The 5 best Apple Intelligence tools you can try right now in iOS 18.1 public beta

Try Apple Intelligence right now

Features By John-Anthony Disotto published 23 September 2024

Apple Intelligence is now available to the public thanks to the iOS 18.1 public beta for the iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and all the new iPhone 16 models.

While we didn’t expect to have access to the new Apple Intelligence features for the iPhone 16’s launch, Apple surprised customers by dropping a public beta with access to awesome tools like proofreading, summarizing, and removing objects from photos.

After testing out all that Apple Intelligence has to over at the moment, I’ve whittled down the AI-fuelled features and picked the five best you can try right now. So grab a coffee, fire up your new iPhone 16, and get ready for the best Apple Intelligence has to offer.

Before we begin, it’s worth noting that these are in no particular order, and all of these Apple Intelligence features are still in beta. iOS 18.1’s final version may differ from the public beta available today.

1. Writing Tools

Writing Tools is the most fully-fledged Apple Intelligence feature in the iOS 18.1 public beta, and it proves to be a lifesaver at times. A suite of AI-powered writing tools (obviously…) including proofreading, rewriting, summarizing, and even formatting into tables, Writing Tools is useful throughout iOS. 

I’ve found the feature to be a great addition to the Notes app, as it’s very quick to take text and format it exactly how you want whether that’s a summary, key points, a list, or a table.

2. Clean Up

Have you ever used Google’s Magic Eraser feature on the best Android phones? While you can access it on the best iPhones through Google Photos, Apple’s first-party option is far more seamless. Nestled into Photos, it enables you to easily remove objects from a photo and use Apple Intelligence to fill in the background.

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