Now That Apple Intelligence Is Here, These Are the 4 Features You’ll Actually Use Daily
After months of hype, the first batch Apple information The features are all here—but which ones will you actually use? I’ve been using this technology since it first appeared in iOS beta, and here are four features I use every day.you need one iPhone 15 Pro, iphone 16 or iPhone 16 Pro (or its Plus and Max variants) running iOS 18.2, and most importantly, you must Request access to Apple Intelligence to take advantage of these new technologies. Once you’re in, here’s what you can realistically expect. More features will be added over time—remember, Apple Intelligence is still officially beta software—but this is where Apple begins its AI era.Summary brings TL;DR to your letterIn a time that demands our attention, there doesn’t seem to be much time to delve into longer topics… Sorry, what was I talking about?Oh, that’s right: How often have you wanted a “too long; didn’t read” version of not just a long email, but a communication firehose that blew your mind? The ability to summarize notifications, email messages, and web pages is probably Apple Intelligence’s most ubiquitous and least intrusive feature to date.When a notification arrives, such as a text message from a friend or in a messaging group, iPhone creates a brief, one-sentence summary. Apple Intelligence summarized both text messages. Screenshot by Jeff Carlson/CNETSometimes the summary is vague; Unintentionally funnybut so far I’ve found them more helpful than not. Summaries can also be generated via alerts from third-party apps (such as news or social media apps) – although I suspect my outdoor security cameras will pick up multiple passers-by over time and won’t tell me that there’s a pile next to the door 10 people. No one told me there was a party at my house. Screenshot by Jeff Carlson/CNETThat said, Apple Intelligence definitely doesn’t understand sarcasm or colloquialisms – You can turn off the summary if you wish.You can also generate a longer email summary in the Mail app: click Summarize The button at the top of the message provides a summary of the content in dozens of words.In Safari, when viewing a page with reader features available, click Page menu button in the address bar, click show readers Then click generalize button at the top of the page. Summarize long articles in Safari in the reader interface. Screenshot by Jeff Carlson/CNETSiri shines and delivers better interactionsDuring the launch of iOS 18 and iPhone 16, I found it interesting that Apple Intelligence’s main visual indicator – full-screen, edge-colored Siri animations – was noticeably missing. Apple even lit up the edges of the giant glass cube at its Fifth Avenue store in New York, just like a Siri search.instead, iOS 18 uses the same old Siri sphere. The modern Siri look is now available starting in iOS 18.1, but only on devices that support Apple Intelligence. If you still tap with your finger Apple Intelligence Waitlist In the queue, you will now also see the Siri sphere. Siri under Apple Intelligence looks like a colored halo around the edge. James Martin/CNETThe new look brings some Siri interaction improvements: It will be more forgiving if you encounter problems with a query, such as saying the wrong word or interrupting your own thinking. It’s best to listen after providing results so you can ask relevant follow-up questions.However, the ability to personalize answers based on what Apple Intelligence knows about you is still coming. Coming to iOS 18.2 is the integration Chat GPTyou can now use it as an alternate source of information. For some queries, if Siri doesn’t have an immediate answer, you’ll be asked if you’d like to use ChatGPT. You don’t need a ChatGPT account to take advantage of this feature (but you can log in if you have one).Use the Cleanup feature in the Photos app to remove distractions from your photosBefore iOS 18.1, the Photos app on iPhone and iPad had lacked simple retouching features. Is there dust on the camera lens? Is there trash on the ground? Sorry, you’ll need to deal with these and other distractions in the Photos app on MacOS or using a third-party app.Now, Apple Intelligence includes Clean Up, an AI-enhanced deletion tool in the Photos app. When you edit an image and click clean up button, iPhone analyzes the photo and recommends deleting it by highlighting potential items. Click on an area or draw a circle around it – the app will erase the areas and use generative artificial intelligence to fill in pixels that look reasonable. Use the cleanup feature to eliminate distractions in the Photos app. Screenshot by Jeff Carlson/CNETThe cleanup isn’t perfect in the first version, and you’ll generally get better results in other dedicated image editors. But for quickly removing annoyances from your photos, it’s OK.Stay on task with AI-enhanced distraction-reduced focus modeFocus mode on iPhone can be very useful, such as turning on Do Not Disturb to shield yourself from outside distractions. You can also create personalized focus modes. For example, my podcast recording mode blocks external notifications except for those from a few people during the scheduled recording time.When Apple Intelligence is enabled, a new distraction-reduced focus mode is available. When activated, it becomes a smarter filter, filtering out what gets past the wall and blocking unwanted notifications. Even content that is not specified in the allowed notification criteria (such as specific people) may pop up. For example, on my iPhone, this might include a weather alert or a text message from my bank when a large purchase or funds transfer occurs.To enable it, open Control Center, click focus button and select Reduce distractions. Reduce distractions Focus mode (left) intelligently filters out possible distractions. Open it in Control Center (center). When something comes up that might need your attention, it appears as a notification labeled “Maybe Important” (right). Screenshot by Jeff Carlson/CNETFor more information about Apple Intelligence features, see how to create Genmon TempleHow to use image stick And, if you want to downsize, how about Disable selected Apple Intelligence features. Look at this: Apple Intelligence Impressions: Don’t Expect Fundamental Changes
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