The excitement of discovering Apple Intelligence in the latest macOS 15.4 update quickly turned into a puzzling journey through language settings and unexpected limitations. Let me share my experience — it might save you some frustration.
Initial promise and setup
Like many multilingual users in Europe, I was eager to explore Apple Intelligence. Though my system usually runs in Dutch, I also work in Spanish, Catalan, and English. I made the switch to Spanish, hoping to dive into these new features. The initial setup seemed promising — everything appeared to work smoothly, though I didn’t have time to explore every corner of the functionality.
Those first few days felt like a glimpse into the future of Mac interaction. But then, something strange started happening.
The unexpected twist
It began subtly — the Siri icon mysteriously reverted to its old version. Then I noticed my notification summaries had vanished into thin air. These small changes were just the tip of the iceberg.
The real surprise came during my investigation: Apple Intelligence wasn’t compatible with Spanish Siri settings, despite Apple’s help documentation claiming April availability. It seems Apple released version 15.4 with Spanish support for Apple Intelligence, only to quietly pull it back — perhaps due to technical hurdles they hadn’t anticipated.
You might think, “Why not just switch to English?” Well, here’s where it gets tricky. In my home, we share a HomePod, and changing Siri’s language would mean everyone in the household needs to switch Siri on all their devices to English. That’s quite a commitment just to test a new feature, don’t you think?
Sometimes the simplest solutions create the most complex problems. For now, I’ll wait patiently for Apple to sort out these multilingual mysteries. After all, technology should adapt to us, not the other way around.
