How to use Apple Intelligence and Siri AI on your Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max iOS 27

Apple Intelligence and Siri AI allow you to use many of your phone's functions in a smarter and more efficient way. Here you can see some examples of Apple Intelligence and Siri AI usage. To use most functions, you need to turn on Siri AI.

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1. Use Siri AI for voice control

Press and hold the Side button.

If you've turned on automatic activation, you can activate Siri by saying 'Hey Siri'.

Press and hold the Side button.
If you've turned on automatic activation, you can activate Siri by saying 'Hey Siri'.
Say, in your own words, what you would like your phone to do, e.g.: OPEN CAMERA or SET AN ALARM. It's not necessary to use a specific command for each function.
You can have a direct conversation with Siri without having to write anything. Your Siri conversations are saved in the Siri app.
If an app is open on your phone, such as Messages, you can also use the functions available here, e.g.: REPLY [text].
Ask questions or ask Siri to find information on the internet.
Ask questions about functions and settings on your phone.
Ask questions about the content on your screen.
Slide your finger downwards starting from the top of the screen for more information or to continue your Siri conversation.
Say "WHAT CAN YOU DO?” and slide your finger downwards starting from the top of the screen for more examples.
Press Siri.
The Siri AI app compiles all your Siri conversations in one place.
Press the new conversation icon.
Follow the instructions on the screen to type or speak the required question. You can also attach pictures or documents and ask questions to them.
Press arrow left to leave the conversation.
Press the required conversation to return to the conversation.
Press and hold the required conversation.
Press Rename and follow the instructions on the screen to rename the conversation.
Press Pin to pin the conversation.
Press Delete and follow the instructions on the screen to delete the conversation.
Press the search icon and follow the instructions on the screen to search your conversations.
Press and hold the Camera button to activate visual intelligence.
Point the camera lens at the back of your phone at the required object.
You can use visual intelligence to find information about objects using the phone camera.
For information about objects, press the search icon and follow the instructions on the screen to use the search results.
To use ChatGPT to find information about the object, press the speech bubble and follow the instructions on the screen to use the function.
For information about animals and plants, press the information field.
To use visual intelligence via screenshot, take a screenshot and follow the instructions on the screen to use the function.
You can highlight an object in a picture to search for information about that object on the internet. You can use the function in all apps that allow you to take screenshots.
To use visual intelligence on a text, take a picture of the text, press the required setting and follow the instructions on the screen to use the function.
Press the Siri icon to start a Siri conversation.
Press the end icon to return to the visual intelligence mode.
Open a supported app, such as Notes, and key in the required text.
Press the Siri AI icon and follow the instructions on the screen to type or speak the required command.
To automatically rewrite the text, use the command “Rewrite”.
To check the text for grammatical and spelling errors, use the command “Proofread”.
To change the writing style of the text, describe the required writing style.
To format the text, describe the required format.
To generate a text using ChatGPT, describe your requests regarding the text.
Open Messages and select an existing conversation or create a new message.
Press the add icon.
Press Genmoji.
To use an existing media type as a template for your Genmoji, press the required media type and follow the instructions on the screen to select it.
Write in your own words what you would like your Genmoji to look like, and press arrow up.
You can use Apple Intelligence to generate specific emojis based on your own description.
To add or change something about your Genmoji, press Describe a change and follow the instructions on the screen to describe the required changes.
To use the selected Genmoji in your message, press the confirm icon.
To access more functions for the selected Genmoji, press the menu icon and follow the instructions on the screen to use them.