Apple Intelligence is getting more languages

Slowly but surely, Apple is expanding its Apple Intelligence set of smart features to new markets.

During the company’s earnings call on Thursday, Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed that the AI will get support for eight more languages in April (via MacRumors).

The languages on the list are French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, and simplified Chinese.

Right now, Apple Intelligence only supports English in these regions: the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa. In April, it will also expand to cover English-speaking users in India and Singapore.

While Cook hasn’t explicitly said this, this will likely coincide with the launch of iOS 18.4.

This is a big deal for Apple Intelligence, which Apple has been rolling out slowly and very carefully throughout the second half of 2024. In Europe, the company’s AI still doesn’t work in most scenarios due to EU’s DMA regulations; Apple claims that “many of the core features of Apple Intelligence will start to roll out to iPhone and iPad users in the EU” in April.

During the earnings call, Cook said that Apple Intelligence adoption will increase as more people switch to iPhone 15 and iPhone 16 models, which are the only ones that support the AI right now. The CEO also defended the usefulness of Apple Intelligence. “…once you start using the features you can’t imagine not using them anymore,” he said. “I know I get hundreds of emails a day, and the summarization function is so important.”

Cook also said that Siri’s Apple Intelligence functionality will roll out “over the next several months.”