Apple Intelligence expands to 6 more countries with iOS 18.2, iPadOS, 18.2 and macOS

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Apple Intelligence is now available for users in 6 more regions. However, it only supports the English language.

The Cupertino company was biding its time, waiting on the sidelines watching Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT and other companies attract users to their AI service. It finally unveiled Apple Intelligence in June 2024. While everyone expected it to debut when iOS 18 was launched, the much awaited AI features were nowhere to be seen, even on the new iPhone 16 models.

Users had to wait until the end of October for iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS 15.1 to arrive and bring Apple Intelligence, and it still disappointed many, because the AI capabilities were only available for users in the United States, specifically, to those who had set their device to the US English language. Many users were furious that Apple has been falsely advertising a flagship feature that was not available in their region.



Apple Intelligence arrives in 6 more countries

Apple Intelligence is now available for English users in the following countries: Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and the U.K. In other word, the company has simply expanded support for localized versions of English, and the AI features have arrived along with the iOS 18.2, 18.2 and macOS 15.2 updates. What about support for other languages?
 

When will the rest of the world get Apple Intelligence?

Apple says that it will add support for additional languages including Chinese, English (India), English (Singapore), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese in 2025. The company plans to release a software update in April to introduce the AI features partially.

Apple has confirmed that it will bring Apple Intelligence to regions in the European Union next year. But, should you wish to use the features, there is a way to enable them regardless of which Country you live in. The catch is that you will need to switch your device's language to English.

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