Where to find Visual Intelligence and which iPhone models have it
This feature is found in the Camera Control feature on the iPhone 16 and iPhone 17 lines (including the iPhone Air). On some recent models without the Camera Control feature, like the iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and the iPhone 16e, Visual Intelligence can be assigned to an Action Button or a Control Center panel. With the feature you can look at a compatible restaurant through the camera on your iPhone and with Visual Intelligence you can see operating hours and even a menu. Text can be translated into a different language, and text can be summarized or read out loud. You can also use Visual Intelligence to identify landmarks, animals, and plants.
Do you have a favorite Apple Intelligence feature on iPhone?
Cook said that the adoption of Apple Intelligence has been strong since Apple launched its AI initiative in 2024. While iPhone users with Apple Intelligence can summarize emails and websites, block certain content on webpages, write using certain tones, create images, have a conversation translated in real time, create Emoji, create images in the style of Anime, Oil Paintings, and Watercolors with the Image Playground, and more.
Delays adding AI features to Siri made Apple Intelligence a fiasco for Apple
Despite what seems like quite a few AI based features, the failure to have Siri on board as a chatbot (that won't happen until iOS 27) is one of the reasons why Apple Intelligence feels like a failure. However, in iOS 26.4, Siri becomes a Large Language Model (LLM) allowing the assistant to hold more natural and complex conversations. In iOS 26.4, Personal Siri kicks in. A question such as "What time did my brother say he was arriving?" can be answered by Siri as the latter goes through your texts, photos, emails, and files looking for the answer.
In iOS 26.4, you'll be able to tell Siri, "Edit this photo and send it to Joe Mama" or "Add this address from my messages to Joe's contact card." If you want a powerful digital assistant answering questions in-depth, you'll have to wait for Siri in iOS 27 later this year. Or you can buy a Pixel and use Gemini as your assistant now.