iOS 18.1 with Apple Intelligence is now available: these are all the new features

iOS 18.1 is one of the most anticipated versions after the September update. And that’s because there are some special features like the ability to record voice calls, a new front camera control system, spatial photography or new features to take care of your hearing health with AirPods Pro 2. But more importantly, comes with Apple Intelligence and all its associated featuresthat Apple announced in these months but were not yet available. Now they have finally reached all compatible iPhones.

There are also some interesting improvements, such as new options for adding custom connection controls and resetting Control Center preferences, support for RCS Business Messaging, or natural language search in the App Store.

Apart from the key new features, iOS 18 also resolves some very annoying bugs, such as videos recorded in 4K 60 while the device was hot, which could directly lead to it being deleted or unexpectedly restarting at the worst possible moment of the iPhone 16 or. iPhone 16 pro.

Key to iOS 18: Apple Intelligence

The main new features in iOS 18.1 come from Apple Intelligence, although unfortunately they will only be available in a small group of countries and in English, at least at launch. They are expected to be available in Spanish in 2025, and Apple has confirmed that they will arrive in Europe in the spring, without any confirmed date or any mention from Apple. In this sense, if you are one of the lucky ones who can use Apple Intelligence, these are new features. Remember that it is only available on iPhone 15 Pro and later:

New writing tools

Writing tools are available virtually anywhere you write, allowing you to rewrite, edit, and summarize text right within the app you’re working in, including:

• Rewrite– Offers different versions of your text so you can choose the combination of style and wording that you like best.
• Proofreading– Allows you to see suggested improvements to what you write, such as grammar corrections and language improvements.
• Summarize– Allows you to highlight text wherever you type and generate a high-quality summary.

New Siri

• Siri has a new look that runs along the edges of the screen, intelligently animates with the sound of your voice, and lets you continue using apps or typing while you’re talking to Siri.
• Send a message to Siri if you don’t want to say something out loud by double-tapping the bottom of the screen.
• Better language understanding that allows Siri to follow the conversation if you stumble over your words or change your mind mid-sentence.
• Spoken: eContext is maintained throughout the sessionso you can more naturally refer to something you recently requested or something Siri mentioned in a previous response.
• Voice enhancements make Siri sound more natural.

Photo enhancements

• Photo Search now lets you find photos and videos simply by describing what you’re looking for.
• Clear: Eliminates distractions in your photos.
• Video memories can be created by describing what you want to see.

Notifications

New notification summaries make it easy to keep track of your notifications with a summary of the most important information at a glance:

• Reduce your breaks: a new approach that ensures your most urgent notifications reach you while suppressing potential distractions.
• Smart Reply in Mail & Messages lets you quickly reply to messages with suggested replies.
• Priority messages in Mail understands the content of messages and prioritizes those that need your attention, displaying them at the top of your inbox.
• Transcription summaries in Notes give you a smartly generated summary of an audio recording or transcript of a recorded conversation.

iOS 18.1 is now available to all users with a compatible device through System Settings. It makes sense that the availability of many of these features depends on the iPhone model and, most of all, on the availability or lack thereof of Apple Intelligence in your region.