Apple will let third-party developers use Apple Intelligence models to empower their apps

Apple today announced a new framework, called Foundation Models, that will allow developers to access the same models that power on-device Apple Intelligence. This will let third-party apps easily offer AI features.

Because these models run locally using the Apple Silicon chips on your iPhone or iPad, they can be made available wholly offline.

This is the first time Apple is giving developers direct access to the power of these on-device models. That means features like mail summaries can be brought to third-party email apps, not just Apple Mail.

The new framework will be available with iOS 26 and aligned releases.