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Apple Intelligence is the personal intelligence system that puts powerful generative models right at the core of your iPhone, iPad, and Mac and powers incredible new features to help users communicate, work, and express themselves.

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Max tokens for Foundation Models
Do we know what a safe max token limit is? After some iterating, I have come to believe 4096 might be the limit on device. Could you help me out by answering any of these questions: Is 4096 the correct limit? Do all devices have the same limit? Will the limit change over time or by device? The errors I get when going over the limit do not seem to say, hey you are over, so it's just by trial and error that I figure these issues out. Thanks for the fun new toys. Regards, Rob
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Jul ’25
A Summary of the WWDC25 Group Lab - Apple Intelligence
At WWDC25 we launched a new type of Lab event for the developer community - Group Labs. A Group Lab is a panel Q&A designed for a large audience of developers. Group Labs are a unique opportunity for the community to submit questions directly to a panel of Apple engineers and designers. Here are the highlights from the WWDC25 Group Lab for Apple Intelligence. Can I integrate writing tools in my own text editor? UITextView, NSTextView, and SwiftUI TextEditor automatically get Writing Tools on devices that support Apple Intelligence. For custom text editors, check out Enhancing your custom text engine with Writing Tools. Given that Foundation Models are on-device, how will Apple update the models over time? And how should we test our app against the model updates? Model updates are in sync with OS updates. As for testing with updated models, watch our WWDC session about prompt engineering and safety, and read the Human Interface Guidelines to understand best practices in prompting the on-device model. What is the context size of a session in Foundation Models Framework? How to handle the error if a session runs out of the context size? Currently the context size is about 4,000 tokens. If it’s exceeded, developers can catch the .exceededContextWindowSize error at runtime. As discussed in one of our WWDC25 sessions, when the context window is exceeded, one approach is to trim and summarize a transcript, and then start a new session. Can I do image generation using the Foundation Models Framework or is only text generation supported? Foundation Models do not generate images, but you can use the Foundation Models framework to generate prompts for ImageCreator in the Image Playground framework. Developers can also take advantage of Tools in Foundation Models framework, if appropriate for their app. My app currently uses a third party server-based LLM. Can I use the Foundation Models Framework as well in the same app? Any guidance here? The Foundation Models framework is optimized for a subset of tasks like summarization, extraction, classification, and tagging. It’s also on-device, private, and free. But at 3 billion parameters it isn’t designed for advanced reasoning or world knowledge, so for some tasks you may still want to use a larger server-based model. Should I use the AFM for my language translation features given it does text translation, or is the Translation API still the preferred approach? The Translation API is still preferred. Foundation Models is great for tasks like text summarization and data generation. It’s not recommended for general world knowledge or translation tasks. Will the TranslationSession class introduced in ios18 get any new improvments in performance or reliability with the new live translation abilities in ios/macos/ipados 26? Essentially, will we get access to live translation in a similar way and if so, how? There's new API in LiveCommunicationKit to take advantage of live translation in your communication apps. The Translate framework is using the same models as used by Live Communication and can be combined with the new SpeechAnalyzer API to translate your own audio. How do I set a default value for an App Intent parameter that is otherwise required? You can implement a default value as part of your parameter declaration by using the @Parameter(defaultValue:) form of the property wrapper. How long can an App Intent run? On macOS there is no limit to how long app intents can run. On iOS, there is a limit of 30 seconds. This time limit is paused when waiting for user interaction. How do I vary the options for a specific parameter of an App Intent, not just based on the type? Implement a DynamicOptionsProvider on that parameter. You can add suggestedEntities() to suggest options. What if there is not a schema available for what my app is doing? If an app intent schema matching your app’s functionality isn’t available, take a look to see if there’s a SiriKit domain that meets your needs, such as for media playback and messaging apps. If your app’s functionality doesn’t match any of the available schemas, you can define a custom app intent, and integrate it with Siri by making it an App Shortcut. Please file enhancement requests via Feedback Assistant for new App intent schemas that would benefit your app. Are you adding any new app intent domains this year? In addition to all the app intent domains we announced last year, this year at WWDC25 we announced that Visual Intelligence will be added to iOS 26 and macOS Tahoe. When my App Intent doesn't show up as an action in Shortcuts, where do I start in figuring out what went wrong? App Intents are statically extracted. You can check the ExtractMetadata info in Xcode's build log. What do I need to do to make sure my App Intents work well with Spotlight+? Check out our WWDC25 sessions on App Intents, including Explore new advances in App Intents and Develop for Shortcuts and Spotlight with App Intents. Mostly, make sure that your intent can run from the parameter summary alone, no required parameters without default values that are not already in the parameter summary. Does Spotlight+ on macOS support App Shortcuts? Not directly, but it shows the App Intents your App Shortcuts are sitting on top of. I’m wondering if the on-device Foundation Models framework API can be integrated into an app to act strictly as an app in-universe AI assistant, responding only within the boundaries of the app’s fictional context. Is such controlled, context-limited interaction supported? FM API runs inside the process of your app only and does not automatically integrate with any remaining part of the system (unless you choose to implement your own tool and utilize tool calling). You can provide any instructions and prompts you want to the model. If a country does not support Apple Intelligence yet, can the Foundation Models framework work? FM API works on Apple Intelligence-enabled devices in supported regions and won’t work in regions where Apple Intelligence is not yet supported
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Jul ’25
Core Spotlight Semantic Search - still non-functional for 1+ year after WWDC24?
After more than a year since the announcement, I'm still unable to get this feature working properly and wondering if there are known issues or missing implementation details. Current Setup: Device: iPhone 16 Pro Max iOS: 26 beta 3 Development: Tested on both Xcode 16 and Xcode 26 Implementation: Following the official documentation examples The Problem: Semantic search simply doesn't work. Lexical search functions normally, but enabling semantic search produces identical results to having it disabled. It's as if the feature isn't actually processing. Error Output (Xcode 26): [QPNLU][qid=5] Error Domain=com.apple.SpotlightEmbedding.EmbeddingModelError Code=-8007 "Text embedding generation timeout (timeout=100ms)" [CSUserQuery][qid=5] got a nil / empty embedding data dictionary [CSUserQuery][qid=5] semanticQuery failed to generate, using "(false)" In Xcode 16, there are no error messages at all - the semantic search just silently fails. Missing Resources: The sample application mentioned during the WWDC24 presentation doesn't appear to have been released, which makes it difficult to verify if my implementation is correct. Would really appreciate any guidance or clarification on the current status of this feature. Has anyone in the community successfully implemented this?
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Apple Intelligence language
I found what might be a bug with enabling Apple Intelligence when switching languages. When my iPhone's language is set to Catalan, the Apple Intelligence is disabled because it is not available for that language. Switching to Spanish doesn't activate it, and it still shows the same message of being unavailable, this time saying not available in Spanish (which is not true). However, it is enabled when the phone is rebooted. Once at this point, the bug becomes even weirder. Having the iPhone language set to Spanish and with Apple Intelligence on, I switch the language to Catalan, and the feature remains enabled. After I ask a query in Catalan, it surprisingly understands it and works, but then it gets disabled. Apart from that, as user feedback, I would love to activate Apple Intelligence in an available language other than my device's language. That's how I always used Siri (iPhone in Catalan, Siri in Spanish). Thanks!
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Sep ’25
Image Playground Error: Cannot find protocol declaration for 'ImageGenerationViewControllerDelegate'
@available(macCatalyst 18.1, *) @available(iOS 18.1, *) extension CKImageSelectionManager: ImagePlaygroundViewController.Delegate { public func imagePlaygroundViewController(_ imagePlaygroundViewController: ImagePlaygroundViewController, didCreateImageAt imageURL: URL) { } func presentImagePlayground() { let imagePlaygroundVC = ImagePlaygroundViewController() // Set delegate to self to receive the callback imagePlaygroundVC.delegate = self imagePlaygroundVC.isModalInPresentation = true // Prevents dismissal with swipe if needed self.delegate?.presentImageSelectionViewController(imagePlaygroundVC) } } This generates an error in the xcode generated swift header.
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Dec ’24
Guidance Implementing IndexedEntity and CSSearchableItemAttributeSet
I am working to add Spotlight indexing for my app entities as discussed in WWDC24's video "What's New in App Intents". That video goes over the IndexedEntity protocol and the integration with Spotlight via CSSearchableItemAttributeSet. What I'm seeing though does not match the video. In the video, the presenter goes through the sort of progressive approach you can take to getting this data into Spotlight starting with the basics and then expanding to include more support depending on how much the developer wants to do. What I'm seeing is that if you conform to IndexedEntity, your entities will appear in Spotlight using the name derived from public var displayRepresentation: DisplayRepresentation So, that works. Name appears... BUT the next part of the video goes into how to expand your implementation with more metadata for Spotlight via CSSearchableItemAttributeSet. The issue I'm seeing is that once that's implemented, the items disappear from Spotlight, almost like that implementation is overriding the base implementation in a way that no longer functions. My expectation is that an item with custom attributes would use them in Spotlight as appropriate, not disappear from search, i.e. what's shown in the video should work. I've got a sample project here: https://hanchor.s3.amazonaws.com/misc/IndexingTest.zip To reproduce with the sample: Build and run. Indexing is setup in the init() method so it will just run. Go to Spotlight and search for 'Huntersblau', a string included in the content set. At this point you should see a result - good! Stop the app and go back and uncomment the var attributeSet: CSSearchableItemAttributeSet implementation in IndexingTestApp.swift. This will provide custom attributes to Spotlight. Repeat steps 1 and 2 - you'll see now, it no longer appears in the search results - when CSSearchableItemAttributeSet is implemented, the item drops out of Spotlight.
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Dec ’24
Making onscreen content available to Siri not requesting my Transferable
Howdy, I'm following along with this sample: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/appintents/making-onscreen-content-available-to-siri-and-apple-intelligence I've got everything up and building. I can confirm that the userActivity modifier is associating my App Intent via EntityIdentifier but my custom Transferable representation (text) is never being called and when Siri is doing the ChatGPT handoff, it's just offering to send a screenshot which is what it does when it has no custom representation. What could I doing wrong? Where should I be looking?
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Dec ’24
lldb issues with Vision
HI, I've been modifying the Camera sample app found here: https://developer.apple.com/tutorials/sample-apps/capturingphotos-camerapreview ... in the processpreview images, I am calling in to the Vision APis to either detect a person or object, then I'm using the segmentation mask to extract the person and composite them onto a different background with some other filters. I am using coreimage to filter the CIImages, and converting and displaying as a SwiftUI Image. When running on my IPhone, it works fine. When running on my Iphone with the debugger, it crashes within a few seconds... Attached is a screenshot. At the top is an EXC_BAD_ACCESS in libRPAC.dylib`std::__1::__hash_table<std::__1::__hash_value_type<long, qos_info_t>, std::__1::__unordered_map_hasher<long, std::__1::__hash_value_type<long, qos_info_t>, std::__1::hash, std::__1::equal_to, true>, std::__1::__unordered_map_equal<long, std::__1::__hash_value_type<long, qos_info_t>, std::__1::equal_to, std::__1::hash, true>, std::__1::allocator<std::__1::__hash_value_type<long, qos_info_t>>>::__emplace_unique_key_args<long, std::__1::piecewise_construct_t const&, std::__1::tuple<long const&>, std::__1::tuple<>>: This was working fine a couple of days ago.. Not sure why it's popping up now. Am I correct in interpreting this as an LLDB issue? How do I fix it?
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May ’25
Accessing Apple Intelligence APIs: Custom Prompt Support and Inference Capabilities
Hello Apple Developer Community, I'm exploring the integration of Apple Intelligence features into my mobile application and have a couple of questions regarding the current and upcoming API capabilities: Custom Prompt Support: Is there a way to pass custom prompts to Apple Intelligence to generate specific inferences? For instance, can we provide a unique prompt to the Writing Tools or Image Playground APIs to obtain tailored outputs? Direct Inference Capabilities: Beyond the predefined functionalities like text rewriting or image generation, does Apple Intelligence offer APIs that allow for more generalized inference tasks based on custom inputs? I understand that Apple has provided APIs such as Writing Tools, Image Playground, and Genmoji. However, I'm interested in understanding the extent of customization and flexibility these APIs offer, especially concerning custom prompts and generalized inference. Additionally, are there any plans or timelines for expanding these capabilities, perhaps with the introduction of new SDKs or frameworks that allow deeper integration and customization? Any insights, documentation links, or experiences shared would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance for your assistance!
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Jun ’25
Python 3.13
Hello, Are there any plans to compile a python 3.13 version of tensorflow-metal? Just got my new Mac mini and the automatically installed version of python installed by brew is python 3.13 and while if I was in a hurry, I could manage to get python 3.12 installed and use the corresponding tensorflow-metal version but I'm not in a hurry. Many thanks, Alan
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Oct ’25
Image Playground not available for "Designed for iPad" apps?
I'm currently trying to add support for Image Playground to our apps. It seems that it's not working in an app that is "Designed for iPad" and runs on a Mac. The modal just shows a spinner and the following is logged to console: Private sandbox for com.apple.GenerativePlaygroundApp.remoteUIExtension : <none> Private sandbox for com.apple.GenerativePlaygroundApp.remoteUIExtension : <none> Private sandbox for com.apple.GenerativePlaygroundApp.remoteUIExtension : <none> Private sandbox for com.apple.GenerativePlaygroundApp.remoteUIExtension : <none> GP extension could not be loaded: Extension (platform: 2) could not be found (in update) dealloc Query controller [C32BA176-6A3E-465D-B3C5-0F8D91068B89] ImagePlaygroundViewController.isAvailable returns true, however. In a "real" Mac Catalyst app, it's working. Just not when the app is actually an iPad app. Is this a bug?
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Jan ’25
Will Apple Intelligence Support Third-Party LLMs or Custom AI Agent Integrations?
Hi everyone, I’m an AI engineer working on autonomous AI agents and exploring ways to integrate them into the Apple ecosystem, especially via Siri and Apple Intelligence. I was impressed by Apple’s integration of ChatGPT and its privacy-first design, but I’m curious to know: • Are there plans to support third-party LLMs? • Could Siri or Apple Intelligence call external AI agents or allow extensions to plug in alternative models for reasoning, scheduling, or proactive suggestions? I’m particularly interested in building event-driven, voice-triggered workflows where Apple Intelligence could act as a front-end for more complex autonomous systems (possibly local or cloud-based). This kind of extensibility would open up incredible opportunities for personalized, privacy-friendly use cases — while aligning with Apple’s system architecture. Is anything like this on the roadmap? Or is there a suggested way to prototype such integrations today? Thanks in advance for any thoughts or pointers!
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May ’25
Support for Content Exclusion Files in Apple Intelligence
I am writing to inquire about content exclusion capabilities within Apple Intelligence, particularly regarding the use of configuration files such as .aiignore or .aiexclude—similar to what exists in other AI-assisted coding tools. These mechanisms are highly valuable in managing what content AI systems can access, especially in environments that involve sensitive code or proprietary frameworks. I would appreciate it if anyone could clarify whether Apple Intelligence currently supports any exclusion configuration for AI-assisted features. If so, could you kindly provide documentation or guidance on how developers can implement these controls? If not, Is there any plan to include such feature in future updates?
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Inform iOS about AppShortcutsProvider
I've been following along with "App Shortcuts" development but cannot get Siri to run my Intent. The intent on its own works in Shortcuts, along with a couple others that aren't in the AppShortcutsProvder structure. I keep getting the following two errors, but cannot figure out why this is occurring with documentation or other forum posts. No ConnectionContext found for 12909953344 Attempted to fetch App Shortcuts, but couldn't find the AppShortcutsProvider. Here are the relevant snippets of code - (1) The AppIntent definition struct SetBrightnessIntent: AppIntent { static var title = LocalizedStringResource("Set Brightness") static var description = IntentDescription("Set Glass Display Brightness") @Parameter(title: "Level") var level: Int? static var parameterSummary: some ParameterSummary { Summary("Set Brightness to \(\.$level)%") } func perform() async throws -> some IntentResult { guard let level = level else { throw $level.needsValueError("Please provide a brightness value") } if level > 100 || level <= 0 { throw $level.needsValueError("Brightness must be between 1 and 100") } // do stuff with level return .result() } } (2) The AppShortcutsProvider (defined in my iOS app target, there are no other targets) struct MyAppShortcuts: AppShortcutsProvider { static var shortcutTileColor: ShortcutTileColor = .grayBlue @AppShortcutsBuilder static var appShortcuts: [AppShortcut] { AppShortcut( intent: SetBrightnessIntent(), phrases: [ "set \(.applicationName) brightness to \(\.$level)", "set \(.applicationName) brightness to \(\.$level) percent" ], shortTitle: LocalizedStringResource("Set Glass Brightness"), systemImageName: "sun.max" ) } } Does anything here look wrong? Is there some magical key that I need to specify in Info.plist to get Siri to recognize the AppShortcutsProvider? On Xcode 16.2 and iOS 18.2 (non-beta).
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Jan ’25
Apple Intelligence stuck at 100% on macOS 26 Beta 1
Hello, I'm unable to develop for Apple Intelligence on my Mac Studio, M1 Max running macOS 26 beta 1. The models get downloaded and I can also verify that they exist in /System/Library/AssetsV2/ however the download progress remains stuck at 100%. Checking console logs shows the process generativeexperiencesd reporting the following: My device region and language is set to English (India). Things I've already tried: Changing language and region to English (US) Reinstalling macOS Trying with a different ISP via hotspot.
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