The AI features Apple announced at WWDC as part of a suite of tools called Apple Intelligence are They will not be available when iOS 18 launches.. Mark Gurman, Bloombergclaims that these features will arrive in a few weeks after the updates that will take place in September: probably with iOS 18.1.
The above-mentioned journalist assured that from this week, those users who participate in the beta program for developers, They will be able to test some of the features the company introduced as part of Apple Intelligence in the first beta of iOS 18.1.. This means that end users will not be able to test any of the AI features until the end of the year or early 2025.
Of course, we repeat, Not all AI features announced by Apple at WWDC will be available in this beta.Apple will likely include some less powerful features, like the ability to create custom emoji or an “Image Playground” for creating personalized, human-like images or avatars. Others, like a new Siri or OpenAI tools to improve the performance of apps like email, won’t be available until next year; probably not until spring 2025.
There’s a Reason Apple Delayed AI Features in iOS 18.1
In any case, the decision to bring the AI features to iOS 18.1 seems to have some justification. Gurman says Apple did this for the purpose of Focus on iOS 18 bug fixes and stabilitywhich in addition to Apple Intelligence features, has several new features, including a redesigned Control Center, more Home screen customization options, a new password manager app, and other privacy and security improvements.
If a journalist Bloomberg this is correct and iOS 18.1 is coming this week, Apple will be releasing a beta version higher than the current one for the first time before the first version launches. That means iOS 18.1 shouldn’t be released until iOS 18 is officially available to everyone.
Please note that Apple Intelligence features will only be available to iPhone 15 Proas well as for iPad and Mac with the M1, M2, M3, and M4 chips. The entire iPhone 16 lineup is expected to support these AI features.
Source: Hiper Textual
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