While this is not the day Apple will release a revamped, LLM-powered Siri, today’s updates bring multiple welcome additions to the Apple Intelligence feature set. Here are some highlights.
During WWDC25, Apple made sure to (almost passive-aggressively) highlight all the Apple Intelligence features it had already released, as it tried to counter the fact that it is behind on AI.
Then, it proceeded to announce new Apple Intelligence features, making sure to showcase only the features it was sure it could deliver right on the first wave of betas, or just after that.
Here are some of the coolest Apple Intelligence features you can use as soon as you update your Apple Inteligence-compatible devices starting today.
Foundation Models Framework
This is by far the most significant change in today’s updates. Now, apps can plug directly into Apple’s on-device model, which means they can offer AI features without having to rely on external APIs or even the web.
For users, this means more private AI-based features, since prompts never leave the device. For developers, a faster and more streamlined experience, since they can leverage the same on-device power Apple itself is leveraging for its own AI offerings.
For now, developers won’t have access to Apple’s cloud-based model. This is on-device only. Still, the fact that any developer will get to adopt AI features with no extra cost should make for extremely interesting features and use cases.
Shortcuts and Automations
Shortcuts and automation play a big part in today’s updates, particularly on macOS Tahoe 26.
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