in Vision new feature: segment, it only available for device which supports Apple Intelligence ?
Asked on 2026-06-25
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No — Vision’s Tap to Segment is presented as a Vision framework API for image understanding, not as a feature limited only to devices that support Apple Intelligence.
From the WWDC 2026 session “What’s new in image understanding”, Apple says:
- Tap to Segment lets you isolate any object in an image by tapping it.
- Vision is also now available on watchOS.
- The session also notes that Vision can be used across platforms, and related context says Vision APIs run on-device.
So based on the session context, it is not described as Apple Intelligence-only. It appears to be part of the Vision framework, which is available more broadly.
If you want, I can also point you to the exact part of the session where Tap to Segment is introduced.
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