The Apple Intelligence Update iPadOS 18 1 30+ NEW FEATURES

Apple’s recent iPadOS 18.1 update brings several new AI-driven features under the “Apple Intelligence” umbrella, enhancing productivity, communication, and user experience on iPads with M1 chips or newer. Here’s a quick look at some highlights: Writing Tools: Apple Intelligence introduces AI-powered features across apps where users can select text, including proofreading, rephrasing, and summarizing capabilities. This helps with clarity, grammar, and generating concise summaries quickly. Enhanced Siri: The update refreshes Siri’s interface with edge lighting and improved speech understanding, allowing it to follow conversational threads and adjust when users stumble mid-sentence. Siri now also provides insights on Apple device features and settings. Photos: Apple Intelligence enables smarter photo searches and introduces “Clean Up,” which allows users to remove unwanted elements from photos. Additionally, users can create “Memory Movies” by describing a scene or emotion, with AI collating relevant images and videos. Notifications and Smart Replies: A “Reduce Interruptions” Focus mode helps prioritize critical notifications while silencing others. In Mail and Messages, “Smart Reply” offers suggested responses, and the system can summarize message threads for quick previews. Hearing Health: iPadOS 18.1 includes a hearing test and hearing protection features, available for AirPods Pro 2 users, aimed at minimizing noise exposure and aiding those with mild hearing loss. This release focuses on refining the iPad user experience with AI, from productivity tools to personalized assistance features, setting the stage for even more AI functionality expected in future updates​ MACRUMORS ​ IDOWNLOADBLOG ​ 9TO5MAC