Apple Intelligence Not Device Region Locked to US in Latest Betas

[MacRumors]

Apple in the latest iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 betas no longer requires users to set their device region to the United States, so now it's just the US English language requirement that remains.

In previous betas, users not only had to change Siri's language to the US to access Apple Intelligence, but they also had to change both their device region and language to the US as well.

However, as per the latest release notes and spotted by 9to5Mac, the requirement to change device region to US appears to have been dropped, which means things like measurement system, temperature, and calendar formatting can remain unchanged with Apple Intelligence enabled.

In other words, users running the third betas of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1 only have to ensure that English is their preferred language in Settings ➝ General ➝ Language & Region, and that English (United States) is the set Siri language in Settings ➝ Apple Intelligence & Siri.

With those two settings in place, users outside of the US can opt to join the Apple Intelligence waitlist, which in most cases gets accepted in just a few minutes. Note that Apple Intelligence remains unavailable in China, while users in the EU must still have a device signed in with a US App Store ID.

Apple Intelligence encompasses a range of capabilities, including composing text and emails, automating actions across various apps, generating images, summarizing documents and texts, and more.

• How to Enable Apple Intelligence If You're Outside the US

These features require a lot of on-device computing power, so before you do anything, it's worth checking if your device is compatible. iPhone users need either an iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 15 Pro Max to run Apple Intelligence, while only iPads and Macs powered by M1 or later Apple silicon processors are compatible.

Article Link: Apple Intelligence Not Device Region Locked to US in Latest Betas

 

[sirdir]

You need an US account for the iPhone in the EU, but not for the iPad. For the iPad you can disable location services and set your Access Point to US.

 

[utkans]

Is it still not possible to update from 18 to 18.1? I’d like to give this a shot.

 

[YJINYU]

Tim finally does one right thing.

 

[ApostolisApo]

Can it be that even this article was written by a UK resident thinking that the instructions apply even to EU residents?

 

[dschulian]

OpenAI can roll out their service world wide without any issues while Apple, the most valuable company in the world has to region lock their „Intelligence“ features.

Embarrassing.

 

[Bungaree.Chubbins]

It didn't work for me on Sequoia when I had the language set to English (Australia). I had to have it set to US for primary language, but I could set Spelling to Australian in Settings -> Keyboard -> Text Input -> Input Sources -> Spelling, so at least I can spell the way I want to.

 

[Bungaree.Chubbins]

OpenAI can roll out their service world wide without any issues while Apple, the valuable company in the world has to region lock their „Intelligence“ features.

Embarrassing.

Requiring US English as the primary system language is quite a different thing from a region lock, since I'm using it from Australia...

 

[Sydnxt]

Can confirm - English US is only requirement now (Aussie)

 

[krspkbl]

real English when?

 

[contacos]

this instruction seems to only apply to people NOT in the EU.

 

[ypl]

OpenAI can roll out their service world wide without any issues while Apple, the valuable company in the world has to region lock their „Intelligence“ features.

Embarrassing.

Deleted (out of context).

 

[Evil Eric]

Has anyone got this working in the UK? I followed the steps but don’t see Apple Intelligence anywhere in the settings menu.

 

[Treble]

Has anyone got this working in the UK? I followed the steps but don’t see Apple Intelligence anywhere in the settings menu.

No it still needs the us in the uk

 

[wbeasley]

I hope Apple keep geofencing the EU... dont want to risk another fine

 

[dschulian]

Requiring US English as the primary system language is quite a different thing from a region lock, since I'm using it from Australia...

From the Article

[...] while users in the EU must still have a device signed in with a US App Store ID.

So it is, in fact, region locked.

 

[chrisduk]

Has anyone got this working in the UK? I followed the steps but don’t see Apple Intelligence anywhere in the settings menu.

Make sure your settings look like this in region and also ensure your using iOS / iPadOS 18.1 beta 3

 

[Onetimer1]

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[klasma]

Can it be that even this article was written by a UK resident thinking that the instructions apply even to EU residents?

Why would you think that? They are explicitly addressing what is different in the EU.

 

[Bungaree.Chubbins]

From the Article

So it is, in fact, region locked.

Don't I feel like an idiot now! My bad!

 

[Evil Eric]

Make sure your settings look like this in region and also ensure your using iOS / iPadOS 18.1 beta 3

Hi, thanks I’ve done all that but still no sign of apple intelligence in the system settings. 🤷🏻‍♂️

 

[chrisduk]

I’ve changed back to US region as the old Siri loads when you say Siri

 

[steve09090]

Tim finally does one right thing.

🙄 for people who think Cook is a computer engineer.

 

[Evil Eric]

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I’ve changed back to US region as the old Siri loads when you say Siri

Still no joy, I don’t know where I’m going wrong. My settings are the same as in the screenshots you provided. I have an active Apple Music subscription, could that be the issue?

 

[michiboa]

Works also in Switzerland (not EU). Preferred language English (US), secondary language German, Region Switzerland.