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How to Get Apple Intelligence in the EU

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With the release of iOS 18.1 beta 2, Apple has apparently opened up access to Apple Intelligence for English speakers located in the European Union, something that was not possible in previous versions.

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One of the reasons Apple limited region access to Apple Intelligence was that it only supports US English. Another reason Apple Intelligence was previously not available in the EU was because Apple geo-locked access within the bloc, likely due to regulatory issues related to the Digital Markets Act. On the face of it, those issues still remain, and it's still not clear whether they will be resolved by the time iOS 18.1 is released in October. But at least for now, there doesn't seem to be anything stopping users in the EU who have a US App Store ID from testing out Apple Intelligence in the beta if their device supports it.

Supported Devices

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. However, 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 powered by M1 or later Apple silicon processors are compatible.

Install Beta Software

If your device is supported, the first thing you need to do is install the iOS 18.1 developer beta for your device. Once you've followed the instructions provided in the linked article and your device is up and running with the latest beta, follow these steps on your iPhone or iPad.
  1. Open Settings, then tap through to General ➝ Language & Region.
  2. Tap Add Language.. and choose English (US).
  3. Tap Region and choose United States. (Note that this won't affect your App Store regions or purchases.)
    settings-region.jpg

    Return to the main Settings menu and tap Apple Intelligence & Siri.
  4. Tap Language and choose English (United States).
  5. You will now be able to join the Apple Intelligence waitlist, which in most cases gets accepted in just a few minutes. Under the Apple Intelligence header text, tap Join Waitlist.
    apple-intelligence-join-waitlist.jpg

    After what should hopefully be a short wait, the message will change to Turn On Apple Intelligence. Tap it, and a welcome message should appear, indicating you have sucessfully enabled the AI features on your device.

You can learn more here about all of the Apple Intelligence features available in the second iOS 18.1 developer beta. Note that some of the Apple Intelligence additions won't be coming until later next year.

Article revised to add that this method appears to require that the device is signed in with a US App Store ID, according to some user reports.

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clarkewingh

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Any chance of similar instructions for Messages over Satellite?
I’ve got my language and region set to the US, but the option never comes up when I’m out of network range.
 
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When I set the region to Australia AI is not available anymore despite the fact language is set to English (US)
 
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I did all this on Mac and I'm stuck on this screen:
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I appreciate it might need to download something big, but with my internet speed I could have downloaded 5TB of data in the time it's been on this screen, so I strongly suspect something's wrong.
 
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koil

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iphonehype said:
Where is this mentioned?
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I've followed this topic since it came up, I'm not sure I've ever seen anything official about it. I've probably just missed it though.

breather said:
No AI in Europe? OK, then I'll skip the next phone upgrade.
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I'll probably get it anyway, but only because my company pays for my phone and they let me upgrade bi-yearly and my 14 Pro battery has been pretty bad recently.
 
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krspkbl

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No AI in Europe? OK, then I'll skip the next phone upgrade.
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UK should get it. People need to make clear if they are talking about European Union or Europe as a continent. UK is not in the EU but last time I checked still is part of Europe.

I was under the belief that EU won't get it but it was still coming to the UK or is Apple not launching in Europe at all?
 
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koil

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krspkbl said:
I was under the belief that EU won't get it but it was still coming to the UK or is Apple not launching in Europe at all?
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I've always thought it was just a localisation thing, as in they plan to ship only U.S. English initially, and because of the DMA stuff people have decided that means "haha, EU doesn't get it lol", but that the actual reason is just standard Apple U.S. prioritisation.
 
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Greybeard2017

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It doesn't appear to be available in the UK with the most recent Beta (at least on the Mac)

Its necessary to go through the EU workaround
 
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