iPhone owners must check three important settings NOW or they won’t be able to use Apple Intelligence AI

IF you thought iOS 18 was a big deal think again as another mega iPhone upgrade is on its way.

And the newest version will pack the star feature iPhone fans have been waiting for – Apple Intelligence.

Apple Intelligence is the tech giant’s long-awaited AI push, using ChatGPT‘s OpenAI resources in some features for things like Siri.

It wasn’t quite ready for the iOS 18 launch nor iPhone 16 last month.

But the release could be in a matter of days according to a report from Bloomberg.

It’s claimed that Apple Intelligence will finally arrive as part of iOS 18.1 on Monday, October 28.

Don’t expect all the bells and whistles of Apple Intelligence straight away.

Writing improvement tools and summaries of notification are expected to be first but for US English only.

Other English versions such as the UK will have to hold out until December.

After that, integration with ChatGPT and Genmoji, which allows you to create your own emojis, are due to land.

Finally, a whole new Siri infused with AI will land in the spring time.

To take advantage of Apple Intelligence, your phone needs to have a number of specifics set up and ready to go.

As a reminder, only the following iPhones will be able to use Apple Intelligence:

• iPhone 16
• iPhone 16 Plus
• iPhone 16 Pro
• iPhone 16 Pro Max
• iPhone 15 Pro
• iPhone 15 Pro Max

Here are the three things you need to have on your iPhone for Apple Intelligence to work.

1. iOS 18.1 installed

The most obvious thing you will need on your iPhone to use Apple intelligence is iOS 18.1 installed.

If the latest report is true, that should land on October 28 so keep an eye out.

2. The correct language

Apple Intelligence only works on certain languages to begin with, as explained earlier.

Device language and Siri language will need to be set to one of the supported languages.

That begins with US English.

Then in December, the following will be added:

• English (Australia)
• English (Canada)
• English (New Zealand)
• English (South Africa)
• English (UK)

Next year, other languages like Chinese, English (India), English (Singapore), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese, and others will be added on.

Apple says that once you have switched on Apple Intelligence, it will continue to work when you travel to other places around the world.

3. Check your storage

For Apple Intelligence to work you will need at least 4GB of free space on your iPhone.

Apple has warned that storage requirements for on-device Apple Intelligence models will increase as more features roll out, so expect to make way for more in future.