iOS 18.1 Update for iPhone With Apple Intelligence Features to Roll Out Later This Month 586x51 Report

Apple is said to be taking its time with the iOS 18.1 update to iron out all the bugs and ensure its cloud servers can handle the AI traffic. 76b5f

Written by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 7 October 2024 13:43 IST

iOS 18.1 Update for iPhone With Apple Intelligence Features to Roll Out Later This Month: Report

iOS 18.1 update is expected to bring a new look for Siri, Apple's voice assistant 3n4a4f

Highlights

Apple is reported to release the iOS 18.1 update later this month
It is speculated to bring Apple Intelligence features like writing tools
Image Playground and smarter Siri will be released in subsequent updates

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Apple Intelligence — the company's AI suite. This is said to include an object removal tool in the Photos app, automatic movie creation, writing tools, web page summarisation and a new look for Siri. However, Apple has confirmed that features such as Genmoji and Image Playground will not be released for iPhone until next year.

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Apple first previewed the iPhone 16 series, which Apple says has been built for AI from the ground up, remains eluded.

In the latest Power On newsletter, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman highlighted that Apple is planning to roll out the iOS 18.1 update with Apple Intelligence features on October 28. It falls on a Monday, continuing Apple's trend of releasing software updates for its devices on the first day of the week.

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The report suggests that the Cupertino-based tech giant is taking its time with the update to iron out all the bugs and ensure its cloud servers can handle the AI traffic. While features such as writing tools, web page summarisation in Safari, a new look for Safari, and Clean Up in Photos are expected to be rolled out, it is suggested that a handful of them will be introduced with later updates.

Gurman says for Genmoji and ChatGPT integration will be released with the iOS 18.2 update. Meanwhile, the iOS 18.4 update, which is scheduled for rollout in March, could finally introduce a smarter Siri with the ability to control apps better and also access personal information for providing responses. Subsequent updates will also include the Image Playground and automated email filing.

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KEY SPECS
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Display 6.10-inch

Processor Apple A18

Front Camera 12-megapixel

Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 12-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB

OS iOS 18

Resolution 1179x2556 pixels

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