Apple Intelligence isn’t coming to every device
Having seen the demos, we’re eager to test out Apple Intelligence for ourselves – but the suite of AI features that Apple is introducing with iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15 Sequoia aren’t coming to all of the devices that support those software updates.
As well as the latest software, you’re also going to need certain hardware requirements on your device to support Apple Intelligence. That’s because a lot of the necessary AI processing is done locally, rather than in the cloud, and your iPhone, iPad, or Mac needs a modern processor inside to be able to cope.
If you’re wanting to try out the article summary, text rewriting, and image generation capabilities of Apple Intelligence, you’re going to need one of the devices below. Note however that even when iOS 18, iPadOS 18 and macOS 15 Sequoia roll out in full later in the year, Apple Intelligence will still have a ‘beta’ tag attached, so expect some bugs.
Apple has also said the AI features will “initially be available in US English”, so it’s not yet clear how quickly they’re going to roll out internationally. If you’re not in the US, you might have to be patient a while longer.
If all you want is a quick check, here’s the full list of devices that support Apple Intelligence, with more details further down:
iPhone 15 Pro
iPhone 15 Pro Max
5th-gen M1 iPad Air (2022)
6th-gen M2 iPad Air (2024)
5th-gen M1 iPad Pro (2021)
6th-gen M2 iPad Pro (2022)
7th-gen M4 iPad Pro (2024)
M1 MacBook Air (2020)
M2 MacBook Air (2022)
M2 MacBook Air (2023)
M3 MacBook Air (2024)
13-inch Touch Bar M1 MacBook Pro (2020)
13-inch Touch Bar M2 MacBook Pro (2022)
14-inch and 16-inch M1 MacBook Pro (2021)
14-inch and 16-inch M2 MacBook Pro (2023)
14-inch and 16-inch M3 MacBook Pro (2023)
M1 iMac (2021)
M3 iMac (2023)
M1 Mac mini (2020)
M2 Mac mini (2023)
M1 Mac Studio (2022)
M2 Mac Studio (2023)
M2 Mac Pro (2023)Apple Intelligence compatibility: iPhones
If you want to use Apple Intelligence on an iPhone, you’re going to need a handset with an A17 Pro chipset inside it: right now, that means you’re limited to the iPhone 15 Pro and the iPhone 15 Pro Max, though come September we would expect it to apply to the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max as well.
