While some employees believe Apple is currently lagging behind rivals its Apple Intelligence development, the company expects to gain ground in 2025 by introducing new chips and new models.

Apple Intelligence includes upgrades to things users already have like Siri and images as well as new programs to use. The software will be free for all Apple users with compatible devices.

Regardless of which element you're using — the call recording in the Phone app, the transcripts that appear in the Notes app or the Apple Intelligence-exclusive summarize tool — this is one of the best-implemented features in the iOS 18.1 update.

First set of Apple Intelligence features are expected to arrive on Apple devices globally this month. The company is expected to roll out the iOS 18.1 for iPhones, iPadOS 18.1 for iPads, and macOS Sequoia 15.

In its press release for the iPad mini 7 today, Apple reiterated that additional Apple Intelligence features will be rolling out "over the

Developers or people enrolled in Apple's public beta program can install prerelease versions of iOS 18.1 right now and sign up to test Apple Intelligence. (The technology will also run on iPadOS 18.1 and MacOS Sequoia 15.1, but I'm using iOS 18.1 as shorthand to mean all three. As always, be smart about what you're getting into .)

Apple is expected to start rolling out Apple Intelligence features to all its supported devices later this month. As per reports, the company will roll out first major updates to its operating systems,