Apple Intelligence on iPhone 14 why isn’t it there?

I want the iPhone 14 to have the Apple Intelligence, but it’s just not there. Why won’t Apple put it on iPhone 14? I have to go buy a new iPhone Thanks Apple

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Posted on Oct 30, 2024 1:19 PM

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Posted on Oct 30, 2024 1:23 PM

Because Apple Intelligence requires a phone with 8GB of RAM, which no phones except iPhone 15 Pro/15 Pro Max and all iPhone 16 models have. Your phone doesn't have the RAM, thus it simply cannot support Apple Intelligence. If you want an iPhone with Apple Intelligence, Apple will take your phone in trade or you can sell it privately and use the trade or sale money towards an iPhone which has the processing power to run Apple Intelligence.


Your phone does everything today, it did when it was new. Apple never suggested older models would get all new features and in fact they specifically suggest not all new features will work on all devices capable of running iOS 18. Expecting a two year old iPhone to be able to run the newest features, when the phone doesn't have the hardware required is just not going to happen.

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Nov 16, 2024 9:18 AM in response to Cfdcdtce

Cfdcdtce wrote:

I got the iphone 14 1 week before the 15 came out and I don't get apple intelligence an dim so mad about it

Had you purchased an iPhone 15, it doesn't get Apple Intelligence either. You'd have to own a 15 Pro or 15 Pro Max. Being mad about owning a phone released 2 years ago, which doesn't have the hardware required to run Apple Intelligence, doesn't make a lot of sense. Often, the newest features introduced with the newest iPhones aren't available on previous models.


Apple would be happy to let you trade in your iPhone 15 towards the purchase of one of the iPhone 16 models, which can run Apple Intelligence.

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