MADRID, July 30 (Portaltic/EP) –
Apple has released iOS and iPadOS 18.1 developer betas, which are now available for download and testing and introduce the Apple Intelligence ecosystem powered by artificial intelligence (AI).
Apple Intelligence It is presented as a set of artificial intelligence-driven capabilities designed to provide a personal, private, and integrated experience across Apple device services, such as the Siri virtual assistant.
The company had planned to integrate Apple Intelligence into the first versions of its new operating systems — iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and MacOS Sequoia — starting in the fall. Specifically, in September, although it finally It will be integrated into iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1.
As Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported a few days ago, Apple will release the final version of these updates in October, although they will not include all the features included in Apple Intelligence, including those that will become part of Siri.
After launching beta versions of iOS and iPadOS 18, watchOS 11 and macOS Sequoia in the middle of this month, the company launched iOS 18.1 Betas And iPadOS 18.1, designed for iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max and iPad with Apple Silicon Family Chips. That is, M1 models or later.
Along with these beta versions, macOS 15.1, a version designed for your computers, was published, as well as final updates to the iOS 17.6, tvOS 17.6, VisionOS 1.3 and other operating systems.
In the accompanying developer notes, Apple notes that using Apple Intelligence in these betas “the new Siri UI may not be able to display full-screen on larger CarPlay displays.”
Some of the features in this ecosystem that aren’t included in iOS 18.1 include the AI image creation tool, Image Playground, Genmoji, a magic eraser for removing unwanted objects in photos, or ChatGPT integration, depending on what they’ve been able to verify from media like 9to5Mac.
These beta versions are intended for developers to test them and provide feedback to the company so that it can improve the features they offer before their official launch.
To access them you need to register Apple ID and sign up for the Apple Beta Testing Program before joining the waitlist for a chance to try out these versions from Parameter devices.
Some of the features enabled in these versions include an intelligent writing tool integrated into apps like Mail and Notes, another designed for reduce interruptions -show only those notifications that require immediate attention-, transcripts and new photo features reported by media outlets like MacRumors.