Apple releases iOS 18.4 with Priority Notifications, expands Apple Intelligence availability

Apple released iOS 18.4, which expands Apple Intelligence to new regions like the European Union and India. The update also adds support for more languages, including French (France, Canada), German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Spain, LATAM, US), Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, and localized English (India and Singapore).

The Apple Intelligence features are available for iPhone 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max and iPhone 16 series smartphones and M1 and later iPads/Macs. Apple has also released iOS and iPadOS 16.7.11 and iOS and iPadOS 15.8.4 for older devices that are not able to run ‌iOS 18‌.

With iOS 18.4, users also get Priority Notifications, which separates important alerts that may require immediate action to the top of the notification stack.

Image Playground now features a new Sketch style for content generation. Visual Intelligence is now available on iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max devices.

Alongside iOS 18.4, Apple is also now seeding iPadOS 18.4, macOS 15.4, watchOS 11.4 and visionOS 2.4.

Apple Vision Pro is also getting an initial set of Apple Intelligence features with the just-released visionOS 2.4 update. These include Writing Tools, Image Playground, Genmoji, Smart Reply and will be available exclusively in US English for now. Apple also added a dedicated Apple Vision Pro iOS app, which allows Vision Pro owners to receive useful tips, new spatial content, and the ability to download apps and content remotely.

Apple Vision Pro app (iOS) and Writing Tools

watchOS 11.4 brings a new "Break Through Silent Mode" option which allows sound and haptics to function when the device is set to silent mode. Apple also added Matter support which allows watch users to control Matter smart home devices like robot vacuums. The update also brings bug fixes and stability enhancements.