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- Apple is giving third-party apps direct, offline access to its on-device AI model.
- Developers can use Apple’s Foundation Models framework with just a few lines of code.
- Testing starts today, with full rollout this fall on supported devices.
Google’s been trying to weave AI into Android apps for years. Apple Intelligence may have received some criticism in the past for being a little slow to the party, but at today’s WWDC 2025, Apple just handed app developers the keys to its main LLM, with offline and instant access.
As part of a wave of updates to its Apple Intelligence platform, the company announced that developers can now tap directly into the on-device foundation model that powers these features. This means any iOS app — not just Apple’s own — can add generative AI capabilities without an internet connection.