It’s official! Apple Intelligence is coming to all iPhone 16 models… (and some iPhone 15s, too)

iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max

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The worst-kept secret in all of tech is now official:AppleIntelligence is compatible with all iPhone 16 models including theiPhone 16,iPhone 16 Plus,iPhone 16 Pro, andiPhone 16 Pro Max.

Announced at the September 9 Apple event, which you can follow along with in ourApple ‘Glowtime’ event liveblog, the iPhone 16 lineup is fully compatible with Apple’s AI-fuelled features. This news comes as no surprise, withApple Intelligencelaunching iniOS 18.1on the newbest iPhonesas well as the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max.

Apple Intelligence adds new features like proofreading, summarizing webpages, Genmoji, and Image Playground to a whole host of Apple products. Want to know if your Mac or iPad is compatible? Here’s ourApple Intelligence compatibility list.

The most-anticipated Apple Intelligence feature, however, is a new look Siri with powerful new capabilities including on-screen awareness andChatGPTintegration. This new version ofSiri with all the Apple Intelligence bells and whistles won’t arrive until 2025, but all of the new iPhones will get an update with the new voice assistant features in the future.

iPhone 16’s Apple Intelligence glow up

Apple Intelligence compatibility on the regular iPhone 16 is a huge upgrade incentive for owners of any iPhone outside last year’s Pro models. The extra AI features could seriously improve your day-to-day smartphone usage when they arrive later this year, and you won’t even need to buy the best iPhone to access them.

Designed for Apple Intelligence from the ground up, the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus have the A18 chip with 16-core Neural Engine, perfect for all your Apple Intelligence needs.

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John-Anthony Disotto is TechRadar’s Senior Writer, AI, ensuring you get the latest information on Tech’s biggest buzzword. An expert in Apple, he was previously iMore’s How To Editor and has a monthly column in MacFormat. Living in Scotland, where he worked for Apple as a technician focused on iOS and iPhone repairs at the Genius Bar, John-Anthony has used the Apple ecosystem for over a decade and is an award-winning journalist with years of experience in editorial.

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