, and more.

XXAI Writing Tools

• Advanced Proofreading and Editing: Provides detailed detection of grammar and spelling errors, and suggests logically consistent alternative vocabulary.
• Tone Adjustment: Users can adjust the tone of the text as needed, such as casual, formal, commercial, etc., to suit different communication contexts.
• Automatic Summarization: Generates structured summaries to help users quickly extract key information, supporting conversion between multiple text formats.
• Proofreading and Grammar Correction: Offers detailed grammatical analysis and logical checks.
• Rewriting and Tone Adjustment: Provides more diverse tone adjustment options, including casual, formal, and commercial, to better suit different communication scenarios.
• Automatic Summarization: Emphasizes structured information extraction, supports conversion between multiple text formats, making information management more flexible.

Siri: A Smarter, More Interactive Voice Assistant

Siri's updates bring many practical improvements, making interactions more intuitive and efficient.

• New Bright Display Effect: When you activate Siri on iPhone, iPad, and CarPlay, a new bright edge effect appears on the screen. On Mac, the Siri window can be placed anywhere. This animation effect makes it clearer when Siri is listening.
• Type to Siri Feature: Double tap at the bottom of the display to invoke the "Type to Siri" interface. On Mac, you just need to press the Command key twice. This mode also has a suggestion request feature, making it more efficient to use.
• Contextual Awareness: Supports maintaining context between multiple requests. For instance, after asking about the temperature in a place, if you then ask about the humidity, Siri will automatically relate it to the previous question.
• Advanced Language Processing: Can handle stuttering or rephrasing in conversations, making communication more natural and fluent.
• Device Knowledge and Support: Siri can answer questions about device functionalities and settings, providing comprehensive support for users.

Email: Intelligent Email Management to Boost Efficiency

The email application has received significant upgrades, adding several new features to help users manage their inboxes more efficiently.

• Automatic Email Summarization: The system automatically summarizes received emails and displays concise summaries in the inbox list for easy browsing.
• Priority Handling of Time-Sensitive Messages: Important and urgent messages are displayed at the top, ensuring that users do not miss critical information.
• Smart Reply Function: Provides relevant quick reply options based on the content of the email, enhancing response efficiency.
• Notification Summary Display: All email notifications are consolidated and displayed on the lock screen, allowing users to view email content without entering the application.

Device Compatibility: Which Devices Can Experience It?

Currently, iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 are only available to registered developers and must meet specific device requirements:

• All Apple silicon-based iPads
• All Macs with Apple chips

Concluion

Although Apple Intelligence is still in its early stages, these new features already showcase Apple's ambitions in artificial intelligence and user experience. It can be anticipated that over time, more features and improvements will continue to emerge, further enriching and enhancing the user experience. We look forward to experiencing more powerful Apple Intelligence features soon and exploring the limitless possibilities of Apple's innovation!