Apple has finally entered the AI race with Apple Intelligence. The company's suite of AI features was showcased at WWDC 2024, and some Apple Intelligence features are now available in the iOS 18 beta. While Apple has been slow to roll out AI features, typing tools powered by generative AI are available in the iOS 18.1 beta. Apple Intelligence is still in beta and you have to join the waiting list to get the feature. However, it didn't take us long to get approved on an Apple Intelligence supported device.

There is no additional toggle to enable writing tools; when you enable Apple Intelligence from Settings, typing tools will start appearing everywhere you can type on your iPhone, iPad, and macOS. Writing tools are not limited to just native apps, you can use them in third party apps like WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Gmail and more.

All you need to start using writing tools is to select text by double-clicking on it and then choose writing tools from the pop-up menu that appears.

Writing tools in Apple Intelligence offer several options—proofread, paraphrase, summary, key points, list, and table. I tried each of the tools to know how it goes.