What is Apple Intelligence?

Apple Intelligence is an innovative feature that analyzes information across your devices and helps you distill important content into easy-to-read summaries. Whether it's summarizing lengthy emails, or webpages, or even condensing your notes, this feature is designed to save you time and improve your productivity. To activate Apple Intelligence on your iPhone, simply navigate to **Settings > Apple Intelligence & Siri** and tap **Get Apple Intelligence**. Once enabled, you can take advantage of the summarization features across various apps.

Say Goodbye to Email Overload

Managing your inbox can feel overwhelming, especially when flooded with work-related emails. With the new summarization capabilities in Apple Mail, getting to the crux of the message is a breeze. When you select an email, simply pull down on the screen to access the **Summarize** button. You can even dictate how concise you want the summaries to be by adjusting the **Preview Lines** in the settings—choose between no summary to up to five lines! Keep in mind that, under the iOS 18.2 Mail Categories, you’ll only receive summaries for emails classified under your **Primary** category, while other categories remain summary-free. If you prefer seeing summaries for all emails, use the List View option in Mail.

Navigate Notification Overload with Confidence

iOS 18.2 also enhances your notification experience. The summarization feature allows you to get brief overviews of notifications right on your Lock Screen. Though this feature is often on by default, it's wise to be cautious—there have been instances of misleading summaries. If you feel this might cause confusion, you can opt-out by going to **Settings > Notifications > Summarize Notifications** and toggling off the feature for specific apps or disabling it altogether.

Simplified Surfing with Safari Summaries

Web browsing just got easier! Apple Intelligence can summarize specific webpages in Safari. Just look for the summary icon! If it has sparkles, your webpage summary is ready for viewing. However, keep in mind that not all webpages support this feature, so don’t be alarmed if you don’t always see the summary option.

Master Your Writing with Writing Tools

Apple's Writing Tools, part of Apple Intelligence, provides yet another practical application: summarizing your written content. Simply highlight your text, tap on Writing Tools, and select **Summary**. This feature enables you to distill your writings for presentations or important notes quickly. You can then copy, replace, or share the summary at your convenience.

In Conclusion

Apple Intelligence in iOS 18 really empowers users to manage information more effectively across their devices. With the ability to summarize emails, notifications, web pages, and personal written content, it's about time you leverage these powerful tools. Don’t let information overload consume your productivity—embrace the future of smart summaries and make your life easier today!