Siri AI has the same basic requirements as Apple Intelligence. If your device is capable enough for Apple Intelligence, it can install iOS 27, iPadOS 27, or macOS 27 and use Siri AI. watchOS 27 also provides ancillary access via a paired iPhone on supported Apple Watch models. Apple Vision Pro can also use Apple Intelligence.
Siri AI minimum hardware
You can use Apple Intelligence and Siri AI on these devices:
- Mac: Any Mac with Apple silicon, including the MacBook Neo (A18 Pro)
- iPhone: iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone Air, or any iPhone 16 or iPhone 17 model or later
- iPad: Any A17 Pro or M-series iPad:
- 11-inch iPad Pro: 3rd generation or later
- 12.9-inch iPad Pro: 5th generation or later
- 11-inch iPad Air: 5th generation (M1, 2022) or later
- 13-inch iPad Air: 1st generation (M2, 2024) or later
- iPad mini: A17 Pro (2024) or later
Note: The regular iPad series (no extra qualifiers) does not have an advanced enough processor for Apple Intelligence.
- Apple Watch: Apple Watch Series 9 or later, Apple Watch Ultra 2 or later, or Apple Watch SE 3 when paired with an Apple Intelligence-enabled iPhone nearby
- Apple Vision Pro: All models
Two features carry stricter requirements than this list: Siri AI’s expressive voice and the more advanced dictation.
Siri AI language support
As is often the case, Apple is launching a new feature in English only at first to support the greatest number of users across their base and work out bugs in the beta release. Apple said they will “quickly expand support for more languages.” The Siri language you choose has to match your system language, or your device falls back to the old Siri.
Apple Intelligence has greater support, partly because it’s been under continuous development for a couple of years. Apple supports English, Danish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Vietnamese, Chinese (simplified), Chinese (traditional), Japanese, and Korean.
Region limitations and delays
Apple has an ongoing dispute with the European Union about how it provides third-party and other access to some of their core features. As a result, Apple said that Mac and Apple Vision Pro users in the EU will have Siri AI access in supported languages at launch, but Siri AI won’t be available on iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch. Their statement: “Apple is working hard to find a path forward that preserves its users’ privacy and security.”
Apple said they need to work through regulatory issues in China before they launch Siri AI and new Apple Intelligence features in that country. However, news reports in mid-August 2026 indicated Apple had trained an AI model with a Chinese partner that would allow it to offer Apple Intelligence features in China at launch.
More generally, Apple offers the proviso that “some features may not be available in all regions or languages.”
