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Apple Intelligence is edging closer to being ready for primetime. Apple has released the public beta of iOS 18.1, which includes some of the major generative AI features that the company has been talking up over the last few months.
We'll have to wait a few more weeks for the public versions of iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1 and macOS Sequoia 18.1 to bring Apple Intelligence features to everyone with a compatible device. The public betas should be more stable and less risky to install than the developer betas, but it's still definitely worth backing up your data to your computer and/or iCloud before putting this build of iOS 18.1 on your iPhone.
Right now, the only iPhones that support Apple Intelligence are the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, but that will change on Friday when Apple ships the iPhone 16 lineup. M-series iPads and Macs will support Apple Intelligence too.
For now, you'll need to have your device and Siri language set to US English to access Apple Intelligence tools. If you want to use Apple Intelligence in a language other than English (or in a localized version of English), you may need to wait until at least December for the public versions of the operating systems that support it.
Apple is gradually rolling out Apple Intelligence tools over the coming months, so not all of them will be available right away.
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iOS 18 has arrived and is stacked with tons of new features for your iPhone. You've probably already heard about the ability to change app icon colors and schedule texts, but this update also brings some lesser-known tools that are just as cool.
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 With the iPhone 16 Pro, the big announcements were the cameras and Apple Intelligence. The problem is Apple Intelligence isn't quite here yet. We can test some features in the developer beta, but that's not necessarily what we'll get when the update rolls out in October. So our focus is more on iOS 18 (deep dive on the beta here) and the hardware changes.
The big hardware change is the camera button. But it's not just a button, really. Located on the right side of the device, it has touch and pressure sensors to give greater control with swipes and semi-presses. (That's in addition to the Action Button, which is still on the left edge of the iPhone).
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It was meant to (and eventually will) let you push lightly on the button to trigger focus, similar to half-pressing a DSLR shutter button. Sadly, that function isn't available at launch. You can swipe the button to tweak exposure, zoom levels and tone, and with the half-press, you can still select options or leave menus in the new Camera Control interface.
Without Apple Intelligence features at launch, however, the iPhone 16 Pro seems like a more incremental update than most years. But if you've held out on upgrading for a year or two, the camera improvements (and eventual AI features) might tempt you.
— Mat Smith
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 Apple's rumored in-house Wi-Fi chip might debut in devices as early as next year, according to Taiwanese industry publication DigiTimes.
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