Apple Intelligence suite of AI tools arrives in Canada
Apple has brought its suite of artificial intelligence-based tools to Canada.
The offering called Apple Intelligence can help readers proofread emails, change their tone and compile lists of key points to summarize the missive.
It also lets users create custom emojis and images along with videos based on images stored in your phone.
If you like to sketch on your Apple devices, the service can take your drawings and turn them into lifelike images.
And if you like to use voice assistant Siri, now you can use the tool by typing in addition to speaking and it will better recognize what you're saying if you stumble over your words when relaying questions or commands.
Apple Intelligence is available to users with iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max devices as well as the entire iPhone 16 generation of phones. Users with iPads with A17 Pro or M1 processors and newer, and Macs with M1 processors and newer will also be able to use the service. It is a positioned as a software update embedded in iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 11, 2024.
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