Apple Intelligence finally arrives in iOS 18.1 – here’s what’s new (and what’s still missing)

It's yet here! Apple Intelligence has arrived arsenic portion of iOS 18.1. The caller update for iPhone brings nan first activity of Apple's AI features to your instrumentality and tin beryllium installed correct now.

This update includes nan first group of Apple Intelligence features, specified arsenic Writing Tools for proofreading and rewriting, Smart Replies to reply to messages quickly, Notification Summaries, Cleaning Photos, and a redesign of Siri. You'll besides get these experiences connected an iPad aliases Mac courtesy of iPadOS 18.1 and macOS Sequoia 15.1, which besides began rolling retired today.

Other Apple Intelligence features, for illustration Genmoji, Image Playground, and ChatGPT-integration for Siri will get successful iOS 18.2 later this year. For owners of nan best iPhone, nan iPhone 16, Visual Intelligence utilizing nan device's Camera Control will besides beryllium made disposable arsenic portion of iOS 18.2.

We've been talking astir Apple Intelligence for months, truthful it's incredibly breathtaking to yet beryllium capable to instal nan charismatic merchandise of iOS 18.1 and get started pinch everything Apple's AI-powered devices person to offer. If you'd for illustration to cognize much astir Apple Intelligence and its features, cheque retired this database of Apple Intelligence features.

Unfortunately, to usage Apple Intelligence connected nan iPhone, you request an iPhone 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max, 16, 16 Plus, 16 Pro, aliases 16 Pro Max. That said, iOS 18.1 offers a scope of different updates extracurricular of AI. On a Mac, you'll request an M-Series spot and connected nan iPad you'll request either nan A17 Pro, M1, M2, aliases M4 chips to get Apple Intelligence.

This motorboat is for Apple Intelligence successful US English, if you want to effort Apple Intelligence but don't unrecorded successful nan United States, here's how to get Apple Intelligence successful nan UK and different countries.

• How to get Apple Intelligence

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iOS 18.1 besides introduces a scope of upgrades for AirPods owners, including an FDA-approved over-the-counter proceeding assistance characteristic for those pinch mild to mean proceeding loss.

iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro owners will besides beryllium capable to alteration nan camera that Camera Control launches, pinch a caller action to move quickly to nan beforehand TrueDepth Camera. You'll besides find caller Control Center options successful nan recently redesigned Control Center recovered successful iOS 18.

iOS 18.1 besides fixes galore bugs and brings stableness improvements to each iOS 18-compatible iPhones. That said, Apple Intelligence is really nan prima of nan show here, and pinch nan latest update, Apple looks to beryllium prioritizing iPhone 15 Pro owners and newer.

Want to cognize much astir our thoughts? Check retired our iOS 18.1 Apple Intelligence hands-on to get a rundown of each AI characteristic you tin usage successful nan caller update. If you're looking for a caller Apple Intelligence-compatible iPhone, cheque retired our iPhone 16 review.

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