iOS 18 updates are coming this summer at a pace we haven’t seen in any other year, and it’s no wonder. This year marks the arrival of Apple Intelligence, and Apple’s developers and UX team are working hard to get everything ready. This year there will be a double release when it comes to iOS and that’s why we have two different beta cycles.
On the one hand we have iOS 18.0 which reaches its beta number 6. This version of the operating system will be released in September. On the other hand, we have iOS 18.1, the version that Apple Intelligence will ship to compatible iPhones. This version is currently in developer beta and should be released to the public sometime later, throughout October. This is the one we also received today in beta 2.
At Applesfera, we strongly recommend that you do not install the iOS 18.1 beta unless you are a certified developer. The public beta will be available in the coming weeks or in its iOS 18.0 version |
What’s new in iOS 18.1 beta 2?
In the first beta of iOS 18.1, we discovered some of the new features of Apple Intelligence. And Apple’s AI has so many tools and functions that the integration of everything will happen gradually. In fact, Apple’s own CEO announced that the integration with ChatGPT would not be ready until the end of the year.
In iOS 18.1 Beta 1, the Writing tools, summaries in Safaricreating memories in Photos and the new Siri interface (not its smarter). Are there any changes in iOS 18.1 beta 2? Yes, there are noticeable performance improvements and some of the new features that first arrived in iOS 18.0 public beta 3 have arrived in this iOS 18.1 beta 2. Yes, it’s a bit confusing to have new features spread across two versions of the operating system.
- In iOS 18.1 beta 2 comes the new feature called Distraction Control. Th is allows us toliterally destroy parts of web pages that we don’t want to see.
- In iOS 18.1 beta 2 there is alsoe removes the carousel in the Photos app. It is a “step back” that users and beta testers were asking for. In this way, the application will look a little more like the one we currently have in iOS 17, but keeping the improvements, such as a single screen without tabs and with memories and special days more present.
Additionally, mobile data and Bluetooth buttons have been added to the Control Center in three different sizes. One of the most requested by users.
When will the final version of iOS 18.1 and Apple Intelligence arrive?
According to Apple’s traditional beta and release schedule, iOS 18.1 is expected to be released around October, about a month after the iPhone 16 was unveiled
Nonstop, Apple Intelligence will be available in US English only and when the iPhone region is also located in the United States, we must add to this the regional block that Apple Intelligence has in Europe, which is only possible to “jump” from the Mac, Tim Cook said. Apple and Europe work to adapt legislation and also confirmed the arrival of more languages and regions next year. Therefore, to be able to enjoy it fully and in Spanish, we will surely have to wait until 2025.
What’s new in iOS 18.0 beta 6?
At the same time, iOS 18.0 beta 6 was released for developers. As in iOS version 18.1 We recommend waiting for the public beta of iOS 18.0 which will surely be launched this week and will be the one corresponding to this beta 6 of iOS 18. Regarding the news, the Bluetooth button has returned to the control center. It also comes in three different sizes. The same thing happens with the individual mobile data button.
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