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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/
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Apple's most powerful on-device AI model will require 12GB of RAM on iPads and Macs and an iPhone 17 Pro
The initial rollout will exclude the EU over regulatory challenges
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Many users reacted angrily to Apple limiting its most powerful on-device AI features to the iPhone 17 Pro and newer devices, accusing the company of forcing unnecessary upgrades on owners of recent hardware.
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fable.eth@fable_eth
@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.
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Christion Blount@iTzShmeedy
@macrumorslive So the iPhone 16 pro isn't capable even though it was advertised for this!? lol no wayyyy
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Bauer Gurke@BauerGurkeAufX
@AstleDan @yupyup @derx05 @9to5mac u are not inside of the eu my g
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Ryan@ryyry90
@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.
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Apple Clic@appleclic
@macrumorslive iPhone 17 not supported 💀 what the hell! I guess it’s because it has only 8GB of RAM.
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Hovscorpion12@Hovscorpion12
@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.
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Nick Eyhorn@nickeyhorn
@9to5mac @iryantldr Us iPhone 16 pro users... standing out in the cold
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Eduardo Moreno@EdTheOSINTer
@iTzShmeedy @macrumorslive What a massive fuck you, IMO.
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Pedro Viana → CTO Autista@pedroviana
@macrumorslive The '17 Pro' includes '17 Pro Max' as well?
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Chris@ChrisMack_
@macrumorslive Welp.. looks like I have to upgrade from my M2 MacBook Air
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WanderingLust4Life@WanderLustAK907
@9to5mac @iryantldr *laughs in iPhone 14*
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Arjun@ysarjun1234
@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
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Daniel Ammann@derx05
@9to5mac Meanwhile me with my 17 Pro in the EU looking at my mac which can't mirror my iPhone😭
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bossacp@bossacp1
@Hovscorpion12 @macrumorslive What is the difference between the most powerful and the normal one?
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C@V4RSTAPP4N
@macrumorslive Brexit W
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Arjun@ysarjun1234
@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!
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سونيك الهلالي@ne4t_
@appleclic
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Marcus Blumberg@MarcusBlumberg
@9to5mac @iryantldr And not being in the EU, of course. 🙄
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Johnathan@realJohnathanT
@macrumorslive No wonder why their shares are down today
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