- iOS 18.3 turns off AI notification summaries for news and entertainment apps to avoid misleading results.
- The update also italicizes AI-generated alerts and unlocks new Visual Intelligence features on iPhone 16 models.
- Despite the tweaks, iOS still suffers from a serious notification problem that Android dealt with years ago.
For years, Android phones have offered notification channels, giving users more control over the alerts they receive. Conversely, iPhones have long suffered from a notification management problem, which Apple Intelligence summaries futilely try to minimize. While the latest iOS 18.3 software update tweaks the notification system, it still fails to address the elephant in the room.
Following weeks of beta testing with developers and enthusiasts, Apple has released iOS 18.3 to all users. This build “fixes” the misleading AI-generated headline problem by temporarily turning off notification summaries for news and entertainment apps. It also italicizes alerts generated by Apple Intelligence to clearly distinguish them from regular notifications and minimize user confusion.