With iOS 26, Apple has overhauled the iPhone experience with a new Liquid Glass design across all supported devices. However, several headline features are reserved for the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 series, as they rely on Apple Intelligence, which uses on-device large language models and machine learning powered by the advanced Neural Engine in Apple’s latest A-series chips.
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AI-Exclusive Features on iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 16 Models
- Live Translation in Messages, FaceTime, and Phone: Enables real-time translation during conversations, live captions in FaceTime, and spoken translations during phone calls.
- AI-Driven Shortcuts Actions: Allows creation of images, summaries, and AI responses directly within the Shortcuts app using Apple Intelligence models.
- Reminders Suggestions and Categorization: Automatically detects tasks and shopping items in messages and emails, adding them to Reminders and sorting them into organized sections.
- Messages Poll Suggestions and Custom Backgrounds: Suggests polls based on conversation context and integrates Image Playground to generate personalized chat backgrounds.
- Apple Wallet Order Tracking: Extracts shipping and order tracking details from emails using AI, bypassing the need for merchant-side integration.
- Genmoji and Image Playground Enhancements: Supports emoji mixing, character customization, and advanced image generation styles like anime or oil painting, with some features powered by ChatGPT integration.
- Visual Intelligence for Screenshots: Enables contextual analysis of screenshots for actions like shopping, calendar entry creation, or information lookup.
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Available to iPhone 12 and Later
- Spatial Scenes: While visually dynamic and powered by the Neural Engine, this feature does not use Apple Intelligence. It animates photos in response to device movement and is available on the Lock Screen and in the Photos app for iPhone 12 and newer.
Users on iPhone 14 Pro and earlier can still access the redesigned interface and general improvements in iOS 26, but the Apple Intelligence-powered capabilities remain exclusive to Apple’s latest hardware.