Apple has finally stepped into the AI race with Apple Intelligence. The company’s suite of AI features was showcased at WWDC 2024 and some Apple Intelligence features are now available in iOS 18 beta. While Apple has been slow in rolling out AI features, Writing Tools powered by generative AI are available in the iOS 18.1 beta. Apple Intelligence is still in the beta phase and you’ll have to join the waitlist to get the feature. However, it didn’t take us long to get approved on an Apple Intelligence-supported device.
How to Enable Apple Intelligence Writing Tools on iPhone, iPad & Mac
There is no additional toggle to enable Writing Tools; once you turn on Apple Intelligence from Settings, Writing Tools will start appearing in all the places where you can write text on your iPhone, iPad, and macOS. Writing Tools are not limited to just native apps, you can use them in third-party apps as well like WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Gmail, and more.
All you need to start using Writing Tools is to select text by double-tapping on it and then choose Writing Tools from the popup menu that appears.
- On iPhone and iPad, select the text and then tap on ‘>’ adjacent to cut, copy, paste, and Format options. Tap on Writing Tools.
- On Mac, select the text, right-click, and then click on Writing Tools.
How to Use Apple Intelligence Writing Tools
Writing Tools in Apple Intelligence offers multiple options – Proofread, Rewrite, Summary, Key Points, List, and Table. I tried my hands on each of the tools to know how it fares.
Get Rid of Typos with Proofread
The first tool in the suite is Proofread and it works as intended. As someone who literally makes a living out of surfacing error-free content, the Proofread tool baked right into the keyboard makes life a bit convenient for me. Apple Intelligence’s Proofread Tool in Writing Tools highlights typos, grammatical errors, and missed punctuation marks.
You can tap on arrows to see the changes, which are also highlighted in the text. To accept all changes suggested by Apple’s AI Writing Tools, tap on Done or you can skim through the suggested changes and choose to ‘Use Original’ if you don’t want to apply the suggested modification. To reject all changes and keep the original text, simply tap on Revert.
Mind it, once you have accepted changes, there is no way to revert back to the original text unless the app you’re using presents an option to undo (for example Notes).
Rewrite Text in a Friendly or Professional Tone
The second tool is Rewrite which allows you to rewrite the selected text. You can choose to get the text rewritten in a professional or friendly tone as well. Select the text, go to Writing Tools, and then tap on rewrite to rephrase it. If you want to be rewritten in a friendly or professional tone, choose from the two options below.
Despite being in beta, the feature works perfectly and I managed to turn a casually written text into a corporate-ready email using the Rewrite feature. This is by far the most useful tool that I have been using from the Writing Tools feature in Apple
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