Apple's most powerful on-device AI model requires at least 12GB of memory and M3, M4, or iPhone 17 Pro hardware
The features will not initially launch in the EU.
Many users criticized Apple for limiting its most advanced on-device AI features to the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Air as a ploy to force upgrades and called the approach a failure, while a few welcomed the hardware requirements or felt glad.
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Details here 🔗 https://9to5mac.com/2026/06/08/ios-27s-most-powerful-on-device-ai-requires-iphone-17-pro-iphone-air/
@appleclic @macrumorslive It doesnt use RAM much. They use ANE insteal of mlx and it is extremely fast, cheap (no heat).
U can use the ANE api on the device now, and run mistral on it, but not the full spectrum
In any ways, Apple nows exactly what it wants. Fast, cheap local AI without battery drainage.
@macrumorslive So the iPhone 16 pro isn't capable even though it was advertised for this!? lol no wayyyy
@AstleDan @yupyup @derx05 @9to5mac u are not inside of the eu my g
@9to5mac The three iPhone Air owners will be happy until they realised these on device models will reduce their battery life from 8 minutes to 2 minutes.
@macrumorslive iPhone 17 not supported 💀 what the hell! I guess it’s because it has only 8GB of RAM.
@macrumorslive Everyone needs to go back to school and learn how to read. This is the MOST POWERFUL VERSION OF APPLE INTELLIGENCE
In general, all models are supported.
@9to5mac @iryantldr Us iPhone 16 pro users... standing out in the cold
@iTzShmeedy @macrumorslive What a massive fuck you, IMO.
@macrumorslive The '17 Pro' includes '17 Pro Max' as well?
@macrumorslive Welp.. looks like I have to upgrade from my M2 MacBook Air
@9to5mac @iryantldr *laughs in iPhone 14*
@iTzShmeedy @macrumorslive Same feeling with my M3 powered Ipad from just 2024. How are these relatively recent devices not supported. they really should have added more than 8gb of memory on their devices if memory is really the problem here!! Sat through this event to get shat on lmao
@9to5mac Meanwhile me with my 17 Pro in the EU looking at my mac which can't mirror my iPhone😭
@Hovscorpion12 @macrumorslive What is the difference between the most powerful and the normal one?
@macrumorslive Brexit W
@appleclic @macrumorslive they should have told us that it wouldn't be supported way back... coz wtf even my Ipad Air with m3 is not supported!
@appleclic
@9to5mac @iryantldr And not being in the EU, of course. 🙄
@macrumorslive No wonder why their shares are down today