alt Hacker NewsWhat are these servers actually used for?
The Siri+LLM features of Apple Intelligence aren’t launched yet, and the other features like notification summaries run on-device.
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The next Siri is Siri by Gemini, running on Google servers with Apple Privacy requirements. (aiui)
https://www.macrumors.com/2026/01/30/apple-explains-how-gemi...
I'm a complete Apple ecosystem user-- I have a Mac, an iPhone, an Apple Watch, Apple earbuds, and an Apple TV, and I also pay reasonably close attention to their announcements and developments-- and I couldn't tell you a single Apple Intelligence feature. Nor do I ever use Siri except for setting kitchen timers.
Just a total failure of execution.
They are supposed to run Apple Intelligence for devices too old to do it themselves.
I was wondering the same thing. I turned notification summaries off as they were less than useful, and I don't think I've stumbled across any other Apple Intelligence features apart from the laughable Image Playground or whatever it's called.
Well... you can write Apple Shortcuts that send AI requests to their cloud.