Apple Intelligence in Italian, the beta is coming

Anyone who wants to try Apple Intelligence in Italian can now do so, without waiting for the official launch, scheduled for April . For those enrolled in the iOS beta program (you can participate here ), in fact, the first versions of iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4 and macOS 15.4 are available: the updates focus on extending language support, expanding availability to new markets and further integrating artificial intelligence into the main apps of the operating system. Apple has published the first beta versions of watchOS 11.4 and tvOS 18.4, and has brought – unexpectedly – ​​Apple Intelligence to the Vision Pro visor as well.

The new features are compatible with iPhone 16, iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max, iPad with A17 Pro or with M1 chip and later, and Mac with M1 chip and later. Be careful because, after the system update, not everything will work immediately: many software packages will be downloaded at first use, and in any case it is necessary that the device is connected to power and connected to a wi-fi network.

New AI features in Italian The update brings many new features, with advanced tools for writing, organization, productivity and images. Here are some of the main features available in Italian:

• Advanced writing tools. You can correct, rewrite and summarize texts anywhere in the operating system, generate summaries from documents or emails and improve the quality of texts with automatic suggestions for a more appropriate tone. Rewrite lets you choose between different versions of a text, adapting its tone (professional, concise or friendly) based on the context. Review checks grammar, word choice and sentence structure, suggesting changes with detailed explanations. Summary and Key Points summarize long texts, highlighting the most relevant information. These tools can be used in all the apps of the operating system, such as Notes, Mail, Safari; to access them you can start from the contextual menu or use the dedicated button (the Apple Intelligence icon with a pencil).
• Smarter Mail and Messages. The Mail app introduces new AI-powered features, like Smart Reply for quick one-tap responses, email summaries that help you extract key information from long threads, and prioritized messages that highlight the most important communications.
• Photo Management . The Photos app is enriched with new tools such as advanced search, which allows you to find specific images and moments in videos, the creation of personalized movies generated based on your preferences and the Cleanup function, which allows you to remove distracting objects from photos while maintaining the integrity of the original image. You can also create personalized memories, themed videos using photos and videos selected based on the description provided by the user.
• Advanced creative tools . You can generate customizable emoji with Genmoji, create images in different styles with Image Playground, and transform photos and images into stylized drawings thanks to Sketch Mode. Apple has deliberately chosen not to create photorealistic images with its generative AI systems, to avoid the possibility of them being used in a distorted way.

Hey, Siri The Siri virtual assistant gets a significant update, improving conversational fluidity and context understanding. You’ll be able to seamlessly switch between voice and text without interruption, gain greater understanding of requests by maintaining context between commands, and leverage ChatGPT integration to generate rich responses upon user request.

Small detail of color: Siri also has two new voices, with a certain dialectal cadence; one male who speaks Roman, the other female, vaguely Neapolitan.

Apple Intelligence in Europe In addition to Italian, the other languages ​​available are French, German, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Simplified Chinese and Spanish. The new Apple Intelligence functions - explains the company - are compatible with EU provisions on data processing and privacy management, the Digital Markets Act (DMA) and privacy regulations,

Many of Apple Intelligence's models run directly on the device, avoiding user data being transmitted to external servers. For more complex operations, the Cupertino company has then introduced Private Cloud Compute, a network of servers based on Apple Silicon that allows advanced calculations to be performed without storing or sharing personal information with Apple. Finally, for the most demanding tasks, Apple Intelligence accesses ChatGPT, but always hiding the user's IP address, encrypting the data and asking for permission each time. Apple guarantees that no user data will be recorded by OpenAI when Siri or an Apple app uses ChatGPT for a response.

Summaries With iOS 18.3, Apple has decided to remove notification summaries for the News and Entertainment category. The choice was motivated by the desire to improve this feature, which in several cases had not lived up to expectations, in fact it had even caused protests from the BBC . Intelligent summaries will return in a future update, with a more accurate and useful system for users, explains the company. Apple Intelligence continues to offer summary capabilities for other types of content, including email and message summaries, which allow you to quickly summarize complex conversation threads by highlighting the most relevant information, and priority notifications, which highlight the most important alerts such as upcoming appointments, business updates or urgent messages.