Your iPhone 15 Pro has access to Apple’s visual intelligence. Here’s how

When apple iOS 18 released In 2024, the Apple Intelligence update is introduced to iPhone 16 lineup And also iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. But it wasn’t until Apple released it iOS 18.4 In March 2025, that is Visual intelligence arrived on iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro MaxThese iPhones can access the feature from their device Control Center.

This iOS update also brought new music controls to all iPhones. These controls can also be found in Control Center, and can give you easy access to music playlists that can help you sleep, relax, or be more productive, depending on your mood.

Here’s what you need to know about the new controls and how to add them to your Control Center.

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New Apple Smart Controls

For now, only those who have iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max or iPhone 16 lineup Has access to Apple Intelligence features. With iOS 18.4 or later, they get three new dedicated Apple Intelligence controls: Talk to Siri, Type to Siri, and Visual Intelligence.

Here’s how to find these controls.

1. Swipe down from the top-right corner of your home screen to open your Control Center.
2. Click on the plus sign (+) Sign in in the upper left corner of your screen.
3. handle Add a control.

Next, you can use the search bar near the top of the screen to search for “Apple Intelligence” or you can scroll through the list to find the Apple Intelligence & Siri section. Click any (or all) of these controls to add them to your Control Center. While the Talk to Siri and Write to Siri controls can be useful if you have trouble accessing the digital assistant, the Visual Intelligence control is important because it brings Apple Intelligence to the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max.

Visual Intelligence was originally only accessible on the iPhone 16 lineup because those devices had a camera control button. But iOS 18.4 made this feature available on more devices thanks to the proud control in Control Center. But remember, visual intelligence is like any other AI tool, so it may not always be accurate. You should double-check the results and information you are shown.

iOS 18.4 also introduced new ambient music controls for all iPhones.

Ambient music controls

With iOS 18.4, Apple has added four new controls to the Control Center library under the Ambient Music category: Sleep, Quiet, Productivity, and Well-being. Each of these controls can activate a playlist filled with music that matches the selected control. For example, Sleep plays ambient music to help you fall asleep.

Some studies suggest that white noise can help Adults learn words and improving learning in environments Full of distractions. According to mental health company Calm, certain types of music can help Fall asleep faster And improve the quality of your sleep. So these new controls can help you learn, sleep, and more.

Here’s how to find these controls.

1. Swipe down from the top-right corner of your home screen to open your Control Center.
2. Click on the plus sign (+) Sign in in the upper left corner of your screen.
3. handle Add a control.

You will see a section of controls called Ambient music. You can also search for “Ambient Music” in the search bar at the top of the control library. under Ambient musicyou will see all four controls. Click one of them (or all of them) to add them to your Control Center. Once you’ve added one or all of the controls to your Control Center, return to your Control Center and tap one of the controls to start playing music.

Here’s how to change the playlist for each control.

1. Swipe down from the top-right corner of your home screen to open your Control Center.
2. Click on the plus sign (+) Sign in in the upper left corner of your screen.
3. Tap the ambient music control you want to edit.
4. Click on the playlist on the right Playlist.

A drop-down list will appear containing additional playlists for each control. If you’re in the sleep control, you’ll see playlists like Restful Notes and Lo-Fi Snooze. If you have playlists in your Music app, you’ll also see a From Library option, which pulls music from your library. Click any playlist you want, and it will be assigned to that control.

Apple actually lets you turn your iPhone into a white noise machine with Background soundslike the ocean and rain. But the ambient music is actual music and not more static sounds, as is the case in this feature.

Both of these features seem like a way for Apple to position itself as a first choice when you want some background music to help you sleep or be productive. Other services, like Spotify and YouTube, already have ambient music playlists like this, so this could be Apple’s way of attracting some of those services’ audience.

For more iOS news, here’s everything iOS 26.2 and iOS 26.1 Brought to your iPhone, as well My review of iOS 26. You can also check our website iOS 26 cheat sheet.