Currently blocked in France and other European Union countries, Apple Intelligence will land on European iPhones and iPads in April 2025, with iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 updates. Until then, Apple should support French.
In his press release dedicated to the deployment of Apple Intelligence in the United States, Apple is formalizing for the first time the arrival of its generative AI service in the European Union.
“In April, Apple Intelligence features will begin rolling out to iPhone and iPad users in the EU” writes the mark at the bottom of the page. Mac users are eligible today, if they upgrade their machine to English.
Apple Intelligence in Europe in April 2025: why so much waiting?
Until October 28, the release date of Apple Intelligence in the United States, Apple formally refused to commit to the fate of the European Union.
The brand, which said it feared “regulatory uncertainties” linked to the DMA, suggested that Apple Intelligence might not arrive in Europe at all. The service remained without a release date, despite the promise of French support in 2025, which could only have concerned Canada and Switzerland.
With this little sentence in its press release, Apple opens the door for the first time to unblocking the situation.
April 2025 corresponds to the probable deployment of iOS 18.4, the spring update which is suspected of activating all the functions of Apple Intelligence. It is surely she who will add support for French, German or Italian… and therefore the European Union. Strangely, English-speaking countries like Ireland will also have to wait until April 2025, which suggests that everything is not yet settled with the EU.
Until then, we will have to cheat
While waiting to learn more about the deployment of Apple Intelligence in Europe, French users who wish can test the service on Mac easily, by changing the language of their device.
It’s also possible on iPhone and iPad, but you have to cheat by connecting to an American App Store account.
Apple Intelligence, which allows you to generate text, images, talk to ChatGPT with Siri or remove people from a photo, embodies Apple’s vision of generative AI. Its blockage in France was a handicap for the sale of iPhone 16, its deployment by April should resolve the problem.
Source: www.numerama.com
