apple intelligence in dutch and/or italian on an english (uk) mac

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apple intelligence in dutch and/or italian on an english (uk) mac

Why is it not possible to use Apple Intelligence in my native language while using my devices in English (UK or US)? I write and talk in Dutch, Italian, and English (mostly talk in Dutch). So it would be obvious to use Apple intelligence and Siri in those languages.

Why is it not possible to choose the region and then the language? Netherlands (English) for the system language and Netherlands (Dutch) for Apple Intelligence? Under the hood, when using live translations, OS and iOS can detect the system language. And everything else is input language.

But this will probably require a system redesign. So it will not happen for a few years.

Hopefully, it happens soon because this is annoying.

Mac mini, macOS 26.1

Posted on Nov 6, 2025 5:28 AM

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Rudegar

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Nov 6, 2025 5:33 AM in response to Gui_G

hard to say, same for me.

you can suggest they change it using their feedback channels

Product Feedback - Apple

or try to reach out to their support

Get Support (apple.com)

And or

Contact - Official Apple Support

And or

Contact - How to Contact Us - Apple

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Gui_G Author

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Nov 7, 2025 8:08 AM in response to Rudegar

Of course, but where would I place it? In my opinion, it's a bug. But maybe, in Apple's eyes, it is a feature. We might never know. And it will probably be fixed when every country has Apple intelligence in iOS 40 or something.

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Gui_G Author

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Nov 6, 2025 5:53 AM in response to Rudegar

Done but the feedback form does not have MAC OS 26.1 on it. Its latest OS is 26.0.1

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Rudegar

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Nov 6, 2025 2:38 PM in response to Gui_G

Well if apple throws out feedback on account of it being slightly miscategorized, then your chance to reach them would likely be somewhat absent in any case.

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