No need to set region to the US for Apple Intelligence anymore

Back in June, when Apple unveiled Apple Intelligence, its new suite of AI-powered features, the tech giant mentioned that the AI features would initially be available only in US English (and they still are). While Apple Intelligence does work in other regions, the early betas required users to set their device region to the US. It looks like Apple might be easing up on this restriction now.

Apple Intelligence available outside the US with no settings change

In the third beta of iOS 18.1 and macOS 15.1, just recently released to developers, Apple made a tweak to the release notes. Previously, the notes stated that the device region had to be set to the US, but with the latest beta, the only requirement mentioned is that Siri must be set to US English.

Features like Writing Tools and Summarization are still limited to English, but this update is sure to please those outside the US. Unfortunately, EU users are still blocked from accessing Apple Intelligence due to issues related to the Digital Markets Act (DMA), which aims to boost competition and ensure digital platforms play fair.

Moreover, with this latest beta, Apple rolled out the first look at Clean Up – a new feature that lets you erase objects and people from photos. The latest beta also brings Apple Intelligence support for third-party app notifications.