Apple's iWork Apps Get 'Intelligent Assistant' and iPhone Duo Support

Apple today added an "Intelligent Assistant" to Keynote, Numbers, and Pages. The feature is available in beta for Apple Creator Studio subscribers. The update is available again following the temporary removal of the apps from the App Store. In Numbers, Intelligent Assistant can build formulas, visualize data, help generate formulas with natural language, and generate tables. The Pages Intelligent Assistant can start a first draft, and "edit, organize, and elevate your writing." It can draft sections, adjust tone, and generate images or shapes using natural language. With Keynote, Intelligent Assistant can help build and refine slides, add animations, create presenter notes, and generate images and shapes. For all three apps, Intelligent Assistant can search for information on a topic on the web and then add it to a document. Apple says Intelligent Assistant can also walk users through using advanced features or make suggestions on what to try. Along with Intelligent Assistant, Creator Studio subscribers also have access to new templates and themes, as well as curated videos that can be found in the Content Hub. For all users, the apps include bug fixes and performance improvements. Keynote also has an Interchange Format for importing and exporting presentations. Though not mentioned in the release notes, the updates also add iPhone Duo support to all three apps. Keynote, Numbers, and Pages are free apps, but they have extra capabilities available with a Creator Studio subscription. Creator Studio is priced at $12.99 per month, and it works across all of Apple's creator apps. Popular StoriesApple Retail Staff Told to Warn Against iPhone Duo Walk-In PurchasesSome Apple retail employees have been told to warn customers against visiting to purchase an iPhone Duo without a pre-order on Friday, October 23. Apple Store employees told MacRumors that they have been advised that there will likely be no iPhone Duo stock available for walk-in purchases on launch day. Staff have been instructed to discourage customers without pre-orders from coming in...Here's What Apple's Apps Look Like on the iPhone DuoTuesday October 20, 2026 11:12 am PDT by Juli CloverWith just three days to go until the iPhone Duo is released, Apple is getting ready for the launch. Behind the scenes, the App Store now has screenshots of Apple's built-in apps running on the Duo. We've seen some apps in marketing materials, but images of the ones we haven't seen give us an idea of what it will be like using the iPhone Duo day to day. Many apps are shown in landscape...Mark Gurman: Apple Made 'Major Mistake' With iPhone Duo Pre-OrdersDespite knowing that the iPhone Duo would face "severe supply constraints" due to manufacturing challenges, Apple chose to begin iPhone Duo pre-orders on Friday instead of waiting until it had more inventory ready, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. In his Power On newsletter today, he called this decision a "major mistake." "Let me cut to the chase: Apple made a major mistake here," he...