Apple Launches "Apple Intelligence" in Arabic for the First Time on iPhone and iPad

Apple has officially launched its "Apple Intelligence" AI features in Arabic on iPhone 15 Pro, iPad, and Mac devices, becoming the first major tech company to integrate comprehensive artificial intelligence into an Arabic operating system.

The new features include automatically writing and summarizing messages in Arabic, smart search in photos and files, as well as fundamental improvements to the Siri assistant, which is now capable of understanding and executing Arabic commands with much higher accuracy than previous versions.

This launch represents a significant shift in the Arab market, which includes more than 150 million Apple device users. Reports indicated that the company enlisted Arabic language processing experts from Saudi Arabia and the UAE to train its language models.

In the same context, the Gulf region witnessed a noticeable increase in demand for iPhone devices coinciding with the announcement, and market analysis firms expect Apple sales in the region to grow by 18% during 2025. Tech experts believe that Arabic language support in Apple Intelligence will accelerate the adoption of artificial intelligence in the education, business, and healthcare sectors in Arab countries.

What do these terms mean?

Apple Intelligence: The artificial intelligence ecosystem developed by Apple and integrated into iOS 18, which includes automatic text writing, message summarization, and smart photo search, with part of it running directly on-device without sending your data to the cloud.

On-Device Processing: Means that artificial intelligence analyzes your data directly inside your phone without sending it to remote servers, which means higher privacy and faster speed. It is as if the AI's mind lives inside your phone instead of the cloud.

Large Language Models: Artificial intelligence systems that learned from billions of human texts to understand and speak language. They are the engine behind ChatGPT, Apple Intelligence, Gemini, and other smart assistants widespread today.