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- The iPhone 16 series may launch without Apple Intelligence features, as the company has reportedly pushed them to iOS 18.1.
- Apple may start beta testing iOS 18.1 and its AI additions as soon as this week, with the public release to follow in October.
- Some Apple Intelligence features won’t be included in iOS 18.1, and users may have to wait until mid-2025 for the full suite.
Apple Intelligence is arguably the most notable addition in iOS 18, baking advanced AI features into the latest iPhone models. While Apple’s artificial smarts were initially expected to debut with iOS 18.0 in September, it now appears that the company may have delayed them. Those interested in Apple Intelligence will reportedly have to wait until iOS 18.1 launches in October.
According to a Bloomberg report, Apple won’t include its AI additions in iOS 18.0. Instead, the firm will reportedly reserve them for iOS 18.1, which it will start testing with developers as soon as this week. Once the beta testing cycle concludes, the general public can expect iOS 18.1 to debut with Apple Intelligence sometime in October.