Apple Intelligence Support In Indian English For iPhone Users Delayed Till 2025: Here’s Why

Apple’s busy start to September takes a break now that the sales of the iPhone 16 series have started in hundreds of countries. However, most people are eagerly waiting for the iOS 18.1 update when the Apple Intelligence era truly kicks in. However, the company will be playing the slow game with its AI overtures and only offer it in select languages for now.

That’s not to say iPhone users in many countries cannot try out the AI features on the select models but their language support is limited to US English for the initial phase.

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So, people in India can change the language settings on their iPhone 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max or the new iPhone 16 models and get a taste of Apple’s AI experience. But if they want the local support, their wait will stretch down to next year. However, if you are in countries like Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa and the UK, Apple’s English support will come to these regions later this year itself.

Here’s what Apple’s official details on the AI update say: “Apple Intelligence will be available as a free software update. The first set of Apple Intelligence features will be available in beta next month as part of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1, with more features rolling out in the months to come.”

Like we said, the AI features will be available on iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and iPad and Mac with M1 and later models. Apple says you need the device and Siri language set to the U.S. English to use Apple AI tools from day one.

The note also highlights that Apple Intelligence will expand to more platforms and languages, like Chinese, English (India), English (Singapore), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Vietnamese in 2025.

Apple showed us a teaser of its upcoming AI features at the Glow time event earlier this month. But most of these features are in beta and the company has not given a clear timeline on their availability to the iPhone and other Apple device users.