Apple Intelligence Support for Eight Additional Languages Arriving April

[MacRumors]

Apple CEO Tim Cook announced during the company's Q4 2024 earnings call that Apple Intelligence will soon support eight additional languages, including French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and simplified Chinese.

An update coming in April, likely as part of iOS 18.4, will also bring localized English support for users in India and Singapore, said Cook. Apple Intelligence is currently limited to English-speaking regions including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa.

During the earnings call, Cook expressed his belief in the importance of Apple Intelligence features, noting that "once you start using the features you can't imagine not using them anymore." He specifically mentioned the email summarization function as a particularly valuable tool, stating that he personally relies on it to manage hundreds of daily emails.

Several Apple Intelligence features have been available since the release of iOS 18.1, but its limited language support has restricted its global reach.

Article Link: Apple Intelligence Support for Eight Additional Languages Arriving April

 

[Bassland]

Great, Apple has not yet reached an agreement on the use of Apple Intelligence in the EU, but it is introducing European languages for its use….

 

[ps3zocker]

Great, Apple has not yet reached an agreement on the use of Apple Intelligence in the EU, but it is introducing European languages for its use….

What? They have. EU launch is in April.

When Is Apple Intelligence Launching in the European Union?

Apple continues to roll out its Apple Intelligence features to Mac users in the European Union who are using macOS Sequoia 15.2 with supported...

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[Nicj56]

Great, Apple has not yet reached an agreement on the use of Apple Intelligence in the EU, but it is introducing European languages for its use….

It is coming the EU by than… if you read the new bulletin on the Apple website, it states;

• Mac users in the EU can access Apple Intelligence when using a compatible device with supported settings and languages. This April, Apple Intelligence features will start to roll out to iPhone and iPad users in the EU. This will include many of the core features of Apple Intelligence, including Writing Tools, Genmoji, a redesigned Siri with richer language understanding, ChatGPT integration, and more.

Can be found in this news post:

Apple Intelligence now features Image Playground, Genmoji, and more

The release of iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 introduce new Apple Intelligence features.

www.apple.com

 

[contacos]

It is coming the EU by than… if you read the new bulletin on the Apple website, it states;

• Mac users in the EU can access Apple Intelligence when using a compatible device with supported settings and languages. This April, Apple Intelligence features will start to roll out to iPhone and iPad users in the EU. This will include many of the core features of Apple Intelligence, including Writing Tools, Genmoji, a redesigned Siri with richer language understanding, ChatGPT integration, and more.

Can be found in this news post:

Apple Intelligence now features Image Playground, Genmoji, and more

The release of iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 introduce new Apple Intelligence features.

www.apple.com

Wonder what changed to have it magically comply to the DMA

 

[maszaikasza]

Even when it comes to EU in April, it won't mean much, as it works only in english. Apple still treats smaller countries as markets not worth investing in.
Edit: I'm dumb

 

[maszaikasza]

Emphasis on MAC. Doesn't mean it's coming to iOS or iPadOS, which falls under the DMA

Dude, just read the second sentence

 

[contacos]

Dude, just read the second sentence

You were too fast 😅

 

[maszaikasza]

Wonder what changed to have it magically comply to the DMA

Probably nothing has changed. I suspect Apple wasn't sure if their AI tools comply with DMA and they needed more time to analyze it from a legal perspective or sought an opinion from the EU.

 

[SanderEvers]

No Dutch language support?

 

[kaishockz]

Das wurde aber auch verdammt nochmal Zeit !


"Hell its about time"

 

[Mrkevinfinnerty]

Europe rejoices

 

[kaishockz]

No Dutch language support?

Too small userbase

 

[kecinzer]

Even when it comes to EU in April, it won't mean much, as it works only in english. Apple still treats smaller countries as markets not worth investing in.

I hope that I would be able to enable it in English with different language set in iOS.

 

[maszaikasza]

Too small userbase

In the meantime, Google...

 

[ps3zocker]

Even when it comes to EU in April, it won't mean much, as it works only in english. Apple still treats smaller countries as markets not worth investing in.

What are you all even talking about lol.

Apple Intelligence launches in the EU in April. And 8 new languages mentioned in the article are also coming in April. It will not be English-only.

 

[bobbyjack]

Still waiting for iPhone Mirroring...

 

[surferfb]

Das wurde aber auch verdammt nochmal Zeit !


"Hell its about time"

“It’s about damn time” works too.

 

[Lioness~]

No Dutch language support?

I won't hold my breath for Swedish support anywhere soon either.

 

[atomwork]

Apple products is so intelligent that it refuses to correct my text messages with AI improvements due to their ESG/DEI standards.

 

[PDXDP]

I’m really curious if they plan to add languages like Czech/Polish 🥲

 

[drak22]

Wonder what changed to have it magically comply to the DMA

No one from the company ever officially said that DMA was a problem. It's more Apple's inability to work on several fronts at once, and that users who don't speak English have historically been indifferent to them. Being able to filter out excuses, why would they work on adding more languages as soon as possible?
Apple was late and continues to struggle in the field of AI. Its AI functions seem like a toy compared to the competition.

 

[Populus]

What are you all even talking about lol.

Apple Intelligence launches in the EU in April. And 8 new languages mentioned in the article are also coming in April. It will not be English-only.

Maybe I misunderstood it, but I thought that, for now, 18.4 was bringing Apple Intelligence to localized English customers in India and Singapore. And that support for Spanish, French, German, Italian… was coming “soon” but wasn’t specified.

But I’m happy if Apple Intelligence is coming to other languages.

 

[surferfb]

No one from the company ever officially said that DMA was a problem. It's more Apple's inability to work on several fronts at once, and that users who don't speak English have historically been indifferent to them. Being able to filter out excuses, why would they work on adding more languages as soon as possible?
Apple was late and continues to struggle in the field of AI. Its AI functions seem like a toy compared to the competition.

They absolutely said it was because of the DMA.

Apple Intelligence Features Not Coming to European Union at Launch Due to DMA

Apple today said that European customers will not get access to the Apple Intelligence, iPhone Mirroring, and SharePlay Screen Sharing features that...

www.macrumors.com

Which makes sense, given how the DMA says Apple has to provide third party access to any system feature.

 

[zaxxon72]

and of course, Switzerland will be left out. Because.
Not part of Europe^H^H^H^H^Hthe EU, therefore not worthy.

und ier müend gar nöd cho mit "aber ich will das doch eh nöd"