Guide to New Functionalities in Apple Intelligence Public Betas

Guide to New Functionalities in Apple Intelligence Public Betas

Guide to New Functionalities in Apple Intelligence Public Betas


# Apple Intelligence Features Revealed at WWDC25

During this year’s WWDC25, Apple acknowledged that its overhaul of Siri powered by AI could have been more seamless. Nevertheless, they highlighted the considerable progress they have made in enhancing models and features throughout their ecosystem.

## Supported Languages

Apple Intelligence is broadening its reach to nearly 20 languages, extending beyond its previous limited launch. The complete list includes:

– Chinese (Simplified)
– Chinese (Traditional)
– Danish
– Dutch
– English
– French
– German
– Italian
– Japanese
– Korean
– Norwegian
– Portuguese (Brazil)
– Portuguese (Portugal)
– Spanish
– Swedish
– Turkish
– Vietnamese

## Updated Models

Apple has significantly updated its on-device and cloud models, improving their speed and intelligence. The local model boasts around 3 billion parameters, rivaling or surpassing the performance of similarly sized models from Alibaba and Google. While Apple has not revealed the size of its cloud-based model, it acknowledges that its performance is slightly below that of models like OpenAI’s GPT-4o and Alibaba’s Qwen-3-235B.

## Foundation Models Framework

Developers will now access Apple’s local model, facilitating features like text summarization and transcription without depending on third-party solutions. For example, apps such as Kahoot! can generate personalized quizzes from user notes, and AllTrails can offer hiking suggestions tailored to user preferences.

## Transcription

A standout feature of Apple’s local model is transcription, which can be applied across multiple applications, improving accessibility and user experience. Initial tests show that Apple’s transcription model performs well, often outpacing OpenAI’s Whisper, although it currently only supports English.

## Live Translation

Apple Intelligence brings real-time translation features for:

– **Messages:** Automatically translating incoming texts and allowing users to reply in their chosen language.
– **FaceTime:** Offering live translated captions during calls.
– **Phone Calls:** Translating conversations in real time, with transcriptions available for speaker calls.

These features will first roll out in select countries and languages.

## Voicemail Summaries

Apple Intelligence will automatically generate summaries for voicemails, enabling users to swiftly evaluate missed calls and prioritize their responses.

## Messages Enhancements

The Messages app will introduce a new Polls feature, proposing polls based on the context of conversations, along with enhanced search functionality that accommodates natural language queries.

## Genmoji

Genmoji creation has become more flexible, allowing users to blend emojis or incorporate text descriptions and customize them based on contacts or photos.

## Image Playground

The Image Playground now collaborates with ChatGPT, providing a variety of presets and enabling users to create Genmojis directly within the interface.

## Shortcuts

Apple Intelligence improves Shortcuts by offering automations that make use of features like Writing Tools and direct access to Apple’s models for advanced reasoning and language comprehension.

## Reminders

Users can now send text from different sources directly to Reminders, which will suggest tasks automatically and categorize reminders for enhanced organization.

## Visual Intelligence

Visual functions have been enhanced, permitting users to take actions based on screenshots and receive context-aware suggestions, such as adding events to calendars from invites.

## Wallet Order Tracking

Apple Wallet can now recognize and summarize order tracking information from emails, aggregating data about orders and delivery updates.

## Workout Buddy

A new feature for watchOS 26 will compare users’ current running sessions with historical fitness data, offering real-time feedback and encouragement during exercises.

Apple’s innovations in AI and machine learning showcased at WWDC25 underline their dedication to improving the user experience across their devices and services.